Draga Olteanu Matei

Draga Olteanu Matei
Born
Emilia-Draga Olteanu-Matei

(1933-10-24)24 October 1933
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died18 November 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 87)
Iași, Romania
Resting placeEternitatea Cemetery, Piatra Neamț
Alma materI.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts
OccupationActress
Years active1967–2006
Spouse
Ion Matei
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(m. 1970; died 2014)​
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania, Knight rank
Order of the Crown, Officer rank
Draga Olteanu Matei receiving a star on the Romanian Walk of Fame in Bucharest

Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdraɡa olˈte̯anu maˈtej]; 24 October 1933 – 18 November 2020) was a Romanian actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1967 to 2006.

Born in Bucharest, she studied at the Iulia Hasdeu High School in Lugoj. After moving to Brașov at age 17, she returned to Bucharest, where she graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts. In 1970 she married Ion Matei, a doctor from Piatra Neamț.[1]

Draga Olteanu Matei was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank in May 2002 and the Order of the Crown of Romania, Officer rank in October 2014.[1] She received a star on the Romanian Walk of Fame in Bucharest on 29 October 2011.[2]

She died in 2020 of gastrointestinal bleeding at the Saint Spiridon Hospital [ro] in Iași[1][3] and was buried with military honors at the Eternitatea Cemetery in Piatra Neamț.[4]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Director
2015 Atlantis: Milo's Return Mrs. Packard (Romanian dub)
2014 O nouă viață Nae's mother Alex Fotea, Mihai Brătilă
2013 Îngeri pierduți Aura's grandmother Larry Maronese
2011 Moștenirea Varvara Iura Luncașu
2010 Narcisa sălbatică Narcisa's grandmother Mihai Bauman, Sebastian Voinea, Catrinel Dănăiață
2009 State de România Orlando's grandmother Iura Luncașu
2009 State de România - Student la Sorbona The Gypsy Fortune-teller Larry Maronese, Iura Luncaşu
2008 Regina Ileana Toma Iura Luncașu
2007 Inimă de țigan Ileana Toma Iura Luncașu
2006 Iubire ca în filme Marghioala Iura Luncașu
2005 Cuscrele Aneta Păun Nae Cosmescu
1999 The Famous Paparazzo Nicolae Mărgineanu
1987 Coana Chirița la Iași Coana Chirița Mircea Drăgan
1986 Coana Chirița Coana Chirița Mircea Drăgan
1979 Uncle Marin, the Billionaire Veta Sergiu Nicolaescu
1978 Acțiunea „Autobuzul” Vasilica Virgil Calotescu
1977 Iarna Bobocilor Varvara Mircea Moldovan
1975 Toamna Bobocilor Varvara Mircea Moldovan
1975 Patima Păuna Varlam George Cornea
1973 Explosion Angela, Salamandra's wife Mircea Drăgan
1972 This evening we dance at home Lăcrămioara Geo Saizescu
1966 Haiducii Zdrelea wife Dinu Cocea
1962 A Bomb Was Stolen The Nanny Ion Popescu-Gopo

References

  1. ^ a b c Moceanu, Răzvan (November 11, 2020). "Portret: Draga Olteanu-Matei, artista cu un har inegalabil, a murit la vârsta de 87 de ani". Radio Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Navadaru, Cosmin (October 29, 2011). "Draga Olteanu Matei și Mircea Albulescu pe Walk of Fame". HotNews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Actrița Draga Olteanu Matei a murit". Digi24 (in Romanian). November 18, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Draga Olteanu Matei a fost înmormântată cu onoruri militare". Agerpres (in Romanian). November 22, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
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