Melania Ursu
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Born
July 16, 1940
Melania Ursu
July 16, 1940
DiedJanuary 12, 2016 (aged 75)
Occupations
- Stage actress
- film actress
Melania Ursu | |
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| Born | Melania Ursu July 16, 1940 |
| Died | January 12, 2016 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) |
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| Employer(s) | Cluj-Napoca National Theatre National Theatre of Târgu Mureș |
| Awards | Order of Cultural Merit Order of the Star of Romania UNITER award for lifetime achievement |
Melania Ursu (July 16, 1940 – January 12, 2016) was a Romanian stage and film actress.
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]