Stoyanka Mutafova
Stoyanka Mutafova | |
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Mutafova performing in the play Grasshoppers in 2015 | |
Born |
Stoyana-Maria Konstantinova Mutafova 2 February 1922 Sofia, Bulgaria |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1946 - present |
Children | Maria Grubeshlieva |
Stoyanka Mutafova (née Stoyana-Maria Konstantinova Mutafova; Bulgarian: Стояна-Мария Константинова Мутафова; born 2 February 1922) is a Bulgarian actress. During her career, she has starred in over 53 theatrical plays and 25 films.
Nicknamed Ms. Natural Disaster for a play she performs in and The Queen of Bulgarian comedy,[1] she is an official applicant for a Guinness Book of World Record as the actress with the longest active professional career.[2] At the age of 94 in 2016, she toured the theater halls in major cities of the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Great Britain and Germany.[3][4][5][6][7]
Biography
Born in Sofia, she graduated from University of Sofia with a degree in classical philology. Later, she studied acting in Bulgaria and Prague. From 1949 until 1956 she acted in multiple plays in the "Ivan Vazov" national theatre. She co-founded the Aleko Konstantinov Theatre, where she performed from 1957–91. In 2005, she starred alongside Georgi Kaloyanchev in the play The Astronauts.
Filmography
- Tochka parva (1956)
- Lyubimetz 13 (1958)
- Spetzialist po vsichko (1962) as the Hairdresser
- Dzhesi Dzeyms sreshtu Lokum Shekerov (1966) as Lokum's wife
- The Tied Up Balloon (1967)
- Byalata staya (1968) as Rina's Mother
- L'amante di Gramigna (1969)
- Whale (film) (1970) as Grandma Stoyna
- Ezop (1970) as Casandra
- Byagstvo v Ropotamo (1973) .... Gypsy
- Nako, Dako and Tsako (1974)
- Temnata Koria (1977)
- Toplo (1978)
- Patilansko tsarstvo (1980)
- Bash maystorat nachalnik (1983)
- Naslednicata (1984)
- Bronzoviyat klyuch (1984) as Samsarova
- Federatziya na dinastronavtite (1984) - TV Series
- Pantudi (1993)
- Golemite igri (1999) .... Moni's Grandma
- Stakleni topcheta (1999) .... Albena's Mother
- Rapsodiya v byalo (2002) .... Old lady
- Sofia Residents in Excess (2011-2018) - TV Series
References
- ↑ Wien, Studio Wien-ARD Studio. "Made In Bulgarien – ARD Wien".
- ↑ "Bulgarian Actress Stoyanka Mutafova Storms Guiness [sic] Book of World Records - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency".
- ↑ "Stoyanka Mutafova Mrs. Natural Disaster LIVE! and On-Stage @ Regent Theatre Arlington, Arlington [4 October]".
- ↑ "Stoyanka Mutafova's Theatrical Play". 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Стоянка Мутафова в Лондон! @ Bci London, London [18 November]". Archived from the original on 2016-12-29.
- ↑ "30 евро за Стоянка Мутафова в Германия - Nbox".
- ↑ http://bgkontakti.de/blog/2016/04/28/27-май-2016-стояна-мутафова-във-франкфурт/
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