
"I am Tinka Kurti. I played the movie "Tana", the great actress is presented to the young journalists who had gathered to follow the return after 64 years to the stage of the first Albanian feature film Tana" in November 2022
The film has already been restored and was part of the Lumiere festival in France 1 month ago. Today "Tana" the protagonist of the first Albanian feature film "Tana" produced in 1958 celebrates her 90th anniversary. Although at an advanced age, he has not given up acting. The last role was in the film "Sofia" by Eduart Grishaj.
Kurti was born on December 17, 1932 in Sarajevo in an art-loving family. Her mother was one of the main actresses of the National Theater of Sarajevo.
Her family moved, when she was five years old, to the city of Shkodra. Here he finished his seven-year education and in 1947 he left for Tirana to study at the Polytechnic of Tirana. By chance, as she would say years later, she would switch to the Drama department at the Artistic High School.
In her career, Kurti counts about 300 roles in theater and cinema. With character roles, she stood out not only for the drama that these roles carried, but also for the way of interpretation.
From 1949 she was appointed an actress at the "Migjeni" Theater in Shkodër, where she performed over 120 roles. Tinka Kurti will shine in the protagonist roles in the shows: "Gjaku i Arbri", "Histori Irkutas", "Our Land", "Bullet in the Dowry", "Fejesa" etc. She has performed over 35 roles in the cinema and will be remembered as the protagonist, in the first Albanian feature film "Tana", in 1958.
Kurti stood out with the roles of Nën Pashako in the movie "The Stars of the Long Nights" (1972), Nëna in the movie "The Happy Couple" (1975), Miss Mançini in "The Girls with Red Ribbons" (1978), Grandma in " Mother's heart" (1993) etc.
To appreciate her role in Albanian cinematography at the XI Festival held from April 23 to 27, 2000 in Tirana, she was awarded the Grand Career Award.
Kurti was awarded the title of "Meritist Artist" in 1961. For her great artistic merits, Tinka Kurti was also awarded the title of "People's Artist".
Tinka Kurti has received numerous awards, both in national film and theater festivals. Other important awards are added to these awards, such as the "Grand Master of Work" medal, awarded by the President of the Republic.