Yllka Mujo (born 15 October 1953) is an Albanian actress, especially known for her roles in Albanian movies during the

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. For her acting merits she was given the title Merited Artist of Albania.

Life

Yllka Muji (or Mujo) comes from an Albanian family that moved from Tuz,

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(now

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), to

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during the Monarchist period. She was born in the capital

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

and was sister of actor Agim Mujo (1955/1956–2019). In recognition to her career, she was also given the title of "Maestro of Arts" in the

National Theatre of Albania The National Theatre of Albania ( sq, Teatri Kombëtar) was the main theatre in Tirana, Albania. In March 2020, the National Theatre of Albania was selected by Europa Nostra among the 7 most endangered monuments in Europe, as an exceptional examp ...

. Mujo married (now divorced) Haig Zaharinë then Gjergj Polikron Zaharia, born in

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, and had one son, Amos Muji Zaharia (b. 1987), an actor and film director; and one daughter, Elia Zaharia Zogu (b. 1983), an actress and singer who married

Leka, Crown Prince of Albania Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (also known as ''King Leka I''; 5 April 193930 November 2011), was the only son of King Zog I and Queen Geraldine of Albania. He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth. Leka was the pretender to the Kingdom of Alban ...

on 8 October 2016.

Filmography

* I teti në bronz (1970) * Malet me blerim mbuluar (1971) * Beni ecën vetë (1975) * Rrugicat që kërkonin diell (1975) *

Zonja nga qyteti ''The Lady from the City'' ( sq, Zonja nga qyteti) is a 1976 Albanian comedy film directed by Piro Milkani, starring Violeta Manushi as Teto Ollga. Plot The film tells the story of Ollga, an old lady from the city that moved to the village to sta ...

(1976) * Kur hidheshin themelet (1978) * Taulanti kërkon një motër (1984) * Rikonstruksioni (1988) * Shpella e piratëvet (1990) * Lettere al vento (2003) * Lule të kuqe, lule të zeza (2003) * Honeymoons (2009) * Shqiptari (2010) * Përballë (2015)

External links

* * http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2000/jun00/story-4.pdf * http://www.merchantnetworks.com.au/genealogy/web/godschalljohnson/pafg07.htm#29845 1953 births Living people Albanian actresses Albanian film actresses Albanian stage actresses 20th-century Albanian actresses Merited Artists of Albania Albanian voice actresses Actors from Tirana {{Albania-film-director-stub