List of Romanian actors explained

This is a list of Romanian actors, actresses, playwrights, and directors, whether on stage or in film. Most of these people made at least a significant portion of their career in Romanian-language theater, although some are merely of Romanian origin.

A

• Mircea Albulescu^[1]
• Mircea Anca
• Violeta Andrei
  • Kristaq Antoniu Alexandru Arșinel

B

• Marga Barbu (born Butuc), actress
• Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress^[2]
• Ștefan Bănică, Sr., actor^[3]
• Radu Beligan, actor, director
• Ion Besoiu, actor
• Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic
• Claudiu Bleonț, actor^[4]
• Olga Bucătaru, film and stage actress
• Tamara Buciuceanu, actress

C

• George Calboreanu, actor, composer^[5]
• Șerban Cantacuzino, actor^[6]
• I.L. Caragiale, playwright^[7]
• Toma Caragiu, actor^[8]
• Ion Caramitru, actor^[9]
• Florin Călinescu, actor
• Liviu Ciulei, director, actor^[10]
• Constantin Codrescu, actor
• Roxana Condurache^[11]
• Jean Constantin, actor
• Geo Costiniu, actor
• Octavian Cotescu, actor
• Gheorghe Cozorici, actor

D

• Iurie Darie, actor
• Gheorghe Dinică, actor
• Mircea Diaconu, actor

E

• Fory Etterle, actor

F

• Alex Floroiu, actor

G

• Vladimir Găitan, actor
• Luminița Gheorghiu, actress^[12]
• Alexandru Giugaru, actor

H

• Kira Hagi, actress^[13] and daughter of famous footballer Gheorghe Hagi^[14]
• Manuela Hărăbor, actress
• Emil Hossu, actor
• John Houseman, actor (born in Romania to a French-born Jewish father and an English mother, made his career in the United States as an English-language film and television actor)^[15]

I

• Aimée Iacobescu, actress
• Șerban Ionescu, actor
• Ștefan Iordache, actor
• Marcel Iureș, actor^[16]

M

• Ernest Maftei, actor
• Alexandra Maria Lara (born Plătăreanu), actress^[17]
• Nicolae Massim, director^[18]
• Horațiu Mălăele, actor
• Ștefan Mihăilescu-Brăila, actor
• George Mihăiță, actor
• Matei Millo, stage actor^[19]
• Mihaela Mitrache, actress
• Marin Moraru, actor
• Maia Morgenstern^[20]
  • Florentina Mosora George Motoi, actor

N

• Jean Negulescu, film director, Oscar nominee^[21]

O

• Draga Olteanu Matei, actress

P

• Sebastian Papaiani, actor
• Oana Pellea, actress
• Irina Petrescu, actress
• Florin Piersic, actor
• Adrian Pintea, actor
• Margareta Pogonat, actress
• Elvira Popescu, actress^{[22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]}
• Ion Popescu-Gopo, director^[29]
• Mitică Popescu, actor
• Rodica Popescu Bitănescu, actress
• Stela Popescu, actress

R

• Dem Rădulescu, actor
• Colea Răutu, actor
• Victor Rebengiuc, actor^[30]
• Duncan Renaldo, actor (Romanian-born, achieved fame in America as The Cisco Kid, a hero to children of the 1950s)
• Alexandru Repan, actor
• Edward G. Robinson, actor (Romanian-born Jew, made career in United States as an English-language film actor)^[31]
• Aristizza Romanescu, actress^[32]

S

• Geo Saizescu, actor^[33]
• Alec Secăreanu, actor
• Sebastian Stan, actor, naturalized American citizen
• Silviu Stănculescu, actor
• Carmen Stănescu, actress

T

• Constantin Tănase, cabaretist^[34]

V

• Tora Vasilescu, actress
• Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor^[35]
• Mircea Veroiu, actor, director, screenwriter
• Dorel Vișan, actor

W

• Johnny Weissmuller, actor (born in what is now Timișoara, Romania, ethnically German, made career in United States as an English-language film actor)^[36]

