Tora Vasilescu (22 March 1951) is a

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n actress. She was born in

Tulcea Tulcea (; also known by other alternative names) is a city in Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea County, and had a population of 73,707 . One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city. Names The ...

and went to local School no. 5, and then went on to High School no. 2. She showed talent for acting since she was young and later studied at the Theater Institute in

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. Vasilescu is married to Alain Vrdoljak. Previously she was married to the Romanian actor Ovidiu Moldovan and the Romanian film director

Mircea Daneliuc Mircea Daneliuc (; born 7 April 1943) is a Romanian film director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed 19 films since 1975. In 1993 his film '' The Conjugal Bed'' was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Two years late ...

. In 2008 the actress whas chosen by

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to provide the Romanian voice of Merrywheater in the animated movie ''

Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

''. She recently appeared in the first Romanian

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, "Numai iubirea" ("Only Love")

Filmography

* The Ride (1975) *

Carnival scenes ''Carnival Scenes'' ( ro, De ce trag clopotele, Mitică?, literally, "Why the bells are ringing, Mitică?") is a 1981 Romanian drama film directed by Lucian Pintilie. It was banned in Romania and was not shown until after the 1989 revolution. ...

(1981) * Glissando (1982) *

The Earth's Most Beloved Son ''The Earth's Most Beloved Son'' (originally ''Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'') is a 1993 Romanian drama film, directed by Șerban Marinescu, based on the novel '' Cel mai iubit dintre pământeni'' by Marin Preda. Cast * Ștefan Iordache – ...

(1993) * Numai iubirea (2004) * Ultimul stinge lumina (2004) - Melania Chircu * Păcatele Evei (2005) * Meseriașii (2006) - Vera Pan * Daria, iubirea mea (2006) * Războiul sexelor (2007) * Regina (2008) * State de România (2009) * Moștenirea (2010) * Las Fierbinți (2013) * O săptămână nebună (2014) * Un Crăciun altfel (2014)

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* 1951 births Living people People from Tulcea Romanian actresses Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni {{Romania-actor-stub