Luminița Gheorghiu
Luminița Gheorghiu is a Romanian film actress, and artistic performer in East Central Europe. She achieved international recognition for her roles in The Death of Mr. Lazarescu and Child's Pose. Gheorghiu's roles have mostly been in Romanian and French, including that in Code Unknown with Juliette Binoche.
Gheorghiu is a 1972 graduate of the Institute of Theatrical and Cinematographic Arts, where she studied under professor Ion Cojar.Theatrical roles
- Mărioara - Sânziana şi Pepelea by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, 1971, Studioul Casandra
- Mama Angheluşa -Cânticele comice by Vasile Alecsandri, directed by Ion Cojar, Studioul Casandra, 1971
- Trandafira - Trei crai de la răsărit by B.P. Haşdeu, directed by Ion Cojar, Studioul Casandra, 1971
- Victoriţa - O fată imposibilă by Virgil Stoenescu, directed by Marietta Sadova, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1972
- Vivian - Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw, directed by Marietta Sadova, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1972
- Mama - The Misunderstanding by Albert Camus, directed by Adrian Lupu, Stuidioul Casandra, 1972
- Cristina - Ultima cursă by Horia Lovinescu, directed by Emil Mandric, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani 1974
- Lizzie Curry - The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash, directed by Emil Mandric, Teatrul "Mihai Eminescu" Botoşani, 1974
- Ciocârlia - Tinereţe fără bătrâneţe şi viaţă fără de moarte by Eduard Covali, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu, Teatrul Tineretului Piatra Neamţ, 1975
- Gerda - The Pelican by August Strindberg, directed by Ioan Taub, Teatrul Bulandra, 1976
- Nimi - Miles Gloriosus by Plautus, directed by Anton Taub, Teatrul Bulandra, 1976
- Safta - Răceala by Marin Sorescu, directed by Dan Micu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1977
- Doctoriţa - Undeva, o lumină by Doru Moţoc, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1977
- Lucietta - The New House by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1978
- La lilieci by Marin Sorescu, directed by Virgil Ogăşanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1978
- Şura - A Day of Rest by Valentin Katayev, directed by Valeriu Moisescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1981
- Dorina - Tartuffe by Molière, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1982
- O actriţă - A Cabal of Hypocrites by Mihail Bulgakov, directed by Alexandru Tocilescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1982
- Linişte, ne privim în ochi by Marin Sorescu, directed by Virgil Ogăşanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1983
- O lume pe scenă, directed by Miriam Răducanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1984
- Ea - The Bench by Alexander Gelman, directed by Mircea Cornişteanu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1984
- Sonia - Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, directed by Alexa Visarion, Teatrul Bulandra, 1985
- Piticul Quaqueo - The Giants of the Mountain by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Cătălina Buzoianu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1987
- Fira - Omul cu mârţoaga by Gheorghe Ciprian, directed by Petre Popescu, Teatrul Bulandra, 1989
- Madame Bergman - The Awakening of Spring by Frank Wedekind, directed by Liviu Ciulei, Teatrul Bulandra, 1991
- Vittoria - Comic Theater by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Silviu Purcărete, Teatrul Bulandra, 1992
- Whore, Angel - The Seventh Commandment by Dario Fo, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra, 1993
- A woman, wife of Ill - The Visit of the Old Lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, directed by Felix Alexa, Teatrul Bulandra, 1993
- Paulina - The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1994
- Olga - Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1995
- Prezicătoare - Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, directed by Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1995
- Nevasta lui Simon - 1794, after Camil Petrescu, Georg Buchner, Peter Weiss; director and scenarist Alexandru Darie, Teatrul Bulandra, 1997
- Exercises in Style, after Raymond Queneau, directed by Ileana Cârstea-Simion, Teatrul Bulandra, 1997
- Bătrâna - Chickenhead by George Spiro, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra 1998
- Eugenia - Tango by Slawomir Mrozek, directed by Gelu Colceag, Teatrul Bulandra, 2001
- Portăreasa - De Pretore Vincenzo by Eduardo De Filippo, directed by Horaţiu Mălăele, Teatrul Bulandra, 2003
Feature films
- Labirintul, directed by Şerban Creangă
- Secvenţe, directed by Alexandru Tatos
- Moromeţii, directed by Stere Gulea
- Drumul câinilor, directed by Laurenţiu Damian
- Rămânerea, directed by Laurenţiu Damian
- Priveşte înainte cu mânie, directed by Nicolae Mărgineanu
- Prea târziu, directed by Lucian Pintilie
- Trenul Vieţii
- Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages, directed by Michael Haneke
- Marfa si banii.
- Moartea Domnului Lazarescu.
- 4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile
- Aurora
- Brave - The Witch
- Dupa dealuri, directed by Cristian Mungiu
- Child's Pose - won the international award Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival
- Aferim!
