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== Performing arts == === Actors and actresses === {{main|List of Albanian actors}} [[File:Alexander Moissi by Nicola Perscheid.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Aleksandër Moisiu]] actor of European stage.]] [[File:Odissea Bekim Fehmiu.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Bekim Fehmiu]]]] [[File:1982 Jim Belushi.jpg|thumb|150px|Actor [[Jim Belushi]] born in Chicago to Albanian parents.]] {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Melihate Ajeti]] (1935–2005) * [[Arben Bajraktaraj]] (born 1973){{spaced ndash}} actor, best known for his role as the [[Death Eater]] [[Death Eater#Antonin Dolohov|Antonin Dolohov]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' films * [[Faruk Begolli]] (1944–2007) * [[James Belushi]] (born 1954) {{spaced ndash}} American actor; of Albanian descent; brother of John Belushi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000902/bio|title=James Belushi|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref> * [[John Belushi]] (1949–1982) {{spaced ndash}} American comedian, actor, and musician; one of the original [[Saturday Night Live cast|cast members]] of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''; also known for 1978 film ''[[Animal House]]'' and as one of [[The Blues Brothers]];<ref name="BrowneBrowne2001">{{cite book|last1=Browne|first1=Ray Broadus|last2=Browne|first2=Pat|title=The Guide to United States Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3rJxPYT32MC&pg=PA78|access-date=10 September 2014|year=2001|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=9780879728212|pages=78–}}</ref> of Albanian descent * [[James Biberi]] (born 1965) * [[Luli Bitri]] (born 1976) * [[Cecilia Bolocco]] (born 1965) {{spaced ndash}} [[Chileans|Chilean]] actress, TV host and beauty queen; [[Miss Universo Chile|Miss Universo Chile 1987]] and [[Miss Universe 1987]]; of Albanian descent * [[Rajmonda Bulku]] (born 1965) * [[Marjeta]] [[Meti]] (born 1967) * [[Tracee Chimo]] {{spaced ndash}} has Albanian ancestry<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3904633/bio|title=Tracee Chimo|website=IMDb}}</ref> * [[Melpomeni Çobani]] (1928–2016) * [[Pjetër Gjoka]] (1912–1982) * [[Blerim Destani]] {{spaced ndash}} actor and producer; best known for his roles in ''[[Time of the Comet]]'' and ''[[Dossier K.]]'' * [[Besim Dina]] (born 1971) * [[Arta Dobroshi]] (born 1980) {{spaced ndash}}<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1671184/ IMDB] Retrieved November 2012.</ref> first [[Kosovo Albanians|Kosovar]] actress to walk the red carpet at the [[Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Time">{{Cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1881652,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321082926/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1881652,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2009|title=Kosovo to Cannes: Arta Dobroshi's Journey to The Silence of Lorna|last=Kirchner|first=Stephanie|date=2 March 2009|publisher=Time Magazine|access-date=2012-04-20}}</ref> the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and the [[Sundance Film Festival]],<ref name="NKR">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newkosovareport.com/201101192253/Culture-and-Sports/arta-dobroshi-competes-at-sundance-film-festival.html|title=Arta Dobroshi Competes at Sundance Film Festival|author=Koha|date=19 January 2011|publisher=New Kosova Report|access-date=2012-04-20|archive-date=1 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401151554/http://www.newkosovareport.com/201101192253/Culture-and-Sports/arta-dobroshi-competes-at-sundance-film-festival.