Stoyanka Mutafova (née StoyanKa Mutafova; bg, СтоянКа Мутафова; 2 February 1922 – 6 December 2019) was a

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actress. During her career, she starred in over 53 theatrical plays and 25 films Nicknamed ''Ms. Natural Disaster'' for a play she performed in and ''The Queen of Bulgarian comedy'', she was an official applicant for a

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as the actress with the longest active professional career. At the age of 94 in 2016, she toured the theater halls in major cities of the

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, the

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, Switzerland,

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and

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Biography

Born in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. ...

, she graduated from

University of Sofia Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

with a degree in classical philology. Later, she studied acting in Bulgaria and

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. From 1949 until 1956 she acted in multiple plays in the "Ivan Vazov" national theatre. She co-founded the '' Aleko Konstantinov Theatre'', where she performed from 1957–91. In 2005, she starred alongside

Georgi Kaloyanchev Georgi Todorov Kaloyanchev ( bg, Георги Калоянчев; January 13, 1925 – December 18, 2012) was a Bulgarian actor. He was born in the city of Burgas. He studied in the former theatrical school in Sofia. Immediately after gradu ...

in the play '' The Astronauts''. She died at the age of 97 on December 6, 2019 as a result of

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and

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, brought on by

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of the

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Filmography

* ''

Tochka parva ''Item One'' ( bg, Точка първа) is a 1956 Bulgarian drama film directed by Boyan Danovski. It was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Rumyana Chokoyska - Veska * Zheni Bozhinova - Veska's mother * Ruzha Delcheva - ...

'' (1956) * ''

Lyubimetz 13 Lyubimetz 13 ( bg, Любимец 13, en, Favourite 13) is a comedy movie released in Bulgaria in 1958. It was directed by Vladimir Yanchev and written by Lyuben Popov and Vladimir Yanchev. The film tells an amusing story about the efforts of ...

'' (1958) * ''Spetzialist po vsichko'' (1962) as the Hairdresser * ''Dzhesi Dzeyms sreshtu Lokum Shekerov'' (1966) as Lokum's wife * '' The Tied Up Balloon'' (1967) * ''Byalata staya'' (1968) as Rina's Mother * '' L'amante di Gramigna'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1970) as Grandma Stoyna * ''Ezop'' (1970) as Casandra * ''Byagstvo v Ropotamo'' (1973) .... Gypsy * ''Nako, Dako and Tsako'' (1974) * ''Temnata Koria'' (1977) * ''

Toplo ''Toplo'' ( bg, Топло) is a comedy film released in Bulgaria in 1978. It was written and directed by Vladimir Yanchev. The film satirizes the eternal fear of all Bulgarians to have contractors fixing problems in their houses. The story develo ...

'' (1978) * ''Patilansko tsarstvo'' (1980) * ''Bash maystorat nachalnik'' (1983) * ''Naslednicata'' (1984) * ''Bronzoviyat klyuch'' (1984) as Samsarova * ''Federatziya na dinastronavtite'' (1984) - TV Series * ''Pantudi'' (1993) * ''Golemite igri'' (1999) .... Moni's Grandma * ''Stakleni topcheta'' (1999) .... Albena's Mother * ''Rapsodiya v byalo'' (2002) .... Old lady * ''

Sofia Residents in Excess Sofia Residents in Excess ( bg, Столичани в повече) is a Bulgarian TV comedy-drama series produced by BTV and Dream Team Production that premiered on BTV on 23 March 2011. Plot Two families from the Bulgarian capital – Cheka ...

'' (2011-2018) - TV Series

References

External links

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Stoyanka Mutafova's obituary
1922 births 2019 deaths 20th-century Bulgarian actresses 21st-century Bulgarian actresses Bulgarian film actresses Bulgarian television actresses Bulgarian stage actresses Bulgarian atheists Actresses from Sofia {{Bulgaria-actor-stub