Margareta Pogonat

Margareta Pogonat
Born(1933-03-06)March 6, 1933
Iași, Kingdom of Romania
DiedMay 11, 2014(2014-05-11) (aged 81)
Bucharest, Romania
Resting placeIancu Nou Cemetery, Bucharest
Alma materI. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film
Occupation(s)Film and theater actress
Years active1957–2009
EmployerSpiru 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, Petru Pogonat [ro], 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][5] From 1974 to 1998 she played at the Nottara Theatre [ro] 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]

  1. ^ a b c Roșu, Ionela (May 12, 2014). "A murit Margareta Pogonat". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Merticariu, Mircea (February 18, 2015). "Moștenirea actriței Margareta Pogonat, la Plopana: un conac și 50 de hectare de pământ, dar și suferințele de pe urma Războiului și a comunismului". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Chițan, Simona (May 12, 2014). "Margareta Pogonat, "pe cât de talentată ca actriță, pe atât de chinuită ca femeie"". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Blaga, Iulia (May 14, 2014). "Obituary Actress Margareta Pogonat". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "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". www.libertateapentrufemei.ro (in Romanian). March 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Aramă, Dana (May 12, 2014). "Aici va fi îngropată marea artistă Margareta Pogonat!". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved September 7, 2024.