Catrinel Dumitrescu (born 11 October 1956) is a Romanian film and theater actress. Born in

Brăila Brăila (, also , ) is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of Brăila County. The Sud-Est (development region), ''Sud-Est'' Regional Development Agency is located in Brăila. According to the 2021 Romanian ...

, her debut came when she was 16, and was selected by director Alexandru Tocilescu to play a role at the local theater in the play ' by

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. She graduated in 1979 from the

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, where she studied with

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and . In her third year of studies she played at the

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in ''Provincial Anecdotes'' by

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, next to

Tamara Buciuceanu Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez (10 August 1929 – 15 October 2019) was a Romanian stage, screen and television actress, as well a known TV personality. She was one of the most successful Romanian actresses of the 1960s–2000s who worked at Odeon Thea ...

, Ștefan Bănică, and . From 1974 to 1989 she played at the Lucian Blaga National Theater in

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. Since 1991 she has played at the in

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. Dumitrescu is a professor at , Faculty of Arts, Acting department. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1977. She was married to actor

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. In December 2002 she was awarded by

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the National Order of Merit, Knight rank. In 2012 she received the Gopo Award for best supporting actress for her role in the movie

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Selected filmography

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* 1956 births Living people People from Brăila 20th-century Romanian actresses 21st-century Romanian actresses Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Romania) {{Romania-actor-stub