Ruzha Delcheva (Bulgarian: Ружа Делчева, 2 August 1915 – 26 November 2002) was a Bulgarian stage and film actress.

Ружа Делчева
Ruzha Delcheva
Ruzha Delcheva in A Dog in a Drawer (1982)
Born
Ruzha Nikolova Delcheva

(1915-08-02)August 2, 1915
DiedNovember 26, 2002(2002-11-26) (aged 87)
Occupation(s)Film and Theatre Actress
Years active1938–1989
SpouseAlexander Tihov

She is probably best known for her memorable performance as Madam Zlata, costarring with Georgi Partsalev in the TV musical The Phoney Civilization (1974) directed by Hacho Boyadzhiev. She is also known for her numerous roles on the stage of the Ivan Vazov National Theatre most notably as Masha in Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, Kostanda in Mother-in-law by Anton Strashimirov, Regina in The Little Foxes by Lillian Hellman and Beatrice in The Duchess of Padua by Oscar Wilde.[1]

Between 1968 and 1970, Ruzha Delcheva was a chairwoman of The Union of Bulgarian Actors (UBA).[1] In 2000, she was decorated with the high government prize the Order Of The Balkan Mountains.

Selected filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
English title Bulgarian title Transliteration
1938 Strahil Voivode Страхил войвода Strahil voyvoda Ivana short
directed by Josip Novak
1940 They Were Victorious Те победиха Te pobediha Rada
1956 Item One Точка първа Tochka parva the chairwoman
1957 Years of Love Години за любов Godini za lyubov Maria
1969 Tzar Ivan Shishman Цар Иван Шишман Tzar Ivan Shishman Teodora Sara
1974 The Phoney Civilization Криворазбраната цивилизация Krivorazbranata tsivilizatsiya Zlata TV musical directed by Hacho Boyadzhiev
1982 A Dog in a Drawer Куче в чекмедже Kuche v chekmedzhe Andro's grandmother
1985 This Fine Age of Maturity Тази хубава зряла възраст Tazi hubava zryala vazrast directed by Hacho Boyadzhiev

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Sources

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  • 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.
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