Daniela Nane (born November 29, 1971) is a

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n actress, director and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Romania 1991 and represented her country at

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Early life and education

She was born on 29 November 1971. Nane was born in

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. In 1994, she attended a masterclass at the

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. Later, in 2011, she participated in a training course in "Japanese Culture and Civilization and Japanese Theater" at

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through the UNESCO Chair.

Career

Nane stepped into the spotlight in 1991, when she won the Miss Romania pageant and a year later, she became Romania's first participant in the Miss Universe beauty pageant held in

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. Afterward, from 1991 to 1995, she attended the

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, where she studied with instructors like

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, and

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. Nane is also an artistic director of the Musical Theater Ambasadorii. She has starred in more than 50 theatrical plays, feature films, and television shows during her career. In 2021, she debuted as a director with a comedy play on Broadway, filmed in Vâlcea.

Personal life

Until 2002, Nane was married to a businessman ''Viorel Popa'' with whom she had a child, Codrin. After her divorce, she was in a relationship with the director ''Andrei Zincă'' for some time. Later in 2016, she married

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, the former minister of foreign affairs.

Awards

Nane won two best actress awards for her debut in ''Patul lui Procust'', directed by

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Filmography

* 1996 ''Μπίζνες στα Βαλκάνια'' (Biznes sta Valkania) as Stella * 1996 ''Eu sunt Adam'' (My Name Is Adam) as Oana * 1997 ''Femeia în roșu'' (The Woman in Red) * 1998 ''Dublu extaz'' (Double Ecstasy) * 2000 ''Epicentru'' (Epicenter) * 2003 ''La Bloc'' (The Block) as Monica * 2004 ''În extrasezon'' (In the off-season) as Suburban Mom * 2004

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as Carmen Ionescu * 2004 ''Aripile întunericului'' ('' Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness'') as Peasant Girl * 2004 ''O secundă de ură'' (A Second of Hate) as Ana * 2004 ''Căsătorie imposibilă'' (Impossible Marriage) (TV Series) * 2005 ''Prințesa vampirilor'' (Vampire Princess) (''

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'') as Rayne's Mother * 2005 "15" as Nina * 2006 ''La urgență'' (In the Emergency) (TV series) * 2006 ''Happy End'' as Dana's Mother * 2008 ''Dincolo de America'' (Beyond America) as Milena Savian * 2008 ''Dragoste pierdută'' (Lost Love) * 2008 ''17 - O poveste despre destin'' (17 - A Story About Destiny) (TV Series)

References

External links

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