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 (Siret), Milcov River, is in Muntenia. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, 2 ...

, 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 ( , ; ) 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 ...

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

Focșani Focșani (; ) 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 66,719. Geography Focșani lies at the foot of the Curvature Carpathians, at a point of ...

. 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 started his studies in the mid-1950s at the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Art, but he was ...

. 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'' () 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 * Toma Cara ...

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

The Oak ''The Oak'' () is a 1992 Romanian drama film co-written and directed by Lucian Pintilie. Starring Maia Morgenstern, Razvan Vasilescu, Victor Rebengiuc. It was screened out of competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Maia Morg ...

'' (1992), as Nela's mother

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