The Most Famous
ACTORS from Albania
This page contains a list of the greatest Albanian Actors. The pantheon dataset contains 13,578 Actors, 1 of which were born in Albania. This makes Albania the birth place of the 141st most number of Actors behind Samoa, and Mauritania.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Albanian Actors of all time. This list of famous Albanian Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Masiela Lusha (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 30.28, Masiela Lusha is the most famous Albanian Actor. Her biography has been translated into 82 different languages on wikipedia.
Masiela Lusha (; born October 23, 1985) is an Albanian-born American actress and author. She gained recognition for playing Carmen Lopez on the globally syndicated ABC sitcom George Lopez, a role that earned her two consecutive Young Artist Awards for Leading Young Actress in a Comedy or Drama. After transitioning into film, she starred in Sony Pictures’ Blood: The Last Vampire. Lusha also starred alongside David Hasselhoff and Ian Ziering in SyFy's television movie Sharknado: The 4th Awakens. Lusha made her acting debut in Summoning in 2001. That same year, she made her television debut in the Disney Channel series, Lizzie McGuire. Lusha appeared as a main cast member in Clifford's Puppy Days (2003-2005) for PBS, and also appeared in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and Anger Management. Lusha starred in movies comprising a variety of genres, including Cherry Bomb (2004), My Father's Eulogy (2007), Muertas (2007), Time of the Comet (2008), Ballad of Broken Angels (2009), Kill Katie Malone (2010), Dragonfyre (2013), The Architect (2014), Of Silence (2014), Fatal Instinct (2014), and Branded (2016). In 2010, Lusha was appointed ambassador of Prince Harry's charity Sentebale. In 2014, Lusha was made the World Assembly of Youth's goodwill ambassador. Lusha is an advocate for UN Women. Lusha has written five books of poetry, Inner Thoughts, Drinking the Moon, Amore Celeste, The Call, The Living Air; a novel, The Besa; and two children's books. Lusha has written poetry and translated it into Albanian. She has translated poems and prayers by Mother Teresa.
2. Kledi Kadiu (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 0.00, Kledi Kadiu is the 2nd most famous Albanian Actor. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Kledi Kadiu (born 7 April 1974) is an Albanian-born, naturalized Italian dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, and television personality. He is a regular dancer on the popular talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi (Friends of Maria De Filippi), which is presented by Maria De Filippi on Mediaset's Canale 5. He starred in his first film Passa a Due in 2005. He is the founder of the Kledi Dance school in Rome. In 2008, Kadiu became an Italian citizen.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Albanian actors born between 1974 and 1985. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Albanian actors include Masiela Lusha, and Kledi Kadiu. As of April 2024, 1 new Albanian actors have been added to Pantheon including Kledi Kadiu.
