Margareta Pogonat Explained

Margareta Pogonat
Birth Date:6 March 1933
Birth Place:Iași, Kingdom of Romania
Death Place:Bucharest, Romania
Resting Place:Iancu Nou Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma Mater:I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Occupation:Film and theater actress
Years Active:1957–2009
Employer:Spiru Haret University

Margareta-Caliopi Pogonat (6 March 1933 – 11 May 2014) was a Romanian theatre and film actress.[1]

She was born in Iași. Her father, Alexandru Pogonat, was a journalist and poet who died in 1941 on the Eastern Front; her grandfather,, was a jurist who served as mayor of Iași in 1921.[2] Margareta Pogonat studied at the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in Bucharest, graduating in 1959.[1] She made her debut as a student in 1957 with the movie Pasărea furtunii,[3] and then acted at the Mihai Eminescu Theatre in Botoșani, the Iași National Theatre, and the Toma Caragiu Theatre in Ploiești.[4] From 1974 to 1998 she played at the in Bucharest.

In 1990, she became a professor at Spiru Haret University, where she taught acting for 12 years.[5] In 2009 she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romanian Association of Theatre Artists.[4] She died of cancer in Bucharest, at age 81,[1] and was buried in the city's Iancu Nou Cemetery.[6]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Ionela. Roșu. A murit Margareta Pogonat. Adevărul. May 12, 2014. Romanian. September 6, 2024.
  2. News: Moștenirea actriței Margareta Pogonat, la Plopana: un conac și 50 de hectare de pământ, dar și suferințele de pe urma Războiului și a comunismului. ro. Adevărul. Mircea. Merticariu. February 18, 2015. September 7, 2024.
  3. News: Margareta Pogonat, "pe cât de talentată ca actriță, pe atât de chinuită ca femeie". ro. Adevărul. Simona. Chițan. May 12, 2014. September 6, 2024.
  4. Web site: Obituary Actress Margareta Pogonat. Iulia. Blaga. www.filmneweurope.com. May 14, 2014. December 21, 2019.
  5. Web site: In memoriam Margareta Pogonat: cariera, familia, iubirile și regretele actriței: "Toată viața am făcut sacrificii pentru teatru". A fost iubită de doi mari actori români. ro. www.libertateapentrufemei.ro. March 6, 2024. September 6, 2024.
  6. News: Aici va fi îngropată marea artistă Margareta Pogonat!. ro. Libertatea. Dana. Aramă. May 12, 2014. September 7, 2024.