List of Romanian actors

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]
• Geo Costiniu
• Mircea Anca
• Violeta Andrei
• Ion Anestin
• Kristaq Antoniu
• Alexandru Arșinel

B

• Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress^[2]
• Ştefan Bănică, Sr., actor^[3]
• Grigore Vasiliu-Birlic
• Claudiu Bleonț, actor^[4]

C

• George Calboreanu, actor, composer^[5]
• Şerban Cantacuzino, actor^[6]
• I.L. Caragiale, playwright^[7]
• Toma Caragiu, actor^[8]
• Ion Caramitru, actor^[9]
• Liviu Ciulei, director, actor^[10]
• Roxana Condurache^[11]
• Jean Constantin, actor

G

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

H

• 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)^[13]

I

• Marcel Iureş, actor^[14]

M

• Elena-Cristina Marchisano, theater, television, and film actress^[15]
• Alexandra Maria Lara (born Plǎtǎreanu), actress^[16]
• Virgil Marsellos, actor
• Nicolae Massim, director^[17]
• Matei Millo, stage actor^[18]
• Mihaela Mitrache, actress
• Maia Morgenstern^[19]
• Florentina Mosora

N

• Jean Negulescu, film director, Oscar nominee^[20][21]

P

• Irina Petrescu
• Elvira Popescu, actress^{[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]}
• Ion Popescu-Gopo, director^[29]

R

• Dem Rădulescu, 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)
• 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]
• Sebastian Stan, actor

T

• Constantin Tănase, cabaretist^[34]

V

• Grigore Vasiliu Birlic, actor^[35]

W

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

References

1. "MIRCEA ALBULESCU".
2. Scott, A. O. "Leopoldina Balanuta". The New Your Times. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
3. (Romanian) Dana Andronie and Dana Cobuz, "Din Capşa provinciei", Jurnalul Naţional, May 1, 2007
4. "Claudiu Bleont, Stage Artist". romania-on-line.net.
5. Scott, A. O. "George Calboreanu Actor/Composer (Music Score)". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
6. "Romanian prince and actor Serban Cantacuzino dies in Paris aged 70". Associated Press (Washington Post). 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
7. Eric D. Tappe. Ion Luca Caragiale. Twayne Publishers Inc., NY, 1974. (ISBN 0-8057-2199-1)
8. "Toma Caragiu" Theatre in Ploieşti
9. (Romanian) "Caramitru se cere afară din PPCD" ("Caramitru Demands to be Registered as out of the PPCD"), in Evenimentul Zilei
10. Theater History at the Guthrie Theater site
11. "Actriţa româncă Roxana Condurache, nominalizată la premiile Genie, din Canada". RTV Romania, February 18, 2012.
12. Luminiţa Gheorghiu on Teatrul Bulandra site
13. Encyclopædia Britannica: John Houseman
14. "Marcel Iures". filmbug.com.
15. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1870419/
16. (German) Interview with Alexandra Maria Lara
17. (Romanian) Teatrul de Nord Satu Mare: Ion Tifor
18. National Theatre in Jassy
19. 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.
20. Jean Negulesco at the Internet Movie Database
21. Jean Negulesco, at The New York Times
22. (Romanian) Dana Ciobanu, "Sinucidere pentru Elvira Popescu", Jurnalul Naţional, March 1, 2004
23. Constantin Roman, "Blouse Roumaine", 2001-2002
24. (Romanian) "Elvira Popescu", at Mari Români
25. "Families of Jules and Théodore Porgès"
26. (French) "Elvire Popesco", at CinéArtistes
27. (Romanian) Lucian Pop, "Conace boiereşti pentru cei care vor să se simtă moşieri", at Muse Imobiliare, July 20, 2005
28. (French) "Marigny - Salle Popesco" at Theatre online
29. ION POPESCU-GOPO
30. 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. "Geo Saizescu". www.cinemagia.ro.
34. (Romanian) Constantin Tănase: A căzut cortina! ("Constantin Tănase: The Curtain Dropped!"), Jurnalul Naţional, 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. (Romanian) Birlic, a perfect actor
36. 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)