Julieta Szönyi Ghiga (née Julieta Szönyi; 13 May 1949 – 18 April 2025) was a Romanian actress. She is best known for her roles as Otilia in the film ''
Felix and Otilia
''Felix and Otilia'' () is a 1972 Romanian drama film based on George Călinescu's 1938 novel '' Enigma Otiliei''. The film was directed by Iulian Mihu and scripted by Ioan Grigorescu. The titular roles are played by and Julieta Szönyi.
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'' (1972) and as Adnana in the television series, ''
Toate pînzele sus'' (1977).
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Life and career
Szönyi was born in Timișoara
Timișoara (, , ; , also or ; ; ; see #Etymology, other names) is the capital city of Timiș County, Banat, and the main economic, social and cultural center in Western Romania. Located on the Bega (Tisza), Bega River, Timișoara is consider ...
, the daughter of painter [ and sister of actress Anca Szönyi Thomas. She moved to ]Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
when she was four years old, and graduated from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC).[
She was married to Ákos Gálfi. She died on 18 April 2025, at the age of 75.]
Filmography
* ''The Married Couple of the Year Two
''The Married Couple of the Year Two'' () is a 1971 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
The title is a reference to “The Soldiers of Year II”, the conscripts raised by the ...
'' (1971) – the bride in the beginning
* ''Felix and Otilia
''Felix and Otilia'' () is a 1972 Romanian drama film based on George Călinescu's 1938 novel '' Enigma Otiliei''. The film was directed by Iulian Mihu and scripted by Ioan Grigorescu. The titular roles are played by and Julieta Szönyi.
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'' (1972) – Otilia Mărculescu
* '' Toate pînzele sus'' (1976) – Adnana[
* ' (1978) – a lady from the Philanthropic Benevolent Society
* ' (1979) – Catița Fanache
* ' (1979) – Rodica
* ' (1983) – Maria
* ' (1984) – Angela
* '' Those Who Pay With Their Lives'' (1989) – Doamna T
* ' (2010) – Tanța Florescu
* '' The Whistlers'' (2019) – Cristi's mother
* '' Adventures Italian Style'' (2020) – the singer
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See also
* List of Romanian actresses
The following is a list of notable actresses from Romania.
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* Ioana Abur
* Graziela Albini
* Elena Albu
* Alexandrina Alessandrescu
* Natașa Alexandra
* Vivian Alivizache
* Afrodita Androne
* Anca Androne
* Violeta Andrei
* Afrodit ...
References
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1949 births
2025 deaths
Romanian people of Hungarian descent
Actors from Timișoara
Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film alumni
Romanian film actresses
Romanian television actresses
20th-century Romanian actresses
21st-century Romanian actresses