Lala Mnatsakanyan ( hy, Լալա Բաբկենի Մնացականյան, born 8 October 1957) is an Armenian actress and Honoured Artist of

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

Biography

Born in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

, Lala Mnatsakanyan is the third and youngest daughter in the family. Her mother Elza Gyuleseryan was an associate professor of scenic word at Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts. Her father Babken Mnatsakanyan was a mathematician and a candidate of physico-mathematical science. After graduating from school N78, Lala Mnatsakanyan entered the Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts. In 1978, she graduated from the Faculty of Acting, receiving a diploma with honors. She has played many diverse roles in theatre, film, and television, and has performed many roles in various theatres of the country–The Yerevan Youth Experimental Theatre, The Vanadzor State Drama Theatre (named after Hovhannes Abelyan), The

Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan The Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre ( hy, Գաբրիել Սունդուկյանի անվան ազգային ակադեմիական թատրոն), founded on February 25, 1922 in Yerevan, is the oldest modern theatre in Armenia. Well-know ...

, The “Metro” Theatre, and The “Mher Mkrtchyan” Artistic Theatre. She is a scriptwriter and performer of 140 miniatures. She has been a professor of scenic word at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography from 1991 to the present. Mnatsakanyan is a co-author of the first and to-date only tutorial “The Art of Teaching Scenic Word” written in Armenian.

Theatrical Roles

Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts

1975 – ''Smeraldina'' “

Servant of Two Masters A domestic worker or domestic servant is a person who works within the scope of a residence. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category. In traditional English contexts, such a person was said to be "in service ...

”

Carlo Goldoni Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...

1976 – ''Augustina'' “ Eight Women” Robert Thomas 1978 – ''Giza'' “King Arlequin”

Rudolf Lothar Rudolf Lothar ú:dolf ló:tar(born Rudolf Lothar Spitzer; 25 February 1865 – 2 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born Austrian writer, playwright, critic and essayist. He was born and died in Budapest. Literary works * 1891 ''Der verschleier ...

The Yerevan Youth Experimental Theatre

1979–80 – ''Rosalia Pavlovna'' “The Bedbug” Vladimir Mayakovsky 1979–80 – ''Mezalyapsova'' “The Bathhouse” Vladimir Mayakovsky 1979–80 – ''Gertrude'' “William Tell Has Sad Eyes” Alfonso Sastre 1979 – ''Polly'' “

The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...

”

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...

1979–80 – ''Sonya'' “

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 ...

”

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career ...

1980 – ''Lika'' “Two sisters” Armen Zurabov 1984 – ''Vera'' “The bench” Alexander Gelman

The Vanadzor State Drama Theatre named after Hovhannes Abelyan

1982– ''Armine'' “Beroyan family” Zhora Sarksyan 1982 – ''Anahit'' “Horovel” Gevorg Sarksyan

The Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre

1983 – ''Marina'' "Finding Joy" Viktor Rozov 1983 – ''Princess'' “The Twelve months”

Samuil Marshak Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (russian: link=no, Самуил Яковлевич Маршак; 4 July 1964) was a Russian and Soviet writer of Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. ...

1986 – ''Presenter'' “Blue Horses on Red Grass” Mikhail Shatrov 1987 – ''Ninuccia'' “Christmas at the Cupiello's” Eduardo De Filippo 1989 – ''Lisa'' “Save our souls” Anahit Aghasaryan 1991 – ''Sorrentino'' “Widows’ Comforter” G. Marotta and B. Randone

The “Metro” Theatre

1995 – Eva “Ungrateful men” ("Love till death") Aldo Nicolaj 1995–96 – Mary “Willy, Titi, Jig” Anahit Aghasaryan

The “Mher Mkrtchyan” Artistic Theatre

2004 – ''Graciela'' “Love rebuff to the man sitting in armchair” Gabriel García Márquez 2009 – ''Filumena'' “ Filumena Marturano” Eduardo De Filippo

The Theatre of Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography

2012 – ''Mother'' “The Mother” Karel Čapek

TV performances

1982–83 – ''Lusik'' “Barsegh aga and others”

Hagop Baronian Hagop Baronian (pronounced in Eastern Armenian as Hakob Paronyan, traditional spelling: Յակոբ Պարոնեան, reformed spelling: Հակոբ Պարոնյան, tr, Hagop Baronyan; 1843–1891) was an influential Ottoman Armenian writer, p ...

