Rayna Ilieva Kircheva-Talinska () (February 24, 1888-February 12, 1954) was a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n stage actress.

Biography

Raina Talinska was born in Varna on February 24, 1888. She received her secondary education in Sofia and after graduation entered the Faculty of History and Philology of Sofia University. In 1907, she began studying at the Drama School of Emanuel Reicher in Berlin. Talinska made her stage debut in the role of Luise Miller in Friedrich Schiller's play Intrigue and Love. Her debut on the stage of the National Theater of Bulgaria was in 1909, playing Tamara in

Ivan Vazov Ivan Minchov Vazov (; – 22 September 1921) was a Bulgarian poet, novelist, and playwright, often referred to as "the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature". He was born in Sopot, a town in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria (then part of the Ottoman Em ...

's play ''Boryslav''. Talinska remained part of the company of the National Theatre for more than twenty years, from 1909 to 1930. Her more prominent roles include: * Fergova in ''Millionaire'' by

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* Natasha in '' Three Sisters'' by

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* Anya in ''

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'' by Anton Chekhov * Anna Andriivna in ''

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'' by

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* Mistress Quickly in ''Henry IV'' by

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* Rada in ''Masons'' by Petko Todorov Talinska died in Sofia on February 12, 1954, aged 65.

References

Bulgarian stage actresses People from Varna, Bulgaria 1888 births 1954 deaths {{stage-actor-stub