Laura Vasiliu (born 25 January 1976) is a Romanian actress.
Born in
Piatra Neamț,
she shared an interest in the arts with her mother, with whom she would practice
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
works. Laura learned to act while spending time in a hospital with an actress.
After going on to act on stage and in
film, Vasiliu came to international prominence after starring in the
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...
-winning 2007 film ''
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'' ( ro, 4 luni, 3 săptămâni și 2 zile) is a 2007 Romanian art film written and directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu, and Vlad Ivanov. The film is set in Communist Romania i ...
''.
At the
Palm Springs International Film Festival
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, she won Best Actress for her role in ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days''.
In 2016, she starred in the film ''
Fiore'', which screened at the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
.
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
People from Piatra Neamț
Romanian film actresses
Romanian stage actresses
21st-century Romanian actresses
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