Maria Filotti

Maria Filotti (9 October 1883, Batogu, Brăila County, Romania – 5 November 1956, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian actress .[1] She was described as one of the "prestigious actors of the great realistic school" and the "directress" of a theater "that made an important contribution to transmitting the experience from one generation to the next."[2]

Maria Filotti

Filotti was the grandmother of Romanian actor, Şerban Cantacuzino.[3] Cantacuzino made his acting debut opposite Filotti in The Prince and the Pauper at the Bucharest National Theatre when he was eleven years old.[3]

Legacy

The Maria Filotti Theatre in Brăila is named for Filotti.

Stage appearances

Filmography

  • Înşir-te mărgărite (1912)
  • Independenţa României (1912)
  • On the Waves of Happiness (1920)
  • Visul unui nopţi de iarnă (1946)
  • Citadela sfărâmată (1956)

Works

  • Maria Filotti - Am ales teatrul - Editura pentru literatură, 1961

See also

References

  1. "Maria Filotti, actrita nuantelor". Ziua.ro. 2007-11-23. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  2. Alterescu, Simion (1983). An Abridged history of Romanian theatre. Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România. pp. 115, 162–63.
  3. Popescu, Irina (7 July 2011). "Romanian Prince Serban Cantacuzino dies in Paris". Romania Insider. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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