The "Queen" of the stage, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th birthday

2024-04-02 13:43:00, Kulturë CNA

The "Queen" of the stage, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th

The great actress, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th birthday today. She was born on April 2, 1934 in Lushnja.

Xhepa is one of the iconic figures of Albanian Theater and Cinematography.

The artist much loved by Albanians was first active in the State Stage and then in the People's Theater.

The "Queen" of the stage, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th

She stood out in the constellation of the time through the interpretation of the role of Ophelia in the Shakespearean tragedy "Hamlet", staged in 1960 by the Russian director Bortko.

On the stage of the theater, Xhepa has played over 150 roles, among which we highlight: Lady Milford in the drama "Love intrigue" (F. Shiler), Mela in the drama "The morals of Mrs. Dulska" (G. Zapolska), Dafina in the dramatization of the novel "Dead River" (J. Xoxa) and the mother in the staging of Kadare's novel, "Who brought Doruntina".

The "Queen" of the stage, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th

Some of the characters she played neatly are Zyraka in "Vitet e para" (1965), Shano in "The Last Winter" (1976), the pianist in "Concert in 1936 (1978) and Lena in "Bloody Earth" (1976). .

In other roles from world dramaturgy, Klea in "The Fox and the Grapes" (Figereido), Lena in "Uncle Vanya" (Chekhov), Lady Milford in "Luiza Miller" (Shiler), Miss Berling in "The Inspector's Visit" (Pristli) stand out. ), Mrs. Lomen in "The Death of a Commissioner" (A. Miller), Ana Andreyevna in "The Auditor" (Gogol), Marsela in "The Gardener's Dog" (De Vega), Mashenka in "Mashenka" (Afigenov), Sheyla in "Morals of Mrs. Dulska" (Zapolska), or Nanny to "Elektra" by Sophocles, under the direction of the Greek director Dhimitri Mavrikis, at the National Theater of Greece, in Athens.

The "Queen" of the stage, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th

In addition to roles in the theater, he has also performed 32 roles in cinematography, working with most Albanian directors. With K. Dhamon, he shoots "The first years" and "Traces", with I. Muçaj and K. Mitro "The last winter", "Bloody land", "A boy and a girl" and "Apassionata", with Viktor Gjika , "General gramophone", with E. Musliu, "Circle of memory" and "Years of waiting" (E. Musliu), with Kujtim Çashku, "Warm hand", with Dhimitër Anagnosti, "Stones of my house", with P. Milkanin, "Spring did not come alone", with S. Kumbaro, "Concert in 1936", with Gj. Xhuvanian "Last Sunday" and "Dear Enemy".

The "Queen" of the stage, Margarita Xhepa, celebrates her 90th

In May 2004, she returned to the stage of the National Theatre, to shine in the drama "Shelter of the Forgotten", another success in her 50-year career.

In 2007, she was awarded the "Career Award" for the role of Nadezhna in the monodrama "Swan Song" by Chekhov. In addition to the theater, Xhepa has appeared on the film screen with a diverse gallery of 31 roles.

Jhepa has also been awarded the titles "People's Artist", "Honour of the Nation", and the High Order "Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu"./ CNA