Maria Voluntaru

Romanian actress ✰ 1903, Murfatlar, Constanța ✞ in 1980's (after 1983), Bucharest Her real name where lost in time. “Voluntaru” (“Volunteer”), a nickname changed to personal name, comes from his father who was volunteer soldier in “Romanian War of Independence“, 1877. She spent her childhood in Constanța where graduated Primary school «Școala nr. 2 de fete» («Girls school no.2») Probably, begin her career in 1925 acting in children's theatre plays 1926 - graduated Bucharest Conservatory, class Constantin I. Nottara. 1926 - 1928 actress in Chișinău, now in Moldavian Republic 1928 - came in Bucharest and enroled in Sică Alexandrescu's theatre company «Teatrul Nostru» 1929 - Victor Eftimiu hires her at «Teatrul Național», București Soon after World War II, for a short period, was teacher 1967 - retired from theatre scene but continued to have minor appearances in movies (Aurel Vlaicu, 1977)