Katya Paskaleva

Katya Paskaleva
Born	(1945-09-18)18 September 1945 Petrich, Bulgaria
Died	23 July 2002(2002-07-23) (aged 56) Sofia, Bulgaria
Occupation(s)	film and stage actress
Years active	1967–2002

Katya Paskaleva (Bulgarian: Катя Паскалева) was a Bulgarian film and stage actress, born in 1945, deceased in 2002.

She is best known for her performance as Maria in the Bulgarian film classic The Goat Horn (1972), for which she received broad critical acclaim. Paskaleva is also known for her roles in the films The End of the Song (1971), Villa Zone (1975), Matriarchy (1977), Elegy (1982), Eve on the Third Floor (1987) as well as her numerous notable appearances on the stages of the Sofia Municipal Theatre and the Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov".

Biography and career

Katya Paskaleva was born on September 18, 1945, in the town of Petrich, Bulgaria. In 1967, she graduated from The National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts where Metodi Andonov taught her acting. Her career started on the stage of the Pazardzhik Theatre before joining the troupe of the Sofia Municipal Theatre. In 1985, Paskaleva became part of the famous Satirical Theatre "Aleko Konstantinov" in Sofia. Her film debut was in the movie Monday Morning (1966), which was stopped by the communist authority and not released until 1988.

In 2002, Paskaleva died from cancer in Sofia.

Selected filmography

Year	Film			Role	Notes
	English title	Bulgarian title	Transliteration
1966	Monday Morning	Понеделник сутрин	Ponedelnik sutrin	Velko's wife	because of the communist censorship it was released in 1988
1967	Detour
1971	The End of the Song	Краят на песента	Krayat na pesenta	Nayme
1972	The Goat Horn	Козият рог	Koziyat rog	Maria	directed by Metodi Andonov
1973	Men Without Work	Мъже без работа	Mazhe bez rabota	Hristina
1975	Villa Zone	Вилна зона	Vilna zona	Stefka	directed by Eduard Zahariev
1977	Matriarchy	Матриархат	Matriarhat	Tana	directed by Lyudmil Kirkov
	Stars in Her Hair, Tears in Her Eyes	Звезди в косите, сълзи в очите	Zvezdi v Kosite, Salzi v Ochite	Liza Strezova
1982	Elegy	Елегия	Elegiya	the tavern-keeper Zdravka	directed by Eduard Zahariev
1987	Eve on the Third Floor	Ева на третия етаж	Eva na tretiya etazh	Naumova

References

Sources

• Gencheva, Galina (2008). Bulgarian Feature Films encyclopedia. Sofia: Publishing house "Dr Ivan Bogorov". ISBN 978-954-316-069-3.
• Kovachev, Pencho (2008). 50 Golden Bulgarian Films. Sofia: Publishing house "Zahariy Stoyanov". ISBN 978-954-09-0281-4.

External links

• Katya Paskaleva at IMDb