TIRANA, Dec. 20 – Tinka Kurti’s 85th birthday was celebrated on Sunday at the Migjeni Theatre of Shkodra. The actress, who has been honored with the Nation’s Honor title, first went on stage when she was just 15-years-old and has been interpreting in movies and theater ever since.
Inseparable from theatre and films, Kurti is also a very active member of the civil society in the country. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, to a Hungarian mother and Albanian father, Kurti returned with her family in Shkodà«r at an early age and it was there her acting career began.
For this reason, Shkodra’s municipality in cooperation with the Migjeni Theatre decided to commemorate her life and work on the occasion of her birthday by gathering a number of friends and prominent art names in the country. Kurti was greeted at the entrance of her beloved theatre with a banner that read: the eternal Tinka.
“We wish her a long life for all the years to come during which Tinka will be here, because, after all, she is Tinka Kurti. For us it’s an honor to celebrate her birthday with her,” Voltana Ademi, Shkodra’s mayor, said.
Kurti’s artistic journey is intertwined with the country’s history, side by side with other important actors who joined the celebration. During her long career, Kurti participated in more than 120 theater productions and 35 cinematic productions, including the first Albanian feature movie titled Tana.
“Tinka is an actress who even today, even in her last movie, she remains modern. She has fed many generations and we should be very grateful. I get goose-bumps to this day, being reminded of her. This is an actress that has seen life and brought it on stage in the most splendid way,” Roza Anagnosti, another famous actress, said.
Kurti expressed her happiness for receiving this honor from her hometown and a celebration she she’d been expecting for a long time. Referring to her continued involvement with theatres and filmmaking, Kurti said that she does not work to satisfy her ego or needs, but to honor and continue serving her country and the Albanian people.
Among the numerous awards and evaluations received through the years, being called People’s Artist at a very young age and receiving the title Nation’s Honor when she turned 80-years-old and the Gjergj Kastrioti Skà«ndà«rbeu Order a while later can be noted as the highlights of Kurti’s career.
