Laureta Meçi
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Laureta Meci is an Albanian American actress and model
. She was born in Kuçovë
, Albania
on August 30, 1977, where she lived until she finished high school. She and her family moved to Athens
, Greece
in 1995.
In 1998, she came to the United States
to pursue her college
studies and, in the past two years, has begun to follow a career path in performing arts
. She has completed courses at the prestigious Stella Adler School of Acting in New York City
and continues to advance her career in acting and modeling.
Laureta has been involved in productions such as Shadow Kill and a Star Wars
fan film Legacy of the Sith. Other projects include being a featured model in several national print advertisements and promotional videos, such as a campaign for American Culture Hair Care Products. Laureta was recently interviewed and photographed for several Albanian publications, including Revista ZemerShqiptare The Illyria Newspaper, Jeta Magazine, as well as Albanian Culture TV and Radio Ateda in New York City.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. She was born in Kuçovë
Kuçovë
Kuçovë is an Albanian city, capital of the Kuçovë District, with many parks and museums.-Ancient :Archaeologists found in the village of Katundas near Kuçovë six phases of inhabitation dating to the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, urban Illyrian and the Late Antiquity era.- Modern...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
on August 30, 1977, where she lived until she finished high school. She and her family moved to Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1995.
In 1998, she came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to pursue her college
College
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studies and, in the past two years, has begun to follow a career path in performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
. She has completed courses at the prestigious Stella Adler School of Acting in New York City
New York City
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and continues to advance her career in acting and modeling.
Laureta has been involved in productions such as Shadow Kill and a Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
fan film Legacy of the Sith. Other projects include being a featured model in several national print advertisements and promotional videos, such as a campaign for American Culture Hair Care Products. Laureta was recently interviewed and photographed for several Albanian publications, including Revista ZemerShqiptare The Illyria Newspaper, Jeta Magazine, as well as Albanian Culture TV and Radio Ateda in New York City.