Draga Olteanu Matei (née Olteanu) (; 24 October 1933 – 18 November 2020) was a Romanian actress. She performed in more than thirty films from 1967 to 2006.
Born in Bucharest, she studied at the Iulia Hasdeu High School in Lugoj. After moving to Brașov at age 17, she returned to Bucharest, where she graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts. In 1970 she married Ion Matei, a doctor from Piatra Neamț.
Draga Olteanu Matei was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank in May 2002 and the Order of the Crown of Romania, Officer rank in October 2014. She received a star on the Romanian Walk of Fame in Bucharest on 29 October 2011.
She died in 2020 of gastrointestinal bleeding at the in Iași and was buried with military honors at the Eternitatea Cemetery in Piatra Neamț.
Selected filmography + Film Year Title Role Director 2015 Atlantis: Milo's ReturnMrs. Packard (Romanian dub) 2014 O nouă viațăNae's motherAlex Fotea, Mihai Brătilă 2013 Îngeri pierduțiAura's grandmotherLarry Maronese 2011 MoștenireaVarvaraIura Luncașu 2010 Narcisa sălbaticăNarcisa's grandmotherMihai Bauman, Sebastian Voinea, Catrinel Dănăiață 2009 State de RomâniaOrlando's grandmotherIura Luncașu 2009 State de România - Student la SorbonaThe Gypsy Fortune-tellerLarry Maronese, Iura Luncaşu 2008 ReginaIleana TomaIura Luncașu 2007 Inimă de țiganIleana TomaIura Luncașu 2006 Iubire ca în filmeMarghioala Iura Luncașu 2005 CuscreleAneta PăunNae Cosmescu 1999The Famous PaparazzoNicolae Mărgineanu1987Coana Chirița la IașiCoana Chirița Mircea Drăgan1986 Coana ChirițaCoana Chirița Mircea Drăgan 1979Uncle Marin, the BillionaireVetaSergiu Nicolaescu 1978Acțiunea „Autobuzul” VasilicaVirgil Calotescu 1977Iarna BobocilorVarvaraMircea Moldovan 1975Toamna BobocilorVarvaraMircea Moldovan 1975PatimaPăuna VarlamGeorge Cornea 1973Explosion Angela, Salamandra's wifeMircea Drăgan1972This evening we dance at homeLăcrămioara Geo Saizescu 1966Haiducii Zdrelea wifeDinu Cocea 1962A Bomb Was Stolen The NannyIon Popescu-Gopo
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