Irina Petrescu
Carmen Irina Petrescu (born June 19, 1941 in Bucharest ; † March 19, 2013 there ) was a Romanian actress .
Life
Carmen Irina Petrescu was born in Bucharest as the daughter of a doctor and a nurse. Petrescu originally wanted to study architecture following her childhood love, but her parents were against it. They wanted her to study philology and French. Since she did not pass the entrance examination and was discovered by the Romanian director Savel Stiopul during one of her singing appearances in a restaurant, she began studying at the renowned national university of theater and film art "Ion Luca Caragiale" in Bucharest.
Already during her student days she made her successful film debut in Liviu Ciulei's Die Donau burns and starred in films such as Ich will not marry (1961) and The Stranger on the Coast (1962). For her role in Mihai Iacob's Der Fremde (1963) she received the Acting Award of the national film festival in Mamaia . In The Story of My Stupidity , directed by Hungarian Márton Keleti , Petrescu played for the first time in a foreign film production. She received further awards for best actress in 1965 in Mar del Plata for Lucian Pintilies Sunday at six and in 1969 at the Moscow Film Festival for her role in Gheorghe Vitanidis ' A Woman for One Season .
From 1964 she was engaged at the Bucharest National Theater , in the 1970s and 1980s at the Teatrul Bulandra .
Petrescu was never married in her life. She died of cancer.
Filmography (selection)
- 1959: The Danube is on fire (Valurile Dunării)
- 1961: I don't want to get married (Nu vreau să ma însor)
- 1962: The stranger on the coast (Poveste sentimentală)
- 1963: the stranger (Străinul)
- 1964: Steps to the moon (Pași spre lună)
- 1965: The White Mohr (De-aş fi ... Harap Alb)
- 1965: Sunday at six (Duminică la ora 6)
- 1965: Story of my stupidity (Butaságom története)
- 1967: The morning hour of a good boy (Diminețile unui băiat cuminte)
- 1969: A woman for one season (Răutăciosul adolescent)
- 1971: The way out of the twilight (Facerea lumii)
- 1973: Seven days (Șapte zile)
- 1975: Beyond the Bridge (Dincolo de pod)
- 1977: Three days and three nights (Trei zile și trei nopți)
- 1980: Death sits in the bus (Acțiunea "Autobuzul")
- 1981: The castle in the Carpathian Mountains (Castelul din Carpați)
- 1983: Wind force 12 (Singur de cart)
- 2010: The Human Resources Manager's Journey (שליחותו של הממונה על משאבי אנוש)
Web links
- Irina Petrescu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary (with film clips, Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ BIOGRAPHY: Irina Petrescu, frumusețea clasică a filmului și teatrului românesc , mediafax.ro, accessed on March 19, 2013
- ↑ VIDEO Irina Petrescu: “Nu accept să fiu un obiect de consum!” , Adevarul.ro
- ↑ a b Irina Petrescu , cinemarx.ro
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrescu, Irina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Petrescu, Carmen Irina (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest , Romania |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 2013 |
| Place of death | Bucharest , Romania |