Mihaela Mitrache (aka Mihaela Mitraki; July 8, 1955 – February 18, 2008) was a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n movie and theatre actress.

Biography

Born in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

, she graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest in 1978, where she was a student in

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Marin Moraru's class. She made her theatre debut at the in

Pitești Pitești () is a city in Romania, located on the river Argeș (river), Argeș. The capital and largest city of Argeș County, it is an important commercial and industrial center, as well as the home of two universities. Pitești is situated in th ...

, as Zamfirița in the play ' by Alexandru Kirițescu. She later acted at the and the National Theatre in Bucharest. Mitrache died in

Balotești Balotești is a Communes of Romania, commune in the northwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. Two small rivers flow through this location: Cociovaliștea and Vlăsia. It is composed of three villages: Balotești, Dumbrăveni, and Săft ...

at age 52, and was buried at the Ghencea Military Cemetery in Bucharest.

Activity

Theatre

National Theatre Bucharest The National Theatre Bucharest () is one of the national theatres of Romania, located in the capital city of Bucharest. Founding It was founded as the ''Teatrul cel Mare din București'' ("Grand Theatre of Bucharest") in 1852, its first director ...

*Merula - ''The Queue'', by Paul Everac, directed by Paul Everac, 2004 *Victoria - ''Murder for Land'', adapted from

Dinu Săraru Dinu Săraru (30 January 1932 – 2 March 2024) was a Romanian novelist and playwright. Biography Dinu Săraru was born in Slătioara, Vâlcea County. A member of Writers' Union of Romania, he belonged to the Central Committee of the Romanian ...

, prepared for stage and directed by Grigore Gonta, 2002 *Fanelly - ''Trifles at Union'', adapted from

Ion Luca Caragiale Ion Luca Caragiale (; According to his birth certificate, published and discussed by Constantin Popescu-Cadem in ''Manuscriptum'', Vol. VIII, Nr. 2, 1977, pp. 179–184 – 9 June 1912), commonly referred to as I. L. Caragiale, was a Romanians, ...

, directed by , 2002 *The Auberge lady - ''

Man of La Mancha ''Man of La Mancha'' is a 1965 musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay '' I, Don Quixote'', which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervan ...

'' by

Dale Wasserman Dale Wasserman (November 2, 1914 – December 21, 2008) was an American playwright, perhaps best known for his 1965 book, ''Man of La Mancha''. Early life Dale Wasserman was born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, the child of Russian Jewish immigr ...

, directed by

Ion Cojar Ion Cojar (January 9, 1931 – October 18, 2009) was a Romanian acting teacher, researcher, and theatre director. He is the founder of a unique method that revolutionised the Romanian school of acting. Ion Cojar as acting teacher Cojar was bo ...

, 2001 *Felicia - ''Generation of Sacrifice'', by , directed by Dinu Cernescu, 1999 *Pina - ''The Good and Righteous Satan'', by Tudor Popescu, directed by Gelu Colceag and Puiu Ștefan, 1998 *Chiralina - ''The Ghost'', adapted from

Panait Istrati Panait Istrati (; sometimes rendered as ''Panaït Istrati''; (August 10, 1884 – April 16, 1935) was a Romanian working class writer, who wrote in French and Romanian, nicknamed ''The Maxim Gorky of the Balkans''. Istrati appears to be th ...

, directed by Dan Micu, 1998

Ion Creangă Theatre, Bucharest

*Vidra - ''Răzvan and Vidra'', by

Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (; 26 February 1838 – ) was a Romanian writer and philologist who pioneered many branches of Romanian philology and history. Life He was born Tadeu Hâjdeu in Cristineștii Hotinului (now Kerstentsi in Chernivtsi ...

*Jurjea - ''Bogdan Dragoș'', by

Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (; born Mihail Eminovici; 15 January 1850 – 15 June 1889) was a Romanians, Romanian Romanticism, Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist from Moldavia, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet. Emin ...

*Oana - ''Terra II'', by Tudor Popescu *Magda - ''A Youngster Among Youngsters'', by

Mihai Constantinescu Mihai Constantinescu (; born 20 August 1932) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenw ...

*Mrs. Murdstone - ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield''Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work; see is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to matur ...

