{"id":7875,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/1970\/01\/01\/liza-laska-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T18:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:52:52","slug":"liza-laska-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albheritage.wpadmin.ch\/en\/1970\/01\/01\/liza-laska-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Liza Laska"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW193185718 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW193185718 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Li<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">za<\/span> <span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">L<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">aska, a distinguished <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">actress<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> and Merited Artist, passed away in Vlo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">. Born in Vlo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> in 1926, she <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">showcased<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> her talent from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">a young age<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> In <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Kor&ccedil;a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">, she was a founding <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">actress<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> of the city&rsquo;s professional theater, where she played leading roles until 1962. That year, she became one of the first <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">actresses<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> to help form the troupe of the Professional Theater of Vlo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">, where she worked until her r<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">etirement. Laska excelled in port<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ying epic mothers who endured great t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">gedies and losses for their sons who fell for freedom, as well as suffering and unfortunate women who stoically faced the consequences of a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">fe marked by violence. She also depicted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> emancipated women and loving mothers and g<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ndmothers. In addition to her main roles, <\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Li<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">za<\/span> <span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">L<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">aska masterfully embodied <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">numerous<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> secondary and episodic cha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">cters, capturing <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">fe types with remarkable origina<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ty. Her performances were cha<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">cterized by trut<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">hfulness, deep rea<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">sm, emotional complexity, d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ma, and t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">gedy, often infused with lyrical and poetic tones that high<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ghted the de<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">cacy of behavior and the f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">gi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ty of fee<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ngs. She <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">possessed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> a warm, soft, melodious voice, with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">a clear sound<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> and inton<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ation reflective of Labe speech. Beyond the theater, <\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Li<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">za<\/span> <span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">L<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">aska performed in 13 different roles in film, including a mother in &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Shtigje<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Lufte<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;War Paths&rdquo;) (1974), Ma<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> in &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Dimri<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">i<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">fundit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;The Last Winter&rdquo;) (1976), for which she won the Festival Medal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">on; the cleaner in &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Lul&euml;kuqe<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">mbi<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">mure<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;Poppy on the Wall&rdquo;) (1976); <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Belu<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8216;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> mother in &ldquo;Guna <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW193185718 BCX0\">mbi<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">tela<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&rdquo; (&#8220;Cloak on Wires&#8221;) (1977); Evgenia in &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">N&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">g<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">t&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">li<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">ris&euml;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;On the Verge of Freedom&rdquo;) (1981); mother in &ldquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Vendimi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&rdquo; (&#8220;The Decision&#8221;) (1984); Aunt Sofia in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Gur&euml;t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> e <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">sht&euml;pis&euml;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">sime<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;The Stones of My House&rdquo;) (1985); and Boni&#8217;s friend in &#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Vdekja<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"> e <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">burrit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&#8221; (&ldquo;Death of the Husband&rdquo;) (1992), among others. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">(<em>In the photo: <\/em><\/span><em><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Li<\/span><span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">za<\/span> <span class=\"FindHit SCXW193185718 BCX0\">L<\/span><\/em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"><em>aska<\/em>)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW193185718 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW193185718 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW193185718 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW193185718 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"><strong>Text<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Josif <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW193185718 BCX0\">Papagjoni<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW193185718 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW193185718 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW193185718 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW193185718 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\"><strong>Photo<\/strong>: <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml_lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW193185718 BCX0\">&copy; 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