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and to be nominated for the [[European Film Award]] * [[Eliza Dushku]] (born 1980) {{spaced ndash}} of Albanian descent * [[Halit Ergenç]] (born 1970) {{spaced ndash}} Turkish actor; mother of [[Albanian people|Albanian]] descent<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lajmeonline.eu/sulejmani-i-madherishem-halit-ergenc-une-kam-gjak-shqiptar/|title="Sulejmani i Madherishem", Halit Ergenc: Une kam gjak shqiptar|website=Lajmeonline.eu|date=16 March 2013|access-date=2017-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224016/http://www.lajmeonline.eu/sulejmani-i-madherishem-halit-ergenc-une-kam-gjak-shqiptar/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Bekim Fehmiu]] (1936–2010) {{spaced ndash}} [[Yugoslavia]]n theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity;<ref name="b92en">{{cite web|url=http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=16&nav_id=67839|title=Veteran actor dies|date=16 June 2010|access-date=28 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607011258/http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=16&nav_id=67839|archive-date=7 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/spettacoli/201006articoli/55950girata.asp|title=Bekim Fehmiu forse suicida|language=it|date=16 June 2010|access-date=28 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404095718/http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/spettacoli/201006articoli/55950girata.asp|archive-date=4 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bw.balkanweb.com/kosova/2686/sejdiu-bekim-fehmiu-sinonim-i-artit-filmik-13611.html|title=Kosova President Sejdiu remarks on Fehmiu|date=16 June 2010|access-date=28 June 2010|language=sq|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813000534/http://bw.balkanweb.com/kosova/2686/sejdiu-bekim-fehmiu-sinonim-i-artit-filmik-13611.html|archive-date=13 August 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> first [[Eastern European]] actor to star in Hollywood during the [[Cold War]]<ref name="Film Obituaries: Bekim Fehmiu">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/7877965/Bekim-Fehmiu.html|title=Film Obituaries: Bekim Fehmiu|date=16 June 2010|access-date=4 February 2011|location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110124001540/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/7877965/Bekim-Fehmiu.html| archive-date= 24 January 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> * [[Victor Gojcaj]] (born 1983) * [[Ana Golja]] (born 1996) {{spaced ndash}} Canadian actress and singer of Albanian descent, best known for playing [[Zoë Rivas]] in the teen drama ''[[Degrassi: Next Class]]'' and [[Ariana Berlin]] in the TV movie ''[[Full Out]]'' * [[Katarina Josipi]] (1923–1969) * [[Agim Kaba]] (born 1980) {{spaced ndash}} American actor, artist and filmmaker of Albanian descent; best known for his role of [[Aaron Snyder]] on ''[[As the World Turns]]'' * [[Mirush Kabashi]] (born 1948) * [[Florina Kaja]] (born 1982) * [[Flonja Kodheli]] * [[Tinka Kurti]] (born 1932) * [[Marie Logoreci]] (1920–1988) * [[Jon Lolis]] * [[Ndrek Luca]] (1927–1995) * [[Masiela Lusha]] (born 1985)<ref>[[Fox News Channel]] [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Oct18/0,4670,CelebBirthdays,00.html Celebrity Birthdays]. Accessed 20 April 2009.</ref> {{spaced ndash}} Albanian-American<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zhurnal.mk/content/?id=142281084427|title=Shqiptarja Masiela Lusha përkrah Charlie Sheen|author=Zhurnal.mk|work=Zhurnal.mk|access-date=15 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314104411/http://zhurnal.mk/content/?id=142281084427|archive-date=14 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> actress, author, producer and humanitarian; played [[List of George Lopez characters#Carmen Lopez|Carmen Consuela Lopez]] on the globally syndicated [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] sitcom ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' * [[Pjetër Malota]] (born 1959) {{spaced ndash}} best known for his appearances in films starring [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]; has over 40 years Tae Lwon Do/Hapkido experience * [[Violeta Manushi]] (1926–2007) * [[Alexander Moissi]] (1879–1935)<ref name="HDA">{{cite book|last=Elsie|first=Robert|date=19 March 2010|title=Historical Dictionary of Albania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haFlGXIg8uoC&q=%22MOISSI,+ALEXANDER+(2+April+1879–22+March+1935).+Actor.+Alexander+Moissi,+known+in+Albanian+as+Aleksander+Moisiu,+was+born+in+Trieste,+then+part+of+Austria–Hungary,+of+an+Albanian+father+from+Kavaja+and+an+Arberesh+mother.