Melihate Ajeti

Melihate Ajeti (Serbian Cyrillic: Мелихате Ајети) (October 9, 1935 in Pristina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia March 26, 2005 in Pristina, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro) was a Kosovar Albanian actress.

Melihate Ajeti
Born
Melihate Ajeti

(1935-10-09)9 October 1935
Died26 March 2005(2005-03-26) (aged 69)
Pristina
Spouse(s)Muharrem Qena
ChildrenOne daughter

She was born and raised in Pristina and went to the acting school there. She later specialized in Paris (Comédie-Française). She was considered the number one theater actress of Pristina. She started acting when she was 16 years old, in 1951, at the Teatri Krahinorë i Kosovës. She performed 180 main roles that showcased her talent and her great capacity as an actress: Zullumqari, Sikur të isha djalë, Besa, Vajza pa pajë, Halili e Hajrija, Hanka, Zonja me kamelie, Erveheja, Anna Karenina,[1] Shtetrrethimi, Hamlet, Othello, Antigone, Macbeth,[1] Svinga e Gjallë, and Vdekja e një mbretëreshe, among others.

She left indelible marks in Kosovar and Yugoslavian films as well: Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemuna, Buka, Etja, Trimi, Era e Lisi, Kur Pranvera vonohet, Të ngujuarit, E shtëna në ajër, Përroi vërshues, Migjeni, Gjurmët e bardha, Dorotej, and Lepuri me 5 këmbë, among others.

She had a daughter from her 19531967 marriage with director Muharrem Qena. She died in Pristina on March 26, 2005 of a heart attack.

References

  1. Scena. 14. Sterijino pozorje. 1991. pp. 74–76.


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