Well-known actress of the Albanian scene Edi Luarasi has left traces in the Albanian cinematography.

Edi Luarasi was born in Tirana in 1940. She is a well-known Albanian actress. She debuted on stage at a young age. Initially in 1956, when she was 16 years old, she and her sister sang on the stage of the Variety Theater. The spectators applauded “Sisters from Mirdita”. She graduated as an actress in 1963 and was appointed an actress at the People’s Theater. Her first role was Vera in the drama “House on the Boulevard” in 1963 directed by Kujtim Spahivogli.

Then, in ten years, she performed a series of roles, where we single out Lena in “Doctor Alexi”, Kordelja in “King Lir”, Cuca in “Cuca of the mountains”, Kristina in “The second face”, etc. She married the well-known director Mihal Luarasi. 

She returned to the stage in March 1991, with a dignified interpretation of the role of the old lady in the drama “The visit of the old lady”. Edi Luarasi also acted in 1995 in the drama “Irons”, later, successfully in the dramas “Cylinder”, “Shelter of the Forgotten”, etc. She has also acted in Albanian feature films. Edi Luarasi is a “Merited Artist”. Edi Luarasi passed away at the age of 81.

/Klara Ruci/