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Violeta Manushi | |
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| Born | 6 March 1926 |
| Died | 26 July 2007 (aged 81) Tiranë, Albania |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1958–2005 |
| Awards |  People's Artist |
Violeta Manushi (6 March 1926 – 26 July 2007) was an Albanian actress. She was honored with the People's Artist of Albania.[1] She is best known in Albania for her portrayal of Teta Ollga (Auntie Ollga), a symbolic character which followed her for much of her career.
Born in Moscopole,[2] Manushi studied at the Qemal Stafa High School, in Tirana, Albania.[3]
She has played over 100 roles in the theater and 16 in cinema. In May 2004, she successfully returned to the stage of the National Theater with the tragicomedy 'The Shelter of the Forgotten.'
Manushi never married or had any children. She died aged 81 at her home in Tirana, following a brief illness.
- ^ Press Publiku
- ^ Violeta Manushi, artistja qe i perket Kombit [Violeta Manushi, the actress that belongs to the nation] (in Albanian), Shqiperia.com, retrieved 14 January 2014
- ^ Q. Stafa High School website. "Historiku". Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.