Liza Vorfi, actress of theater and cinema as well as Albanian singer, “Deserved Artist”, was born in Gjakova. Due to Serbian violence against Albanians in Kosovo, her family moved to the city of Skopje where, until her family built their own house, she lived with Mother Teresa’s family, who took care of little Liza herself. At the age of 6, Liza started school at the French college in Skopje, where her talent was noticed either as a dancer or as a singer in the shows given by the college’s artistic group. In 1932 her family moved to Tirana. In 1933, she enrolled in the female institute “Nana Mbretneshë” in Tirana, where she studied until 1940. She started her artistic activity as early as 1939 as a singer on “Tirana” radio. In 1940, for her talent and wonderful voice, she won a scholarship from the state to study singing in Italy. She began her studies at the “Santa Cecilia” conservatory in Rome, where she also studied canto and ballet. After that, she studied canto for two more years at the “Giaocomo Rossini” conservatory in Pezaro. In 1943, she returned to Albania and resumed her work at “Tirana” radio as a singer, adding folk songs to her repertoire. In 1945, she began working as an actress in the Professional Theatre, which was the core of what would later be called the People’s Theater (today the National Theatre). The National Theater considers Liza Vorfi as one of the most popular and noble actresses of this institution, which has also been an acting school for different generations. For her artistic merits, Liza Vorfi has been honored with the “Naim Frashëri i Artë” order. She passed away in Tirana, in 2011. (In the photo: Liza Vorfi)
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