Mimika Luca (24 December 1937 – 21 February 2023) was an Albanian actress. Her career in films and stage made her known as one of the earliest actresses in
National Theater of Albania.
Personal life
Luca was born on 24 December 1937 in
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër (, sq-definite, Gjirokastra) is a List of cities and towns in Albania, city in Southern Albania, southern Albania and the seat of Gjirokastër County and Gjirokastër Municipality. It is located in a valley between the Gjerë moun ...
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She spent her childhood in an orphanage.
She began her artistic career in 1951 with solo performances on the stage of the
National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania
The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania ( Albanian: ''Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit - TKOB'') is a theatre in Tirana, Albania. It is the largest theatre in the country and hosts music and dance performances year-round.
Histor ...
as a ballet dancer.
In 1962, she joined the
People's Theater (Alb. Teatri Popullor), where she performed as an actress.
[ She played 30 roles on the national stage.][
Luca made her big screen debut in 1963 with a cameo role in the film Detyre e posaçme. After that, she starred in 14 feature films, seven of which were the main roles. She had starred in several dramas, the most frequently performed on Albanian stages being Drita (Light), completed in 1968.
Luca was married to fellow actor ]Ndrek Luca
Ndrek Luca (3 September 1927 – 13 January 1993) was an Albanian actor, who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Kinostudio Shqipëria e Re, especially in leading roles of protagonists and antag ...
(1927–1993), with whom she had a son, Gjergj.[ She died in Tirana on 21 February 2023, at the age of 85.][
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1937 births
2023 deaths
People from Gjirokastër
20th-century Albanian actresses
21st-century Albanian actresses
Albanian film actresses
Albanian stage actresses
Albanian ballet dancers
Albanian female dancers
Academic staff of the University of Arts, Tirana