Lala Mnatsakanyan is an Armenian actress and Honoured Artist of Armenia.
Biography
Born in Yerevan, Armenia, Lala Mnatsakanyan is the third and youngest daughter in the family. Her mother Elza Gyuleseryan was an associate professor of scenic word at Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts. Her father Babken Mnatsakanyan was a mathematician and a candidate of physico-mathematical science. After graduating from school N78, Lala Mnatsakanyan entered the Yerevan Institute of Theater and Fine Arts. In 1978, she graduated from the Faculty of Acting, receiving a diploma with honors. She has played many diverse roles in theatre, film, and television, and has performed many roles in various theatres of the country–The Yerevan Youth Experimental Theatre, The Vanadzor State Drama Theatre, The Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan, The “Metro” Theatre, and The “Mher Mkrtchyan” Artistic Theatre. She is a scriptwriter and performer of 140 miniatures. She has been a professor of scenic word at Yerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography from 1991 to the present. Mnatsakanyan is a co-author of the first and to-date only tutorial “The Art of Teaching Scenic Word” written in Armenian.
1979–80 – Rosalia Pavlovna “The Bedbug” Vladimir Mayakovsky 1979–80 – Mezalyapsova “The Bathhouse” Vladimir Mayakovsky 1979–80 – Gertrude “William Tell Has Sad Eyes” Alfonso Sastre 1979 – Polly “The Threepenny Opera” Bertolt Brecht 1979–80 – Sonya “Uncle Vanya” Anton Chekhov 1980 – Lika “Two sisters” Armen Zurabov 1984 – Vera “The bench” Alexander Gelman
The Vanadzor State Drama Theatre named after Hovhannes Abelyan
1983 – Marina "Finding Joy" Viktor Rozov 1983 – Princess “The Twelve months” Samuil Marshak 1986 – Presenter “Blue Horses on Red Grass” Mikhail Shatrov 1987 – Ninuccia “Christmas at the Cupiello's” Eduardo De Filippo 1989 – Lisa “Save our souls” Anahit Aghasaryan 1991 – Sorrentino “Widows’ Comforter” G. Marotta and B. Randone
The “Metro” Theatre
1995 – Eva “Ungrateful men” Aldo Nicolaj 1995–96 – Mary “Willy, Titi, Jig” Anahit Aghasaryan
1982–83 – Lusik “Barsegh aga and others” Hagop Baronian 1983 – Policeman “Brave Nazar” L. Miridzhanyan 1984 – Janet “In the name of land and sun” Ion Druţă 1984 – Mary “God help us” Jackson 1984 – Masha "Look, who's come!" Vladimir Arro 1984 – Varya “Anton and Others” Aleksei Kazantsev 1986 – Hasmik “Aralez” Aghasi Ayvazyan 1989 – Nargiz “Leaven” Avetis Aharonyan 1994 – Vera “The bench” Alexander Gelman
Radio performances
1983 – Hasmik “Peak of courage” Lalayants 1983 – Anna “Groom from forest” Hrachya Kochar 1983 – Nene “The Memoir of A Cross-Stealer” Raffi 1984 – Gladiator “Stranger” Chalikyan 1984 – Dulcinea del Toboso “Don Quixote” Miguel de Cervantes 1986–87 – Prince “The Prince and the Pauper” Mark Twain 1991 – Swan “The Laughing Matter” William Saroyan
TV programs
1992–97 – Comic miniatures 1992–97 – “Voice of the Greats”
2008 – “No lie, No truth” 2008 – “The Master and Margarita” 2009 – “Hidden talent” 2010 – “Football” 2011 – “The Present” National Cinema Center of Armenia
Prizes and awards
1977 – First award for the republican competition of readers 1978 – All-union competition of masters of artistic word named after Yakhontov 2004 – International festival of mono-performances “Armmono2” – award in nomination “Artistic skills” for Gabriel Garcia Marques play “Love reproof to the man sitting in armchair” or “Happy marriage like hell…” 2004 – Given an academic rank of associate professor in the specialty “dramatic art” and “cinematography” 2005 – Kiev International festival of mono-performances “Vidlunnya” – awards in nominations “Best actress” and “Audience sympathy” for Gabriel Garcia Marques play “Love reproof to the man sitting in armchair” or “Happy marriage like hell…” 2006 – Honored Artist of Armenia 2008 – Given an academic rank of “professor” in the specialty “dramatic art” and “cinematography” 2012 – "Belaya Vezha" International Theatre festival in Brest – “Audience sympathy” for Karel Chapek play "The Mother"
