Melpomeni cobani

Melpomeni Çobani was an Albanian actress and poet, who was born in Tirana in 1928. She studied acting in Tirana and specialized in Paris (Comédie-Française). She was considered the number one theater actress of Tirana. She started acting when she was 16 years old, in 1951, at the Regional Theater of Kosovo. She performed 180 main roles that showcased her talent and her great capacity as an actress: Zullumqari, Sikur të isha djalë, Besa, Vajza pa pajë, Halili e Hajrija, Hanka, Zonja me kamelie, Erveheja, Anna Karenina, Shtetrrethimi, Hamlet, Othello, Antigone, Macbeth, Svinga e Gjallë, and Vdekja e një mbretëreshe, among others. She left indelible marks in Kosovar and Yugoslavian films as well: Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemuna, Buka, Etja, Trimi, Era e Lisi, Kur Pranvera vonohet, Të ngujuarit, E shtëna në ajër, Përroi vërshues, Migjeni, Gjurmët e bardha, Dorotej, and Lepuri me 5 këmbë, among others. She also wrote poems for the weekly The Voice of Albania, edited by Anastas Kullurioti. One of her most important poems was a ballad of 150 verses entitled The Albanians who fight in Gucia. She had a daughter from her marriage with director Muharrem Qena. She died in Tirana on October 26, 2016 of a heart attack.