Albanian cinematographic icon, Margarita Xhepa, passes away

2025-04-03 08:09:53 / JETË ALFA PRESS

Albanian cinematographic icon, Margarita Xhepa, passes away

One of the greatest ladies of Albanian theater and film, Margarita Xhepa, has passed away at the age of 91.

The actress was born on April 2, 1934, in the city of Lushnja, where she took her first steps towards her career.

During her career, the great actress Margarita Xhepa has created over 150 roles in theater.

In addition to her success with the numerous works of Albanian playwrights, Margarita Xhepa has also achieved success in world dramaturgy roles such as Ophelia in "Hamlet", the second daughter in "King Lear", the nanny in "Romeo and Juliet", Queen Margaret in "Richard III", etc.

In 1997, she starred in the Greek film "Goodbye" (directed by J. Koras, K. Vupuras). The film won the Grand Prize at the International Mediterranean Film Festival in Thessaloniki, while Margarita Xhepa won the Honorary Prize.

In 2007, she was awarded the “Career Award” for her role as Nadjezhna in Chekhov’s monodrama “Swan Song”. In addition to the theater, Xhepa has appeared on the film screen with a diverse gallery of 32 roles. Some of the characters she masterfully interpreted are Zyraka in “The Early Years” (1965), Shano in “The Last Winter” (1976), the pianist in “Concert in 1936” (1978) and Lena in “Bloody Land” (1976).

 

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