Carmen Tanase
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Carmen Tanase is a Romania
n actress. After graduating The Drama and Film Institute from Bucharest
, in 1984, she joined the company of "Vasile Alecsandri" National Theatre in Iaşi
(between 1984-1990) and then moved back to the capital city of Romania
. Since 1990, she is a member of the Odeon Theatre company from Bucharest
. As a student, she played in Dostoevsky's The Possessed
(a dramatization of the great Russian novel), in John Steinbeck
's Sweet Thursday
, in Butterflies, Butterflies by the Italian playwright Aldo Nicolaj (at The Very Small Theatre in Bucharest
, having the legendary Romanian actress Olga Tudorache and Radu Duda, the would-be Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen, as partners) etc. Following the fall of the Romanian communist regime, in 1989 (the end of Nicolae Ceauşescu
's dictatorship), she also involved herself in the independent artistic movements that flourished after these events. She toured the world with Radu Duda, the two of them playing in A Report to an Academy
, the adaptation of a short story by Franz Kafka
, directed by Cristina Iovita (the play was produced by the first Romanian independent theatrical group formed after the 1989 Revolution).
National Theatre, Iasi
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n actress. After graduating The Drama and Film Institute from Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, in 1984, she joined the company of "Vasile Alecsandri" National Theatre in Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
(between 1984-1990) and then moved back to the capital city of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Since 1990, she is a member of the Odeon Theatre company from Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. As a student, she played in Dostoevsky's The Possessed
The Possessed (play)
The Possessed is a play written by Albert Camus in 1959. The piece is a theatrical adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel by the same name....
(a dramatization of the great Russian novel), in John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden and the novella Of Mice and Men...
's Sweet Thursday
Sweet Thursday
Sweet Thursday is a 1954 novel by John Steinbeck. It is a sequel to Cannery Row and set in the years after the end of World War II. According to the author, "Sweet Thursday" is the day after Lousy Wednesday and the day before Waiting Friday....
, in Butterflies, Butterflies by the Italian playwright Aldo Nicolaj (at The Very Small Theatre in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, having the legendary Romanian actress Olga Tudorache and Radu Duda, the would-be Prince of Hohenzollern-Veringen, as partners) etc. Following the fall of the Romanian communist regime, in 1989 (the end of Nicolae Ceauşescu
Nicolae Ceausescu
Nicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader...
's dictatorship), she also involved herself in the independent artistic movements that flourished after these events. She toured the world with Radu Duda, the two of them playing in A Report to an Academy
A Report to an Academy
A Report to an Academy" is a short story by Franz Kafka, written and published in 1917. In the story, an ape named Red Peter, who has learned to behave like a human, presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation...
, the adaptation of a short story by Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka was a culturally influential German-language author of short stories and novels. Contemporary critics and academics, including Vladimir Nabokov, regard Kafka as one of the best writers of the 20th century...
, directed by Cristina Iovita (the play was produced by the first Romanian independent theatrical group formed after the 1989 Revolution).
Stage credits (selected)
Odeon Theatre, Bucharest- Dr. Martha Livingstone in Agnes of GodAgnes of GodAgnes of God is a play by John Pielmeier which tells the story of a novice nun who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. A psychiatrist and the mother superior of the convent clash during the resulting investigation...
by John Pielmeier, directed by Marius Oltean - The chief nurse in Veronika Decides To DieVeronika Decides to DieVeronika Decides to Die is a novel by Paulo Coelho. It tells the story of 24-year-old Veronika, who appears to have everything in life going for her, but who decides to kill herself. This book is partly based on Coelho's experience in various mental institutions . It is based around the subject of...
, adaptation by Gelu Colceag and George Banica after the homonymous novel by Paulo CoelhoPaulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist.-Biography:Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded with "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical,...
, directed by Gelu Colceag - Colette Duduleanu in The Rattlers by Al. Kiritescu, directed by Alexandru Dabija
- Lora in Stars In The Morning Light by Alexandr Galin, directed by Gelu Colceag
- Paraschiva in Miss Nastasia by G.M. Zamfirescu, directed by Horea Popescu
- Pierette in The Gossip Ladies by Michel TremblayMichel TremblayMichel Tremblay, CQ is a Canadian novelist and playwright.Tremblay grew up in the Plateau Mont-Royal, a French-speaking neighbourhood of Montreal, at the time of his birth a neighbourhood with a working-class character and joual dialect, something that would heavily influence his work...
, directed by Petre Bokor - The old gipsy woman in At The Gipsy Women by Cristian Popescu, based on the short story by Mircea EliadeMircea EliadeMircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day...
, directed by Alexander Hausvater - …And They Put Handcuffs On The Flowers… by Fernando ArrabalFernando ArrabalFernando Arrabal Terán is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist and poet. He settled in France in 1955, he describes himself as “desterrado,” or “half-expatriate, half-exiled.”...