%22&pg=PA309|publisher=Scarecrow Press|page=309|isbn=978-0-8108-6188-6|access-date=1 November 2013}}</ref> {{spaced ndash}} stage actor * [[Yllka Mujo]] (born 1953) * [[Robert Ndrenika]] (born 1942) * [[Antoneta Papapavli]] (1938–2013) * [[Drita Pelingu]] (1926–2013) * [[Enver Petrovci]] (born 1954) * [[Sulejman Pitarka]] (1924–2007) * [[Sandër Prosi]] (1920–1985) * [[Muharrem Qena]] (1930–2006) * [[Kadri Roshi]] (1924–2007) * [[Skënder Sallaku]] (1935–2014) * [[Laert Vasili]] (born 1974) * [[Liza Vorfi]] (1924–2011) * [[Albert Vërria]] (1936–2015) * [[Nik Xhelilaj]] (born 1983)<ref name="Born">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nik-Xhelilaj-Fan-Page/165747556778328?v=info|title=Nik Xhelilaj Fan Page|website=Facebook.com|access-date=2017-07-12}}</ref> {{spaced ndash}} film and stage actor; has won several "Best Actor" Awards in various international film festivals<ref name="Gazeta Albania">Gazeta Albania – Filmi "Shqiptari" pushton Festivalin e Gjenevës (in Albanian) | 9 November 2010</ref> * [[Margarita Xhepa]] (born 1932) * [[Can Yaman]] (born 1989) }} === Comedians and satirists === * [[Spiro Çomora]] (1918–1973) * [[Besim Dina]] (born 1971) * [[Zyrafete Gashi]] (1955–2013) * [[Ermal Mamaqi]] (born 1982) === Film and television directors === {{see also|Category:Albanian film directors|Category:Albanian television directors|Category:Albanian theatre directors}} {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Dhimitër Anagnosti]] (born 1936) * [[Besnik Bisha]] (born 1958) * [[Kujtim Çashku]] (born 1950) * [[Arian Çuliqi]] (born 1960) * [[Kristaq Dhamo]] (1933–2022) * [[Stan Dragoti]] (1932–2018) * [[Shqipe N. Duka]] (born 1980) * [[Gëzim Erebara]] (1929–2007) * [[Kujtim Gjonaj]] (1946–2021) * [[Hysen Hakani]] (1932–2011) * [[Xhanfise Keko]] (1928–2007) * [[Saim Kokona]] (1934–2012) * [[Saimir Kumbaro]] (born 1945) * [[Gjergj Xhuvani]] (born 1963) * [[Ibrahim Muçaj]] (1944–2010) * [[Kristaq Mitro]] (1945–2023) * [[Andamion Murataj]] (born 1970) * [[Leon Qafzezi]] (born 1953) * [[Isa Qosja]] (born 1949) * [[Shaqir Veseli]] (born 1957) }} === Dancers and choreographers === [[File:Angelin prejlocaj.jpg|thumb|150px|Dancer and choreographer [[Angelin Preljocaj]] is a recipient of the [[Prix Benois de la Danse]] award.]] {{div col}} * [[Olta Ahmetaj]] {{spaced ndash}} choreographer and dancer * [[Esdalin Gorani]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Tringa Hysa]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Ilir Kerni]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Spartak Hoxha]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Kledi Kadiu]] {{spaced ndash}} dancer on the popular talent show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi''; starred in ''Passa a Due'' in 2005 * [[Altin Kaftira]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Eno Peçi]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Enkel Zhuti]] {{spaced ndash}} ballet dancer * [[Tony Dovolani]] (born 1973)<ref name=tvg>{{cite web| url = http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-dovolani/bio/216588/ | title= Tony Dovolani | publisher= [[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]] | access-date= 29 September 2015| archive-date=7 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907181746/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-dovolani/bio/216588/ | url-status=live}}</ref> {{spaced ndash}} Albanian-American professional [[ballroom dancer]], instructor and judge; known for his involvement in the American version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''; appeared in ''[[Shall We Dance (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]''; spent time coaching actress [[Jennifer Lopez]] * [[Angelin Preljocaj]] (born 1957) {{spaced ndash}} choreographer of [[contemporary dance]] * [[Ferbent Shehu]] {{spaced ndash}} dancer and choreographer {{div col end}} === Models and beauty pageant participants === [[File:Emina Cunmulaj1crop.jpg|thumb|150px|Supermodel [[Emina Cunmulaj]]]] [[File:Aferdita Dreshaj.jpg|thumb|150px|Fashion model [[Afërdita Dreshaj]] is married to former Czech ice hockey player [[Jakub Kindl]].]] [[File:Drita Ziri (2024).jpg|thumb|150px|Beauty queen, model, and TV personality [[Drita Ziri]] won Miss Earth 2023. And became the first Albanian woman to win any of the [[Big Four beauty pageants|Big Four international beauty