1983 – ''Policeman'' “Brave Nazar” L. Miridzhanyan 1984 – ''Janet'' “In the name of land and sun”

Ion Druţă An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...

1984 – ''Mary'' “God help us” Jackson 1984 – ''Masha'' "Look, who's come!" Vladimir Arro 1984 – ''Varya'' “Anton and Others” Aleksei Kazantsev 1986 – ''Hasmik'' “Aralez” Aghasi Ayvazyan 1989 – ''Nargiz'' “Leaven” Avetis Aharonyan 1994 – ''Vera'' “The bench” Alexander Gelman

Radio performances

1983 – ''Hasmik'' “Peak of courage” Lalayants 1983 – ''Anna'' “Groom from forest” Hrachya Kochar 1983 – ''Nene'' “The Memoir of A Cross-Stealer” Raffi 1984 – ''Gladiator'' “Stranger” Chalikyan 1984 –

Dulcinea del Toboso Dulcinea del Toboso is a fictional character who is unseen in Miguel de Cervantes' novel ''Don Quijote''. Don Quijote believes he must have a lady, under the mistaken view that chivalry requires it. As he does not have one, he invents her, mak ...

“ Don Quixote” Miguel de Cervantes 1986–87 – ''Prince'' “

The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, ...

”

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

1991 – ''Swan'' “The Laughing Matter”

William Saroyan William Saroyan (; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The ...

TV programs

1992–97 – Comic miniatures 1992–97 – “Voice of the Greats”

TV movies

1996 – ''Lala'' “Our yard 1” 1997 – ''Seller at flower store'' “Favourite songs 1” 1998 – ''Café owner'' “Favourite songs 2” 2005 – ''Lala'' “Our yard 3”

Production

Performances

2000 – “Fairy tales” Hovhannes Tumanyan 2001 – “ Prometheus Bound”

Aeschylus Aeschylus (, ; grc-gre, Αἰσχύλος ; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek tragedian, and is often described as the father of tragedy. Academic knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier Greek ...

2002 – “Musical Farce” Lala Mnatsakanyan 2007 – “Funny miniatures” Hagop Baronian 2012 – “The Mother” Karel Čapek

Authoress TV program

1997 – “You bet” Comedy program 1998–2001 – “What’s new?” Comedy musical program 2002–2003 – “Lala & Harut” Comedy program 2004–2007 – “To be continued” TV serials-miniatures

Yeralash “Gzhuk” comedy TV show

2008 – “No lie, No truth” 2008 – “The Master and Margarita” 2009 – “Hidden talent” 2010 – “Football” 2011 – “The Present” National Cinema Center of Armenia

Prizes and awards

1977 – First award for the republican competition of readers 1978 – All-union competition of masters of artistic word named after Yakhontov 2004 – International festival of mono-performances “Armmono2” – award in nomination “Artistic skills” for Gabriel Garcia Marques play “Love reproof to the man sitting in armchair” or “Happy marriage like hell…” 2004 – Given an academic rank of associate professor in the specialty “dramatic art” and “cinematography” 2005 – Kiev International festival of mono-performances “Vidlunnya” – awards in nominations “Best actress” and “Audience sympathy” for Gabriel Garcia Marques play “Love reproof to the man sitting in armchair” or “Happy marriage like hell…” 2006 – Honored Artist of

2008 – Given an academic rank of “professor” in the specialty “dramatic art” and “cinematography” 2012 – "Belaya Vezha" International Theatre festival in Brest – “Audience sympathy” for

Karel Chapek Karel may refer to: People * Karel (given name) * Karel (surname) * Charles Karel Bouley, talk radio personality known on air as Karel * Christiaan Karel Appel, Dutch painter Business * Karel Electronics, a Turkish electronics manufacturer * ...

play "The Mother"

References

Ամեն ինչ պետք է անենք, որպեսզի հայ ոգեղեն խոսքը վերածնունդ ապրի
1 August 2012
Սերիալները հասարակությանը տանում են դեպի տգիտություն և անճաշակություն. Լալա Մնացականյան
26 July 2012
Հրավիրել էր Լալա Մնացականյանը
31 August 2012

External links

*
Lala Mnatsakanyan on AV Production

Lala Mnatsakanyan on Facebook
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mnatsakanyan, Lala Living people Armenian stage actresses Armenian television actresses 1957 births