Irena Boclincă

Irena Boclincă
Born	(1980-12-04) 4 December 1980 (age 44) Zăicani, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now in Moldova
Nationality	Moldovan
Alma mater	Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts [ro]
Occupation	Former actress at the Eugène Ionesco National Theatre [ro] of Chișinău
Years active	2014–present

Irena Boclincă (born 4 December 1980) is a theater actress from Moldova who currently works and lives in Bucharest, Romania.[1] She formerly played for the Eugène Ionesco National Theatre [ro] at Chișinău and is also a former television presenter.[2][3]

Biography

Irena Boclincă was born on 4 December 1980 in Zăicani, in Moldova.having formerly been married to stylist Valentin Vicol.[4]

Boclincă graduated from the College of Medicine of Bălți, in Moldova,[5] later studying at the Academy of Music, Theater and Fine Arts [ro] in Chișinău, also in Moldova, and then following her master studies at the George Enescu National University of Arts in Iași, Romania. Boclincă is currently an actress at the Constantin Tănase Magazine Theater [ro] in Bucharest, Romania.[6]

Boclincă became popular in Moldova due to her numerous comic, satirical and dramatic roles, including the performance of the famous French artist Édith Piaf, played on the stage of the Eugène Ionesco National Theatre [ro] of Chișinău for seven years, but also due to the roles she played on the Iași National Theatre. Additionally, she also stood out in the Moldovan satirical show Shaving Hour, on Jurnal TV, presented by the Moldovan actors Constantin Cheianu and Anatol Durbală, where she played the role of the character Simona.[7][8]

In February 2019, she became known to the general public in Romania due to her appearance on the show iUmor [ro] on Antena 1 in Bucharest, where she imitated Viorica Dăncilă, the then Prime Minister of Romania.[9][10][11] On 1 June of the same year, she won the season 6 of iUmor. However, she donated the prize, worth around 20,000 euros, to competitor Vasi Borcan, who was immobilized in a wheelchair.[12]

References

1. "Cine este actrița care a imitat-o perfect pe Viorica Dăncilă la iUmor și care este visul pe care speră să-l îndeplinească odată cu apariția de la Antena 1 VIDEO". adevarul.ro. 24 February 2019.
2. "Moldoveanca Irena Boclincă a imitat-o perfect pe Prim-ministrul României și a stârnit hohote de râs la iUmor! Vezi video". unica.md. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
3. Irina Nechit (15 April 2014). "Irena Boclincă, învingătoare la Bacău". jc.md. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
4. Bucsain, Alina (2 June 2019). "Cum arată Irena Boclincă atunci când nu o imită pe Viorica Dăncilă. Câștigătoarea "iUmor" are picioare sexy și doar 38 de ani". Click! (in Romanian).
5. Irina Nechit (25 July 2014). "Actrița Irene Boclincă a absolvit și Colegiul de Medicină! "Acum tratez oamenii cu teatru" (Video)". ea.md. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
6. Lena Negru (28 March 2016). "Irena Boclincă: "Vă iubesc și mi-e dor!"". jc.md. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
7. Cristina Blanuta (23 February 2019). "Cine este, de fapt, Irena Boclincă, tânăra care a interpretat-o pe Viorica Dancilă la iUmor. O stii de la PRO TV. VIDEO". cancan.ro. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
8. "Foto. Acum toată România îi spune Dăncilă de la iUmor. Puțini sunt cei care știu cum arată Irena Boclincă!". a1.ro. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
9. Ioana Bucur (23 February 2019). "Lume! Lume! Vizită oficială pe scena "iUmor": "Cum ar fi să câștige Viorica Dăncilă iUmor?"". a1.ro. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
10. iUmor (23 February 2019). "Sosia Vioricăi Dancilă, anunț important: "Am preluat portofelul de ministru ca să diminuez țara"". youtube.com.
11. Nadia Darie (23 February 2019). "Lider la Feminin: Irena Boclincă, actrița care tratează oamenii cu teatrul". EA.md. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
12. Surmei, Claudiu (2 June 2019). "Cine este Irena Boclincă, marea câștigătoare a concursului iUmor. A donat premiul unui alt concurent". Playtech.ro (in Romanian).