Ilinca Manolache

Manolache was born in Bucharest to actress Rodica Negrea and actor Dinu Manolache. In 2008, she graduated from the I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film.^[1]

After graduation, Manolache worked at Teatrul Mic in Bucharest.^[2]

Manolache is a frequent collaborator of director Radu Jude. She first appeared in his 2018 feature I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians, followed in 2021 by Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn and the short film Caricaturana.^[3][4]

In 2021, Manolache created the character of Bobiță, a misogynist with a penchant for foul language and a distinctive appearance achieved using a Snapchat filter. While her Instagram videos as Bobiță were initially poorly received among her theater world contemporaries, the character was incorporated into her next collaboration with Jude, the 2023 comedy Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World.^[5]

Manolache identifies as a feminist, creating the character of Bobiță in response to sexist influencers like Andrew Tate and her frustration with the conservative theater world in Romania.^[5][6] She spoke out against the mistreatment of actresses when professor Șerban Puiu from her own alma mater was accused of harassing his acting students.^[7]