Leopoldina Bălănuță (; 10 December 1934 – 14 October 1998) was a Romanian actress.

Biography

She was born in her grandparents' house in Hăulișca,

Vrancea County Vrancea () is a county ( județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 340,310 and ...

, the daughter of Neculai Bălănuță, a priest, and Sanda. She was a 1958 graduate of the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC),

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

. In 1967, Bălănuță was awarded the , fourth class. Her father was an

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priest in

Focșani Focșani (; yi, פֿאָקשאַן, Fokshan) is the capital city of Vrancea County in Romania on the banks the river Milcov, in the historical region of Moldavia. It has a population () of 79,315. Geography Focșani lies at the foot of the Curv ...

. She was married to actor

Mitică Popescu Mitică Popescu (; 2 December 1936 – 3 January 2023) was a Romanian actor. Biography Popescu was born in Bucharest on 2 December 1936. He died on 3 January, at the age of 86, at the Elias Hospital in Bucharest, where he was hospitalized. Act ...

. She died in Bucharest, and was buried in the city's

Bellu Cemetery Șerban Vodă Cemetery (commonly known as Bellu Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania. It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858. T ...

Selected filmography

* ''

The Subterranean ''The Subterranean'' ( ro, Subteranul) is a 1967 Romanian war film directed by Virgil Calotescu. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Leopoldina Bălănuță as Irina * * Mircea Bașta * Emil Botta as Barbu * ...

'' (1967), as Irina Jelescu * '' The Moment'' (1979), as Maria Nobilu * ''

The Oak ''The Oak'' ( ro, Balanța) is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maia Morgenstern as Nela * Răzvan Vasilescu as Mitică * Victor R ...

'' (1992), as Nela's mother

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1934 births 1998 deaths People from Vrancea County Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography alumni 20th-century Romanian actresses Romanian film actresses Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania) Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{romania-bio-stub