, directed by Alexander Hausvater - The Grin Opera by Dario FoDario FoDario Fo is an Italian satirist, playwright, theater director, actor and composer. His dramatic work employs comedic methods of the ancient Italian commedia dell'arte, a theatrical style popular with the working classes. He currently owns and operates a theatre company with his wife, actress...
, directed by Dragos Galgotiu
National Theatre, Iasi
- Mona in A Nameless Star by Mihail SebastianMihail Sebastian-Life:Sebastian was born to a Jewish family in Brăila. After finishing his secondary studies, Sebastian went on to study law in Bucharest, but was soon attracted to the literary life and the exciting ideas of the new generation of Romanian intellectuals, as epitomized by the literary group...
, directed by Nicoleta Toia - She in The Boa's Strategy after A.P. ChekhovAnton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
, directed by Nicoleta Toia - Gittel in Two for the SeesawTwo for the SeesawTwo for the Seesaw is a 1962 romance-drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Mitchum and Shirley MacLaine. It was adapted from the Broadway play written by William Gibson.-Plot:...
by William GibsonWilliam GibsonWilliam Gibson is an American-Canadian science fiction author.William Gibson may also refer to:-Association football:*Will Gibson , Scottish footballer...
, directed by Ion Manzatu - Firuta in The Author Is In The Auditorium by Ion Baiesu, directed by Saul Taisler
- Zita in A Stormy Night by I.L. Caragiale, directed by Ovidiu Lazar
- Helen in Warsaw Melody by L. Zorin, directed by Ion Manzatu
- Ana in The Game Of Life And Death by Horia Lovinescu, directed by Nicoleta Toia
- Mrs Gabor in Spring's Awakening by Frank WedekindFrank WedekindBenjamin Franklin Wedekind , usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright...
, directed by Cristina Iovita
Selected filmography
- State și Flacăra - Vacanță la Nisa, directed by Iura Luncasu, 2010
- State de Romania - student la Sorbona, directed by Iura Luncasu, 2009
- Knot, directed by Alina Ciocarlie, 2007
- Tears Of Love, directed by Iura Luncasu, 2006
- Too Late, directed by Adi Sitaru, 2006
- Love SickLove Sick"Love Sick" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 30th studio album Time Out of Mind in 1997 and released as the second single from the album on June 1, 1998.-Notable performances:...
, directed by Tudor GiurgiuTudor GiurgiuTudor Giurgiu is a Romanian film director. He was President of the Romanian National Television, TVR between 2005 and 2007. Tudor Giurgiu is also a director of music videos and has made documentaries...
, 2006 - Dormir avec le diable, directed by Yves Boisset, 2001
- Une femme piégée, directed by Laurent Carceles, 2001
- Im Zeichen der Liebe, directed by Kathe Kratz, 1995
- Passion Mortelle, directed by Claude-Michel Rome, 1995
- Dark Angel: The Ascent, directed by Linda Hassani, 1994
- È pericoloso sporgersi, directed by Nae CaranfilNae CaranfilNae Caranfil is a Romanian film director and screenwriter.-Career:Nae Caranfil is the son of important Romanian film historian and critic Tudor Caranfil...
, 1994 - The Cathouse, directed by Andrei Blaier, 1993
- I'm Going Mad And I'm Sorry, directed by Ion Gostin, 1992
- The Dogs Way, directed by Laurentiu Damian, 1991
- The Culprit, directed by Alexa Visarion, 1991
- A Clod of Clay, directed by Nicolae Margineanu, 1989
- Misterele Bucurestilor, directed by Doru Nastase, 1983
Television credits
- Flacara Potcovaru in Gipsy Heart, Regina, State de Romania, Mostenirea (TV series), directed by Iura Luncasu, Alexandru Fotea and Sebastian Voinea/ Larry Maronese; Iura Luncasu, Larry Maronese, Vladimir Anton; Larry Maronese, Mihai Bratila, Iura Luncasu, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-present.
- Zuzu in A Movie-like Romance (TV series), directed by Iura Luncasu and Bogdan Dumitrescu, 2006-2007
- Simona Varlam in Tears of Love (TV series), directed by Iura Luncasu and Bogdan Dumitrescu, 2005-2006
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849113/
- http://www.teatrul-odeon.ro/eng/oameni/actori/tanase.htm
- (Romanian) http://www.cinemagia.ro/actor.php?actor_id=26091
- Carmen TanaseCarmen TanaseCarmen Tanase is a Romanian actress. After graduating The Drama and Film Institute from Bucharest, in 1984, she joined the company of "Vasile Alecsandri" National Theatre in Iaşi and then moved back to the capital city of Romania. Since 1990, she is a member of the Odeon Theatre company from...
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