Liri Lushi Actress / Director Born in Tirana on February 22, 1954. She graduated from the Academy of Arts, acting department in 1976. She started her artistic career at the age of thirteen when she won the first prize as the best performer with the monologue: "Story for the four frontiersmen" by Ferat Cakaj. The 9th RTSH Festival brought her the second trophy, this time as a singer. After graduating as an actress, she immediately started working at the "Aleksander Moisiu" Theater – Durres and will stay at this institution until the beginning of the 90s. 
She has had many roles with this theater, becoming one of the main actresses of the troupe. She stands out with the role of Teuta in R. Qose's monodrama "The Queen's Death" at the Opera and Ballet Theater. One of her sensitive characters was Urina in the drama "Vransire e kvaarer" by Teodor Lacos, later played in the film "Dorina" (19790. Through this role she was able to convey the concern and struggle of women for personality and equality in life social and family, these are broken through a fragile and also determined human nature. performed with high artistic skill made her known to Albanians everywhere in the world. Her artistic life on the stage of the "Aleksandër Moisiu" theater is full of roles and lead roles, mostly those of an epic-lyrical character. where they have always been applauded. Liri Lushi has also performed in a considerable number of Kinostudio films. In 1976, she played the role of Mare. Her last role in these films was "Kush he is a murderer" – 1989. He was also active with the variety show of the city of Durres. 
In 2000, Liri Lushi left her country and settled with her family in Zurich, Switzerland. She is never separated from her profession as an actress. Passion and dedicated work brings him new roles in Swiss production films; "Strähl" by Dschoint Ventschr AG, Zürich, "Dilemma" by Silvia Film Production AG, Zürich, "Day and Night" by Chris Niemeyer, Schweizer Fernsehen. Since March 2004, Liri Lushi is the artistic director of the Studio for Theater and Film created by herself under the name of the great Albanian actor "Aleksandër Moisiu". 
FILMS AS AN ACTRESS 1976 – Thirrja (Zoga) 1976 – Lady from the city (Shpresa) 1978 – Partisan grandfather (Ermira) 1979 – Dorina (Dorina) 1979 – Mysafiri (Arta) 1982 – The road to freedom (Dila) 1993 – Here it's cold ( Mother) 1989- Who is the killer 1999 – Frozen Waltz in Pristina (Journalist) 2000 – Generation (Sister) 2002 – Dilemma – (Director: Tobias Ineichen/ Silvia Produktion AG, Zürich) Role – Woman 2004 – Strähl (Director: Manuel Flurin Henry / Dschoint Ventschr AG, Zürich ) Role – Beko's Mother 2008 – Day and Night (Director: Chris Niemeyer/Schweizer Fernesehen) Role- Danijela Vrdoljak THEATER AS AN ACTRESS 1977 – Prometheus bound (Director Pirro Mani) – Role – Hera 1977 – Who laid the foundations (Director Vangjush Furrxhi) Role – Laja 1978 – To be twenty years old (Director: Haxhi Rama) Role – Centralistja 1978 – Braid of wars (Director: Kadri Pirro) Role – Shote Galica 1979 – Dorina (Director: Kadri Pirro) – Role – Dorina 1981 – Tragic American Nights (Director: Spiro Urumi) Role – Enxhi 1985 – Serafina Topia (Director: Kadri Pirro) Role – Serafina Topia 1986 – Rain on the beach (Director: Haxhi Rama) Role – 1987 – Phone at midnight (Director: Kadri Pirro) Role – 1986 – "A light does not let me sleep", Drama by Pëllumb Kulla. Director: Foto Vongli, Scenography: Agron Bregu, Music: Valentin Veizi. – Role – Liljana 1987 – "Mariana Pineda" Drama by Federico García Lorca, Director: Drita Agolli and Foto Vongli, Set Designer: Agron Bregu, Music: Joaquín Rodrigo. – Role – Mariana Pineda 1988 – "Montserrat" Drama by Emmanuel Roblès, Director: Foto Vongli, Set Designer: Dritan Gjymshana, Music: El Condor Pasa and Paul Simon. – Role – Mother 1990 – "Death of a Queen" Monodrama by Rexhep Qosja, Adapted for the stage by Foto Vongli, Director: Foto Vongli, Choreographer: Ludmill Çakalli, Set Designer: Armand Xhomo, Music: Stephen Montague (At the White Edge of Phrygia ), Role – Queen. 1991 – Richard the Third – (Director: Agim Qirjaqi) – Role – Lady Anna 1995 – Crazy Island (Director: Gëzim Kame) – Role – Courtesan 1995 – Three Men Seeking a Woman (Director: Haxhi Rama) – Role – Actress 1996 – Mirandolina (Director: Haxhi Rama) – Role Mirandolina 1997 – Kolltuku (Director: Haxhi Rama) – Role – Moderator 1997 – Love song with ravens (Director: Bashkim Hoxha) – Role Zana 1998 – Kosovo cradles Freedom (Script and direction: Agim) Doçi, Alqi Boshnjaku) 2000 – The Doll's House (Director: Liri Lushi) – Role – Nora 2008 – Elegy for Teuta (R. Qosja, M. Kuteli, L. Poradeci, Albanian Folk) Role – Teuta 2008 – Bacchantes of Euripides ( Roul Schrott's version) Role – Agave AS DIRECTOR: 2000 Brezi (Naim Kelmendi) – Director: Liri Lushi 2004 – Pleshti (Dritëro Agolli) – Director: Liri Lushi 2005 – Flame of January (Libret and director: Liri Lushi) 2005 – Planeti Moisi (Bardhyl Kosova) – Director: Liri Lushi 2005 – Don Juan (Molier) – Director: Liri Lushi 2006 – Monserati (Emanuel Robles) – Director Liri Lushi 2008 – Elegy for Teuta (R. Qosja, M. Kuteli, L. Poradeci) ,Albanian Folk) – Directed by Liri Lushi 2008 – Bacchantes (Euripid) – Directed by Liri Lushi _____________ Previously published on the Albanian Cinema page in August 2016, revised in the following years Reference: Encyclopaedia – Theater and Albanian Cinema / Toena 2009 / J. Papagjoni / p. 277-278 as well as a selection of news from online Albanian newspapers. Tabs taken from Wikipedia.
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