Andreea Bibiri (born May 3, 1975) is a

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n film and stage actress, dubber and

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. She graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1996 and has won two UNITER Prize awards as an actress. She is best known outside Romania for the role of Ana, in

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's "''Of Snails and Men''".

Biography

Andreea Bibiri inherited a passion for film from her father when, before the

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. He came back from his many travels abroad with new materials of music and movies. In the early 90s, Andreea went to the United States for further education but after a short period she returned to Romania to pursue acting. She graduated from the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 1996 and in the same year, after several roles during university, she made her debut at the

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with the personage ''Eleva'' (The pupil) in '' The Lesson'' written by

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and with her first TV appearance in the film ''

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''. Meanwhile, she increased her theater work, in 1998 she dubbed a character from "'' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''", the first of many cartoons. In 2001, she performed at the Bulandra Theatre as the character ''Sonya'' in "''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...

''" written by

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. This was one of the most appreciated roles of her career and for which she is nominalized for "The UNITER Award for Best Actress". The show, directed by

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, ran successfully at the

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in Mexico but also in Italy. In 2014, after 13 years from the premiere, it was recorded and broadcast on

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. ''Sonya'' and ''Agafya'' from

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's play "''

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''" (2003) are the most enduring roles, surpassing the 150 performances along over a decade. In 2002, Andreea became better known to a wider audience through the role "Eva Antal" of the first Romanian soap opera "În familie" (In family) produced by

Prima TV Prima TV () is a Romanian commercial TV channel, famous mainly for the '' Cronica Cârcotaşilor'' show and various reality shows aired on this channel. Overview Prima TV was launched as one of the first commercial television stations in Roman ...

. She also recorded acoustic performances for

radio theater Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine t ...

. In 2004 she received "The UARF Award" for her role in the film "''Damen Tango''" granted by "The Union of Authors and Film Producers from Romania" and in 2005 at UNITER Gala she won "The Award for Best Supporting Actress" in "''Forma lucrurilor''", Romanian version of "''

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''" written by

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. The following year, after more than a decade after her theatrical debut, she played her first role as a 'baddie' as ''Silvia Damian'' in the telenovela "Daria, iubirea mea" (Daria, my love) produced by Acasă TV. In 2007, Andreea was the winner of "The UNITER Award for Best Actress" for the character ''Grace'' in "''Purificare''", Romanian version of "''

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''" by

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performed at

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. Between 2010 and 2012 Andreea portrays ''Ruxandra'' in the two seasons of the

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's TV series "''În derivǎ''" about psychotherapy. Andreea starred also in the comedy film "''Of Snails and Men''" that received multiple awards at

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and many more. In 2013, Andreea began a new phase of her career, debuting as a Theatre director with the shows "''Shot sau Comedia relațiilor''" (Shot or comedy relations) and "''Moș Crǎciun e o jigodie''" (

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) and in 2014 she performs for the first time the

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at "Comedy Show" in

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. In 2016, she played again for TVR 2 the role of Varya in "''

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''", the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. After 21 years of career at Bucharest's Art Theatre, she performed in her first one-woman play directed by Daniel Grigore-Simion: "A woman alone” by

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and

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Filmography

Films

TV series

Theatrical works

Radio theater performances

Dubbing works

Awards and nominations

* 2001 - ''Timica Prize'' at HOP Young Actors Gala * 2002 - Nomination at ''UNITER Awards Best Actress'' for her roles in "Unchiul Vanea (Uncle Vanya)" and "Zi că-i bine! (Tell you that it's okay!)" * 2004 - ''UARF Award'' for her role in the film "Damen Tango" granted by "The Union of Authors and Film Producers from Romania" * 2005 - ''UNITER Award for Best Supporting Actress'' for her role in "Forma lucrurilor (The Shape of Things)" * 2007 - ''UNITER Award Best Actress'' for her role in "Purificare (Cleansed)"

References

External links

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