Melania Ursu

Melania Ursu (July 16, 1940 – January 12, 2016) was a Romanian stage and film actress.

Melania Ursu
Born
Melania Ursu

(1940-07-16)July 16, 1940
Sibiu, Kingdom of Romania
DiedJanuary 12, 2016(2016-01-12) (aged 75)
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Alma materInstitute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC)
Occupations
  • Stage actress
  • film actress
Employer(s)Cluj-Napoca National Theatre
National Theatre of Târgu Mureș
AwardsOrder of Cultural Merit
Order of the Star of Romania
UNITER award for lifetime achievement

Born in Sibiu, she graduated from the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in 1961. Ursu performed at the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre.[1][2] From 1977 to 1979 she played at the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș.[3]

In 1969, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class.[4] Her most prominent award was the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class.[1][2] In 2012 she received the UNITER (Romanian Theatrical Union) award for lifetime achievement.[2]

Ursu died in 2016 in Cluj-Napoca, of a heart attack.[1][2]

Filmography
  • Gaudeamus igitur (1965)
  • Mere roșii ("Red Apples", 1975)
  • Misterul lui Herodot ("The Mystery of Herodotus", 1976)
  • Iarba verde de acasă ("Green Grass of Home", 1977)
  • Vis de ianuarie ("January Dream", 1979)
  • Intoarcerea lui Vodă Lăpușneanu ("The return of Vodă Lăpușneanu", 1980)
  • Munții în flăcări ("Mountains on Fire", 1980)
  • Dragostea mea călătoare ("My Beloved Traveler", 1980)
  • Pădureanca ("The Forest Woman", 1986)
  • Flăcări pe comori ("Flames over Treasures", 1987)
  • Meditație lacustră ("Lake Meditation", 1995)
  • Păcatele Evei ("Eva's Sins", 2005)
  • Feedback (2006)
  • Caravana cinematografică ("Kino Caravan", 2009)

References
  1. "Una dintre cele mai mari actrițe din România s-a stins fulgerător din viață". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 12 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "Proiecții la Cinema Victoria, in memoriam Melania Ursu". Monitorul de Cluj (in Romanian). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "Melania Ursu – Profile". teatrunational.ro. National Theatre of Târgu Mureș. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. "Decretul președintelui Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România nr. 807 din 28 noiembrie 1969 privind conferirea de ordine și medalii unor cadre artistice și tehnic-administrative de la Teatrul Național din Cluj", Buletinul Oficial al R.S. România (in Romanian), 134, 28 November 1969, retrieved 8 January 2022
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