Z

• Florin Zamfirescu, actor

Notes and References

1. Web site: MIRCEA ALBULESCU.
2. News: Leopoldina Balanuta. The New Your Times . A. O. . Scott . May 8, 2010.
3. Dana Andronie and Dana Cobuz, "Din Capșa provinciei", Jurnalul Național, May 1, 2007
4. Web site: Claudiu Bleont, Stage Artist. romania-on-line.net.
5. News: George Calboreanu Actor/Composer (Music Score). . A. O. . Scott . May 8, 2010.
6. News: Romanian prince and actor Serban Cantacuzino dies in Paris aged 70 . . . 2011-07-07. 2011-07-15.
7. Eric D. Tappe. Ion Luca Caragiale. Twayne Publishers Inc., NY, 1974.
8. http://www.teatruploiesti.ro/nou/index.php "Toma Caragiu" Theatre in Ploiești
9. "Caramitru se cere afară din PPCD" ("Caramitru Demands to be Registered as out of the PPCD"), in Evenimentul Zilei
10. http://www.guthrietheater.org/INSIDETHEGUTHRIE/TheaterHistory/tabid/83/Default.aspx Theater History at the Guthrie Theater site
11. http://www.rtv.net/actrita-romanca-roxana-condurache-nominalizata-la-premiile-genie-din-canada_16625.html "Actrița româncă Roxana Condurache, nominalizată la premiile Genie, din Canada"
12. http://www.bulandra.ro/ro/biografii/luminita_gheorghiu.htm Luminița Gheorghiu
13. Web site: Kira Hagi. IMDb. 7 February 2021.
14. News: Cum a început povestea de dragoste dintre Gică Hagi și soția sa, cu care e căsătorit de 24 de ani: "Eram studentă în anul II și venea să mă ia de la facultate". VIVA. 11 July 2019. ro.
15. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9041204/Houseman,%20John Encyclopædia Britannica: John Houseman
16. Web site: Marcel Iures . filmbug.com.
17. Interview with Alexandra Maria Lara
18. Teatrul de Nord Satu Mare: Ion Tifor
19. http://www.teatrulnationaliasi.ro/ro/istoric.html National Theatre in Jassy
20. Marco R. della Cava, J.C., 'morning star' and Mel Gibson, USA Today, posted 2/22/2004 9:39 PM, updated 2/23/2004 11:21 AM; retrieved March 1, 2005.
21. http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=104197 Jean Negulesco
22. Dana Ciobanu, "Sinucidere pentru Elvira Popescu", Jurnalul Național, March 1, 2004
23. Constantin Roman, "Blouse Roumaine", 2001-2002
24. "Elvira Popescu", at Mari Români
25. http://www.porges.net/FamilyTreesBiographies/JonasSimonPorges.html "Families of Jules and Théodore Porgès"
26. "Elvire Popesco", at CinéArtistes
27. Lucian Pop, "Conace boierești pentru cei care vor să se simtă moșieri", at Muse Imobiliare, July 20, 2005
28. "Marigny – Salle Popesco" at Theatre online
29. http://agenda.liternet.ro/ionpopescugopo.php ION POPESCU-GOPO
30. http://www.bulandra.ro/ro/biografii/victor_rebengiuc.htm Biography at Bulandra Theatre page (Romanian)
31. Sabin, Arthur J. In Calmer Times: The Supreme Court and Red Monday, p. 35. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999.
32. O SCURTĂ ISTORIE A FILMULUI ROMÂNESC
33. Web site: Geo Saizescu . www.cinemagia.ro.
34. Constantin Tănase: A căzut cortina! ("Constantin Tănase: The Curtain Dropped!"), Jurnalul Național, January 15, 2007 (accessed on March 28, 2007). The newspaper does not give its source, but this information has been available online as private communication as early as in 2003:Karpatenwillis Guestbook
35. Birlic, a perfect actor
36. http://www.germanhollywood.com/tarzan_myfather1.html This interview of his son, taken in Timisoara in 2004 confirms he was born in Romania (as well in his book Tarzan, My Father by Johnny Weissmuller, Jr)