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Actress Draga Olteanu Matei passed away. Doctors at the Sfântul Spiridon Hospital in Iași announced that, despite the efforts made, the actress passed away on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
Dear Olteanu Matei, 87 years old, arrived at “St. Spiridon ”from Iași, being transferred from the Piatra Neamț County Hospital, due to an upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Actress Draga Olteanu Matei was born in Bucharest on October 24, 1933.
Who was Draga Olteanu Matei?
He graduated from the Institute of Theater and Cinematography “Il Caragiale” in 1956. In September of the same year he made his debut in the play “Ziariştii” by Alexandru Mirodan, according to www.cinemagia.ro. Between 1957 and 1990, he performed on the stage of the National Theater in Bucharest.
A member of the Golden Generation of Romanian theater and a 55-year career, actress Draga Olteanu Matei delighted Romanian viewers by playing dozens of characters in movies, theater shows and television scenes.
After her retirement from the National Theater (1992), the great actress founded, in Piatra Neamţ, the theater company for non-professional actors “Tu Teatro”. She officially became a Pietrean citizen in early September 2007, when she obtained a newsletter from Piatra Neamţ. On October 25, 2007, he received the title of Citizen of Honor from Piatra Neamţ.
The contribution made to Romanian theater and cinematography was recognized by the numerous awards, titles, diplomas, which he received throughout his career, among which:
1975 ACIN Award (” Illustrated with wild flowers ”, ” Felipe el bueno ”), UNITER Award for all activity (2004), TVR and PTWB (Prime Time World Broadcast) Award for the most beloved actress (2003) , Gopo Award for his entire career (2010), Award for all his activity offered at the Cluj International Comedy Film Festival (2011).
In 2002, he was awarded the distinction of the National Order “Star of Romania” by the Presidency, for the dedication with which he served the Romanian scene and culture.
As of October 29, 2011, Draga Olteanu Matei has a star in Aleea Celebrităţilor in Piaţa Timpului in Bucharest. Present at the event, the beloved actress said: “Thank God, thank everyone, those who came here and those who are not, because thanks to you I was an actress, I tried with all my heart to make you happy and I support your well-being.”
In 2014, he was presented by Princess Margaret, the Order of the “Romanian Crown” with the rank of Officer, during a ceremony that took place in the Hall of Honor of Peles Castle in Sinaia. That same year her husband, Dr. Ion Matei, who was with her for 44 years, passed away.
Dear Olteanu Matei was one of the cultural personalities who reached old age, who were honored on the occasion of the National Day of Culture, on January 15, 2018, at the Romanian Athenaeum, an event organized at the initiative of the Ministry of Culture.
Publisher: GM
