Luminița Gheorghiu

Luminița Gheorghiu's acting skills have driven some of the most acclaimed films of the Romanian New Wave. However, her cinematographic career spreads over 30 years and includes many supporting roles as well as memorable parts and two major roles: in Stere Gulea's Moromeții (1988) and Michael Haneke's Code Inconnu (2000).

Over the years, she worked with famous Romanian directors such as Lucian Pintilie, Alexandru Tatos and Radu Mihăileanu. Her career is closely related to Cristi Puiu's three features: Stuff and Dough (2001), The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu (2005) and Aurora (2010). Her extraordinary supporting role in The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu was honored with a Best Actress Award at Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film 2005, a Lumières de Safi at the French Film Festival and the Best Supporting Actress Prize of Los Angeles Film Critics Association in 2007.

After 2000, Luminița Gheorghiu became one of the most active and famous Romanian actresses working with young directors and starring in powerful supporting parts in: 12:08 East of Bucharest (directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, 2006), 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (directed by Cristian Mungiu, 2007), The Yellow Smiley Face (directed by Constantin Popescu, 2008), as well as in Beyond the Hills (directed by Cristian Mungiu, 2012).

Her first leading role in Călin Peter Netzer's Golden Bear winner Child's Pose brought her international acclaim and hundreds of reviews. She received the Best Actress Award at Namur IFF 2013 and a Gopo Award (Romanian equivalent of the Academy Awards).

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