Margarita Xhepa, one of the Great Ladies of Albanian theater and film who has carved the memory of the Albanian public with brilliant roles since her beginnings, in the 60s and until now, passed away today.
From 1950, she was active as a probist artist at the People's Theater (today the National Theater) and at the same time studied at the Artistic Lyceum, Drama branch.
She has created over 150 roles in theater, among which we can mention: Majlinda in the film "Majlinda", Dafina in The Dead River, Filja in Cuca e maleve, Mrs. Mother in Who Brought Doruntina, Mother in Përballë vete, etc.
She has been equally successful in roles in world dramaturgy, such as Ophelia in Hamlet, the second daughter in King Lear, the nanny in Romeo and Juliet, and Queen Margaret in Richard III, by Shakespeare.
Other roles from world dramaturgy include Clea in The Fox and the Grapes (Figereido), Lena in Uncle Vanya (Chekhov), Lady Milford in Louise Miller, Mrs. Berling in The Inspector's Visit (Priestly), Mrs. Loman in Death of a Commissioner, Anna Andreyevna in The Auditor, Marcella in The Gardener's Dog, Mashenka in Mashenka, Sheila in The Morality of Mrs. Dulska, or Nanny in Sophocles' Electra, under the direction of Greek director Dimitri Mavrikis, at the National Theater of Greece in Athens.
In addition to roles in theater, he has also performed 32 roles in cinematography, working with most Albanian directors.
Margarita Xhepa has been part of the films "The First Years", "Traces", "The Last Winter", "Bloody Land", "A Boy and a Girl", "The Passionate One", "General Gramophone", "The Circle of Memory", "The Waiting Years", "The Warm Hand", "The Stones of My House", "Spring Didn't Come Alone", "Concert in 1936", "The Last Sunday" and "Dear Enemy".
In 1997, she starred in the Greek film "Goodbye." The film won the Grand Prize at the International Mediterranean Film Festival in Thessaloniki, while Margarita Xhepa won the Honorary Prize.