Melania Ursu

Melania Ursu
Born
Melania Ursu

(1940-07-16)July 16, 1940
DiedJanuary 12, 2016(2016-01-12) (aged 75)
NationalityRomanian
Alma materInstitute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC)
Occupations
  • Stage actress
  • film actress
Employer(s)Cluj-Napoca National Theatre
National Theatre of Târgu Mureș
AwardsOrder of Cultural Merit
Order of the Star of Romania
UNITER award for lifetime achievement

Melania Ursu (July 16, 1940 – January 12, 2016) was a Romanian stage and film actress.

Born in Sibiu, she graduated from the Institute of Theatre and Film Arts (IATC) in 1961. Ursu performed at the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre. From 1977 to 1979 she played at the National Theatre of Târgu Mureș.

In 1969, she was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit, 4th class. Her most prominent award was the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class. In 2012 she received the UNITER (Romanian Theatrical Union) award for lifetime achievement.

Ursu died in 2016 in Cluj-Napoca, of a heart attack.