pageants]].]] {{columns-list|colwidth=15em| * [[Almeda Abazi]] (born 1992) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Globe]] 2008 * [[Miss Globe International|Kleoniki Delijorgji]] (born 1996) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Globe]] 2012 * [[Miss Globe International|Lorinda Kolgeci]] (born 1999) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Globe]] 2020 * [[Hygerta Sako]] (born 1977) {{spaced ndash}} semi-finalist at [[Miss Europe 1996]] * [[Anisa Kospiri]] (born 1980) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Universe 2002]] Top 10 * [[Zana Krasniqi]] (born 1988) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Universe 2008]] Top 10 * [[Hasna Xhukiçi]] (born 1988) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Universe 2009]] Top 10 * [[Marigona Dragusha]] (born 1990) [[Miss Universe 2009]] Second Runner Up * [[Diana Avdiu]] (born 1993) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Universe 2012]] Top 16 * [[Claudia Conserva]] (born 1974) {{spaced ndash}} Chilean actress, model and television presenter; of [[Arbëreshë people|Arbëreshë]]) descent * [[Angela Martini]] (born 1986) {{spaced ndash}}[[Miss Universe 2010]] Top 6 * [[Afërdita Dreshaj]] (born 1986) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Universe 2011]] Top 16 * [[Cindy Marina]] (born 1998) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Universe 2019]] Top 20 * '''[[Drita Ziri]]''' (born 2005) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Earth 2023]] * [[Miss World Germany|Martina Ivezaj]] (born 1991) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss World Germany]] 2012 * [[Miss World Germany|Egzonita Ala]] (born 1995) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss World Germany]] 2014 * [[Miss World Germany|Albjona Muharremaj]] (born 1996) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss World Germany]] 2015 * [[Miss Finland|Adriana Gerxhalija]] (born 1992) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Finland|Miss World Finland]] 2017 * [[Miss World Greece|Erika Kolani]] (born 1996) {{spaced ndash}} [[Star Hellas|Miss World Greece]] 2019 * [[Miss Slovakia|Leona Novoberdaliu]] (born 1997) {{spaced ndash}} [[Miss Slovakia|Miss World Slovakia]] 2020 * [[Greece's Next Top Model|Cindy Toli]] (born 1993) {{spaced ndash}} Greece's Next Top Model Season 2 Winner * [[Greece's Next Top Model|Aleksia Trajko]] (born 2003) {{spaced ndash}} Greece's Next Top Model Season 7 Winner * [[Angela Tanuzi]] (born 2002) {{spaced ndash}} beauty queen * [[Erbi Ago]] (born 1990) {{spaced ndash}} model and actor * [[Yllka Berisha]] (born 1990) {{spaced ndash}} beauty queen * [[Emina Cunmulaj]] (born 1984) {{spaced ndash}} High Fashion Model in the USA * [[Erjona Ala]] (born 1995) {{spaced ndash}} High Fashion Model * [[Endi Demneri]] (born 1999) {{spaced ndash}} model and beauty queen * [[Adrola Dushi]] (born 1993) {{spaced ndash}} model and beauty queen * [[Sara Gjoni]] (born 1997) {{spaced ndash}} model and beauty queen * [[Egla Harxhi]] (born 1991) {{spaced ndash}} beauty queen * [[Adelina Ismajli]] (born 1979) {{spaced ndash}} model and singer * [[Oriola Marashi]] (born 1996) {{spaced ndash}} model and one of the main faces of [[Guess (company)|Guess]] * [[Trejsi Sejdini]] (born 2000) {{spaced ndash}} beauty queen * [[Mirjeta Shala]] (born 1994) {{spaced ndash}} beauty queen * [[Monika Zguro]] (born 1971) {{spaced ndash}} beauty queen * [[Ledina Çelo]] (born 1977) {{spaced ndash}} model and singer }} ==== Television personalities ==== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Blendi Fevziu]] (born 1969) – television host * [[Ardit Gjebrea]] (born 1963) – producer, television host, singer-songwriter * [[Baton Haxhiu]] (born 1967) – journalist, television host * [[Claudia Conserva]] (born 1974){{spaced ndash}} [[Chilean people|Chilean]] actress, model and television presenter; of Italian-Albanian (Arbëreshë) descent * [[Benet Kaci]] (born 1978){{spaced ndash}} Kosovan television personality; from Kosovo * [[Florina Kaja]] (born 1982){{spaced ndash}} American reality-television participant, singer and actress * [[Drita D'Avanzo]] – reality TV star on the [[VH1]] series ''[[Mob Wives]]'' {{div col end}}
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