Luminița Gheorghiu
Luminița Gheorghiu | |
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 Gheorghiu in Berlin at Child's Pose party | |
| Born | Gheorghiu Luminița 1 September 1949 Bucharest, Romania |
| Occupation(s) | Theater, stage and film actress |
| Years active | 1971–present |
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Luminița Gheorghiu (Romanian pronunciation: [lumiˈnitsa ɡe̯orˈɡi.u]; born 1 September 1949) is a Romanian film actress, and artistic performer in East Central Europe. She achieved international recognition for her roles in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) and Child's Pose (2013). Gheorghiu's roles have mostly been in Romanian and French, including that in Code Unknown with Juliette Binoche.
Gheorghiu is a 1972 graduate of the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts, where she studied under professor Ion Cojar.
Theatrical roles
- Mărioara - Sânziana şi Pepelea (Sanziana and Pepelea, a fairy story) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, 1971, Studioul Casandra (Bucharest)
- Mama Angheluşa -Cânticele comice (Comic Songs) by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ion Cojar, Studioul Casandra, 1971
- Trandafira - Trei crai de la răsărit (The Three Magi) by B.P. Haşdeu, directed by Ion Cojar, Studioul Casandra, 1971
- Victoriţa - O fată imposibilă (An Impossible Girl) by Virgil Stoenescu, directed by Marietta Sadova, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1972
- Vivian - Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Marietta Sadova, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1972
- Mama - The Misunderstanding by Albert Camus, directed by Adrian Lupu, Stuidioul Casandra, 1972
- Cristina - Ultima cursă (Last Race) by Horia Lovinescu, directed by Emil Mandric, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani 1974
- Lizzie Curry - The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash, directed by Emil Mandric, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1974
- Ciocârlia - Tinereţe fără bătrâneţe şi viaţă fără de moarte (Youth Without Age and Life Without Death) by Eduard Covali, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu, Teatrul Tineretului Piatra Neamţ, 1975
- Gerda - The Pelican by August Strindberg, directed by Ioan Taub, Teatrul Bulandra, 1976
- Nimi - Miles Gloriosus by Plautus, directed by Anton Taub, Teatrul Bulandra, 1976
- Safta - Răceala (The Cold) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Dan Micu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1977
- Doctoriţa - Undeva, o lumină (Somewhere, a Light) by Doru Moţoc, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1977
- Lucietta - The New House by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1978
- La lilieci (By the Lilacs) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Virgil Ogăşanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1978
- Şura - A Day of Rest by Valentin Katayev, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1981
- Dorina - Tartuffe by Molière, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1982
- O actriţă - A Cabal of Hypocrites by Mihail Bulgakov, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1982
- Linişte, ne privim în ochi (Quietly, They Won't See Us) by Marin Sorescu, directed by Virgil Ogăşanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1983
- O lume pe scenă (A World on Stage), directed by Miriam Răducanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1984
- Ea - The Bench by Alexander Gelman, directed by Mircea Cornişteanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1984
- Sonia - Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion, Teatrul Bulandra, 1985
- Piticul Quaqueo - The Giants of the Mountain by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1987
- Fira - Omul cu mârţoaga (The Man With the Jade) by Gheorghe Ciprian, directed by Petre Popescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1989
- Madame Bergman - The Awakening of Spring by Frank Wedekind, directed by Liviu Ciulei, Teatrul Bulandra, 1991
- Vittoria - Comic Theater by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Silviu Purcărete, Teatrul Bulandra, 1992
- Whore, Angel - The Seventh Commandment by Dario Fo, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra, 1993
- A woman, wife of Ill - The Visit of the Old Lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Felix Alexa, Teatrul Bulandra, 1993
- Paulina - The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1994
- Olga - Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1995
- Prezicătoare - Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1995
- Nevasta lui Simon - 1794, after Camil Petrescu, Georg Buchner, Peter Weiss; director and scenarist Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1997
- Exercises in Style, after Raymond Queneau, directed by Ileana Cârstea-Simion, Teatrul Bulandra, 1997
- Bătrâna - Chickenhead by George Spiro, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra 1998
- Eugenia - Tango by Slawomir Mrozek, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra, 2001
- Portăreasa - De Pretore Vincenzo by Eduardo De Filippo, directed by Horaţiu Mălăele, Teatrul Bulandra, 2003
Feature films
- Labirintul (The Labyrinth, 1980), directed by Şerban Creangă
- Secvenţe, directed by Alexandru Tatos
- Moromeţii (The Moromete Family, 1987), directed by Stere Gulea
- Drumul câinilor (lit. Road of the Dogs, 1991), directed by Laurenţiu Damian
- Rămânerea, directed by Laurenţiu Damian
- Priveşte înainte cu mânie (Look Ahead with Anger, 1993), directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu
- Prea târziu (Too Late, 1996), directed by Lucian Pintilie
- Trenul Vieţii (Train of Life, 1998)
- Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages (Code Unknown: Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys, 2000), directed by Michael Haneke
- Marfa si banii (Stuff and Dough, 2001).
- Moartea Domnului Lazarescu (Death of Mr. Lazarescu, 2005).
- 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile (2007)
- Aurora (2010)
- Brave (2012) - The Witch (dubbing)
- Dupa dealuri (Beyond the Hills, 2012), directed by Cristian Mungiu
- Child's Pose (2013) - won the international award Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival
- Aferim! (2015)
References
- Luminița Gheorghiu on Teatrul Bulandra site