'', adapted from

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and Social criticism, social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by ...

*Henriette - ''Les romanesques'', by

Edmond Rostand Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (, , ; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist. He is associated with neo-romanticism and is known best for his 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac''. Rostand's romantic plays contrasted with th ...

*Janine - ', by

Eugène Ionesco Eugène Ionesco (; ; born Eugen Ionescu, ; 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre#Avant-garde, French avant-garde th ...

*Corcodușa - '' Țiganiada'', adapted from

Ion Budai-Deleanu Ion Budai-Deleanu (January 6, 1760 – August 24, 1820) was a Romanian scholar, philologist, historian, poet, and a representative of the Transylvanian School. He was a member of the Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross, attending the society's ...

*Martafița - ''Goofi's Country'', by Matei Vișniec *The girlfriend - ''The Dragon'', by Evgeny Schwartz

Alexandru Davila Theatre, Pitești

*Magda - ''Capital City Stories'', by Tudor Mușatescu *Julieta - ''

Measure for Measure ''Measure for Measure'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604. It was published in the First Folio of 1623. The play centers on the despotic and puritan Angelo (Measure for ...

'', by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 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 ...

*Neda - ''Trimalchio Feast'', by Cristian Munteanu *Miza - ''Titanic Waltz'' by Tudor Mușatescu *Henrietta - ''The Nacked King'', by Evgeny Schwartz *Magda Minu - ''The Last Hour'', by Mihail Sebastian *Mitza Baston - ', by

*Dora - ''The French Teacher'', by Tudor Mușatescu *Beatrice Rasponi - ''

The Servant of Two Masters ''The Servant of Two Masters'' () is a comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1746. Goldoni originally wrote the play at the request of actor Antonio Sacco, one of the great Harlequins in history. His earliest drafts had larg ...

'', by

Carlo Goldoni Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (, also , ; 25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays ...

*Honey - ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of middle-aged couple Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they rece ...

'', by

Edward Albee Edward Franklin Albee III ( ; March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as ''The Zoo Story'' (1958), ''The Sandbox (play), The Sandbox'' (1959), ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1962), ''A Delicat ...

*Sofica - ''The Computer and the Wine'', by Paul Everac *Margareta - ''The Magpies'', by Alexandru Kirițescu *Florica - ''Fantomiada'', by

Ion Băieșu Ion Băieșu, pen name of Ion Mihalache (2 January 1933, in Aldeni, Buzău County – 21 September 1992, in Bucharest) was a Romanian playwright, novelist and movie and television writer, best known for his novel ''Balanța'' and his play ''Pre� ...

*Leria - ''Meeting again'', by Gheorghe Dumbrăvescu *Zamfirița - ', by Alexandru Kirițescu, directed by Lia Niculescu; debut

Filmography

Romanian movies

*''

Philanthropy Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

'', directed by

Nae Caranfil Nae Caranfil (; also Nicolae Caranfil) (born 7 September 1960) is a Romanian film director and screenwriter. Career Born in Bucharest, Nae Caranfil is the son of Romanian film historian and critic Tudor Caranfil. He graduated in 1984 from the Car ...

, 2002 *''

The Oak ''The Oak'' () is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. Starring Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maia Morg ...

'' (''Balanța''), directed by

Lucian Pintilie Lucian Pintilie (; 9 November 1933 – 16 May 2018Lucian Pi ...

, 1992 *', directed by , 1991 *', directed by (1989) *', directed by Cristina Nichituș, 1986 *', directed by , 1982

Romanian-Israeli coproductions

*''Time of loneliness'', directed by Peter Vogel *''Baby-sitter'', directed by Ali Nasser *''Milky Way'', directed by Ali Nasser

Television

*''Don Juan or the Love of Geometry'' by Max Friesh, directed by Eugen Todoran

Nominations and awards

*National award for best female role: Honey - ''Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf'' at Studio Theatres Festival, Oradea *Nomination for best female role, Jerusalem Movie Festival: ''Milky Way'', 1997

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitrache, Mihaela 1955 births 2008 deaths Actresses from Bucharest Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni Romanian stage actresses Romanian television actresses Romanian film actresses Burials at Ghencea Cemetery