Liza Vorfi (1924 – 2011) | Commemorative!

#KinematografiaShqiptare #LizaVorfi #ActressProfile November 29, 1924 – January 30, 2011 Merited Artist / "Naim Frashëri i Artë" Order. Theater and cinema actress as well as Albanian singer. He was born on November 29, 1922 in Gjakova. Due to the Serbian violence against the Albanians in Kosovo, the family moved to the city of Skopje, where until her family built their own house, she lived in the family of Mother Teresa (Honor of the Nation), who took care of little Liza herself. At the age of 6, Liza started school at the French college in Skopje, where her talent will be noticed either as a dancer or as a singer in the shows given by the college's artistic group. In 1932 her family moved to Tirana. In 1933, she enrolled in the female institute "Nana Mbretneshë" in Tirana, where she studied until 1940. She started her artistic activity as early as 1939 as a singer on Radio "Tirana". In 1940, for her talent and wonderful voice, she won a scholarship from the state to study singing in Italy. He began his studies at the "Santa Cecilia" Conservatory in Rome, where he also studied canto and ballet. After that, he studied canto for two more years at the "Giaocomo Rossini" conservatory in Pezaro. In 1943 he returned to Albania. After returning from, she resumes her work at "Tirana" radio as a singer, adding popular songs to her repertoire. In addition to the song, he was also active with a group created on the radio, which gave parts of dramas, "Orë gazmore", directed by comedian Pjetër Gjini. It has also been active since the war years in various stage parts that were shown in the "National" cinema or the "Kosova" cinema. In 1945, she began working as an actress in the Professional Theatre, which was the core of what would later be called the People's Theater (today the National Theatre). The National Theater considers Liza Vorfi as one of the most popular and noble actresses of this institution that has been an acting school for different generations. Her first role in the theater is in the drama "Gjido", then her roles would continue in the comedy "Noble Bourgeois" by Moliere in the role of Dorina, "Cuca e maleve" by Kolë Jakovo in the role of Marta, "The Servant of two lords" in the role of Beatrice and many others. Although she retired on March 15, 1976, she did not leave the theater, so on May 26, 1977, she will perform her last role in the People's Theater, the role of Mara in the drama "The Great Flood" by Kole Jakov. Also, her roles have been followed by art lovers in the interpretations in the films: "Furtuna", "The Debator", "Commissioner of the light", "The alleys looking for sun", "Poppies on the walls", "They were four", "We came from the war". Thus, in cinematography, her first role will be that of Aija, the villager who helps the wounded partisan, this role, episodic, in the film "Furtuna" in 1959, then other roles would continue, such as the role of Dava in the movie "Commissioner of Light" in 1966, the role of Nebi's mother in the TV movie "Streets Seeking Sun" in 1975, the role of the host woman in the movie "They were four", etc. Her last role was in the movie "Enigma" in 1991. For her artistic merits, Liza Vorfi was honored with the title "Honored Artist". On July 11, 2009, the President of the Republic of Albania Mr. Bamir Topi will honor Liza Vorfi with the Order "Naim Frashëri i Artë" for her artistic activity. (when she was at the ripe old age of 86 and she had retired for more than 40 years, so the order "Naim Frashëri i Artë" in her advanced old age seemed meaningless) Liza Vorfi. The icon of elegance and finesse of the fifties quietly left this life on January 30, 2011. Theater 09/24/1945 – – "Gjido" 25/12/1945 — "The Great Evening" by Lopold Kampf 06/01/1946 — "The World War" by Bramislav Nushic 25/05/1946 — "The Wonderful Connection" by Vladimir Kirshion 06/ 07/1946 — Branislav Nušić's "Analfabeti" 04/27/1947 — Moliere's "Tartufe" / Elmira 03/21/1953 — Shakespeare's "Othello" / .Desdemona 05/31/1955 — "The Servant of two lords" by Karlo Goldoni / Beatrice 12/25/1955 — "Leipzig Trial 1933" by Lev Kompanjec and Leonid Kronfeld 11/26/1956 — "Family Matters" by Ezhi Ljutovskij 10/01/1957 — "Love intrigue" by Frederik Shiler 03/02/1958 — "Majlinda" by Xhemal Broja 24/06/1960 — "Hamlet" by Shakespeare / .Actress 10/03/1961 — "Ambition" by Besim Lëvonja 23 /12/1961 — "The House of Berndarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca / Martirio 27/09/1962 — "The Morality of Mrs. Dulska" by Gabriela Zapolskaja / Julia Shevicova 27/02/1963 — "Noble Bourgeoisie" by Moliere / Dorina 23/04/1964 — "Carnivals of Korça" by Spiro Çomorra / Dona Lucia 07/03/1967 — "Cuca e male" by Kola Jakovo / Marta 05/01/1968 — "One falls, thousands rise" / .February Pal Vata 18/12/1974 — "Along with the dawn" of Kola Jakova 26/05/1977 — "The great flood" of Kola Jakova / Mara

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 Liza Vorfi in the "Kremlin Hours" theater

Cinematography 1959 — Furtuna…..Aja 1961 — Debate……. 1966 — Commissioner of Light…..Dava, Prenka's wife 1975 — Alleys looking for sun (TV movie). ….The Prophet's Mother 1977 — They Were Four….The Hostess 1979 — We Came From War…………..Maria 1989 — The Return of the Dead Army. .Countess Di Zeta 1991 — Enigma……

Awards and Titles July 11, 2009 "Naim Frashëri i Artë" Order awarded by the President of the Republic of Albania Mr. Bamir Topi for her artistic activity. Merited Artist. Published for the first time on the "Albanian Cinema" Facebook page in November 2013 / revised in November 2016; January 2020, 2021. _______________________________ Reference: Articles from Albanian newspapers and online portals. The photos are the contribution of the administrators of the page.

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