Tinka Kurti is an Albanian actress. Her body of work, in about 60 years, includes more than 50 feature movies and 150 theatre plays. She has been awarded the People's Artist of Albania medal. Tinka was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia). She was the oldest of four children. At a young age her family moved to the city...
I don't fear the old age, not even death. But, I do fear the senility of the brain, and when that moment will come, I think I would be dead twice. That's why I want to work.
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In 1947 she was expelled from the Liceu Artistik (School of Arts) in Tirana and was never able to graduate. However, this did not stop her from pursuing her acting career.
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Two cinemas in Tirana and Durres are named after her.
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In 2003, the Albanian director, Esat Teliti, made a bibliographical documentary as a tribute to her life. It was simply named "Tinka".
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