Melihate Ajeti (

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: Мелихате Ајети) (October 9, 1935 in

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

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March 26, 2005 in Pristina,

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actress. She was born and raised in

and went to the acting school there. She later specialized in Paris ( Comédie-Française). She was considered the number one theater actress of Pristina. She started acting when she was 16 years old, in 1951, at the ''Teatri Krahinorë i Kosovës''. She performed 180 main roles that showcased her talent and her great capacity as an actress: ''Zullumqari'', ''Sikur të isha djalë'', ''Besa'', ''Vajza pa pajë'', ''Halili e Hajrija'', ''Hanka'', ''Zonja me kamelie'', ''Erveheja'', '' Anna Karenina'', ''Shtetrrethimi'', ''

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'', ''Svinga e Gjallë'', and ''Vdekja e një mbretëreshe'', among others. She left indelible marks in Kosovar and

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n films as well: ''Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemuna'', ''Buka'', ''Etja'', ''Trimi'', ''Era e Lisi'', ''Kur Pranvera vonohet'', ''Të ngujuarit'', ''E shtëna në ajër'', ''Përroi vërshues'', ''Migjeni'', ''Gjurmët e bardha'', ''Dorotej'', and ''Lepuri me 5 këmbë'', among others. She had a daughter from her 1953–1967 marriage with director

Muharrem Qena Muharrem Qena (22 June 1930 – 25 September 2006) was a Kosovo Albanian actor, director, writer and singer. He went to high school in Prishtina, and he completed film school in Belgrade. He is among the noted directors who staged their works at th ...

. She died in Pristina on March 26, 2005 of a

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References

External links

Melihate Ajeti's Official Website
* 1935 births 2005 deaths Kosovan actresses Actors from Pristina Yugoslav stage actresses Yugoslav film actresses {{Kosovo-actor-stub