Dina Cocea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdina ˈkot͡ʃe̯a]; 27
November 1912 â€" 28 October 2008) was a Romanian stage actress and
occasional movie star with a career that spanned 50 years. Among other
activities, Cocea was an actor in residence at Bucharest's National
Theatre for 17 years, a university professor, writer and columnist,
playwright, political activist and representative to UNESCO.Cocea was
born on 27 November 1912 in Bucharest to father N. D. Cocea, a
well-known writer and journalist, and mother Florica Mille, who was
the daughter of another prominent journalist and writer, the socialist
politico Constantin Mille, in whose house Cocea resided as a child. At
14 years of age, Cocea went to Paris, where she attended a Roman
Catholic boarding school for a time. She later moved in with her aunt,
Alice Cocéa, a film actress and star of the Parisian theatre, who
introduced and encouraged Cocea to take up the acting profession.After
completing an education in the dramatic arts in Paris, Cocea returned
to Romania where she debuted as an actress in 1934. In 1935, Cocea
landed a role at Bucharest's Comedia ("Comedy"), a basement theater,
(today the site of the Odeon) alongside actor G. Timică in the play
Adevăratul Iacob ("The Real Jacob"). She initially appeared using the
stage name, "Dina Cerna" but she quickly dropped the pseudonym.
November 1912 â€" 28 October 2008) was a Romanian stage actress and
occasional movie star with a career that spanned 50 years. Among other
activities, Cocea was an actor in residence at Bucharest's National
Theatre for 17 years, a university professor, writer and columnist,
playwright, political activist and representative to UNESCO.Cocea was
born on 27 November 1912 in Bucharest to father N. D. Cocea, a
well-known writer and journalist, and mother Florica Mille, who was
the daughter of another prominent journalist and writer, the socialist
politico Constantin Mille, in whose house Cocea resided as a child. At
14 years of age, Cocea went to Paris, where she attended a Roman
Catholic boarding school for a time. She later moved in with her aunt,
Alice Cocéa, a film actress and star of the Parisian theatre, who
introduced and encouraged Cocea to take up the acting profession.After
completing an education in the dramatic arts in Paris, Cocea returned
to Romania where she debuted as an actress in 1934. In 1935, Cocea
landed a role at Bucharest's Comedia ("Comedy"), a basement theater,
(today the site of the Odeon) alongside actor G. Timică in the play
Adevăratul Iacob ("The Real Jacob"). She initially appeared using the
stage name, "Dina Cerna" but she quickly dropped the pseudonym.
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