Ralitsa Stoyanova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Georgieva and the family name is Stoyanova.
Ralitsa Stoyanova
Ралица Стоянова
Born
Ralitsa Georgieva Stoyanova

(1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 35)
Sofia, Bulgaria
EducationNational Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
Relatives

Ralitsa Georgieva Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Ралица Георгиева Стоянова; born 23 May 1989) is a Bulgarian actress. She is best known for voicing the Bulgarian dub of the titular character in Mulan (2020) and for portraying Lora in Women Do Cry (2021).

Life and career

Stoyanova was born on 23 May 1989 in Sofia. She is the daughter of Georgi Stoyanov, a puppeteer and voice actor, and Ekaterina Kazakova, an actress. In 2013, she graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts with a degree in acting for puppet theatre.[1]

Stoyanova is involved in the Bulgarian dubbing of films, series and commercials. Her most popular dubbing role was that of Mulan in Disney's 2020 film of the same name.[1] She made her film debut as Lora in Women Do Cry (2021), starring opposite Maria Bakalova. This film was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival, and was also screened at South by Southwest and the Glasgow Film Festival.[2][3][4][5]

Filmography

Live-action

List of acting performances in film
Year Title Role Notes
2021 Women Do Cry Lora

Voice acting

Films

List of dubbing performances in films
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Despicable Me 2 Other voices
2014 Big Hero 6 GoGo Tomago
2015 Aloha Tracy Woodside
2015 Blinky Bill the Movie Nutsy
2017 My Little Pony: The Movie Underwater pony
2018 Peter Rabbit Additional voices
2018 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Louise Stahlbaum
2019 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Gerda
2020 Mulan Mulan
2021 Earwig and the Witch Earwig

References

  1. ^ a b Aleksieva, Diana (23 September 2021). "Ралица Стоянова – кое е това момиче?". InterViewTo (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ Sharf, Zack (10 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ Yossman, K.J. (14 July 2021). "Maria Bakalova Stars in Cannes Contender 'Women Do Cry'". Variety. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Women Do Cry". Glasgow Film Festival. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ^ O'Donoghue, Denise (14 March 2022). "Maria Bakalova Makes Her SXSW Debut With Two Films". WWD. Retrieved 27 March 2022.