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Dessy Tenekedjieva

  • Producer
  • Actress
  • Director
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Dessy Tenekedjieva
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Desislava Ivanova Tenekedjieva , better known as Dessy Tenekedjieva is a Bulgarian actress, singer and producer. She was a wife of director Stoyan Kambarev. After his death she founded in 2009 on whose name a foundation and the prize for art. To 2010 she is the only Bulgarian actress with a starring role in a film of official selection at the Cannes Film Festival. Dessy Tenekedjieva was born on April 12, in Varna, in the family of Bulgarian and Ukrainian Jew. Her father is an engineer, her mother is a teacher of French. As a child Dessy was practicing gymnastics and tennis. She completed his secondary education in Varna. He continued his education at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia, Bulgaria , where she graduated "Puppet mastery " in the class of Professor Nikolina Georgieva. In 1987, she debuted as a child in cinema with the film " Forbidden for Adults ," directed by Plamen Maslarov. In the coming years she participated in over 30 Bulgarian and international films. She played in the cult of Bulgarian theater shows as " Master and Margarita " by Bulgakov , directed by Teddy Moskov and "Three Sisters " by Chekhov , directed by Stoyan Kambarev. She was married six years to Kambarev, with whom she has a son - Joseph. In 1998, her husband suddenly died. In 2009, the actress became co-founder and president of the Art Foundation "Stoyan Kambarev" that served on behalf of an annual award for art. In 2001 she was invited to play in the movie " Craft Weapons " ( , Il mestiere delle Armi , director Ermanno Olmi ) in the title role of Marie de Medici. The film has won 9 awards David di Donatello, 3 awards Nastro d'Argento and was nominated for the "Palme d'Or" at Cannes Film Festival and the European Film Award in 2001. From 2000 to 2006 Tenekedjieva is an advertising face for Bulgaria of Jean Paul Gaultier and in 2007-2008 - on the Suzuki.
BornApril 12, 1971
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Dessy Tenekedjieva, Christo jivkov, Ermanno Olmi and Sergio Grammatico- Cannes Film Festival, Red carpet
Dessy Tenekedjieva & Simon Britton
Dessy Tenekedjieva
Dessy Tenekedjieva and Gerard Depardieux- Le Voyage
Cannes 2021
Dessy Tenekedjieva and Dimitar Nikolov Rome International Film Festival
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ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Rome International Film Festival

Known for

Christo Jivkov in The Profession of Arms (2001)
The Profession of Arms
6.9
  • Maria Salviati de Medici(as Desislava Tenekedjieva)
  • 2001
Gérard Depardieu in Saving My Pig (2018)
Saving My Pig
6.8
  • Nora
  • 2018
Lucía Jiménez and Luigi Lo Cascio in Occhi di cristallo (2004)
Occhi di cristallo
6.4
  • Lucia(as Desislava Tenekedjieva)
  • 2004
Rousy Chanev, Plamen Gelinov, Vesela Kazakova, Dimitar Kostov, Mina Mileva, Emilian Gatsov, Donka Ivanova, and Alie Crawford in The Beast Is Still Alive (2016)
The Beast Is Still Alive
7.4
  • Producer
  • 2016

Credits

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Producer

  • The Wheels of Heaven
    • executive producer, producer
    • Post-production
  • Nasred betona (2022)
    Nasred betona
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Talking with My Stranger (2022)
    Talking with My Stranger
    • producer (produced by)
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Sasheto with the movie camera (2022)
    Sasheto with the movie camera
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • An old man and a phone
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Stefanka Raycheva in Grandma (2021)
    Grandma
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • One Elevator Apart
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Natasha's Dream (2021)
    Natasha's Dream
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • 10 Eggs (2021)
    10 Eggs
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • 10 minutes of Glory (2020)
    10 minutes of Glory
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Martina Apostolova in 10 seconds (2020)
    10 seconds
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • 1, 2... 7, 8... 10 or 10 Steps to Find Your 1/2 (2020)
    1, 2... 7, 8... 10 or 10 Steps to Find Your 1/2
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Raising Stars 2019
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • 2019 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev (2019)
    2019 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Ten meters and a bit (2019)
    Ten meters and a bit
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Raising Stars 2018
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018

Actress

  • The Wheels of Heaven
    • Maria
    • Post-production
  • Benita von Sass and Manan Joshi in The Yesterday (2022)
    The Yesterday
    • Psychologist Friend
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Gérard Depardieu in Saving My Pig (2018)
    Saving My Pig
    • Nora
    • 2018
  • Dessy Tenekedjieva, Anna-Maria Nikolaeva, and Joana Cekova in Life Like a Movie (2016)
    Life Like a Movie
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Station Europe: Sofia2019 (2013)
    Station Europe: Sofia2019
    • (2013)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2013
  • Sabrina Ferilli and Virna Lisi in Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958 (2013)
    Baciamo le mani: Palermo-New York 1958
    • Laura
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Think Twice
    • The Boss
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Pechatna Greshka (2012)
    Pechatna Greshka
    • Dessy
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Klinika na tretiya etazh (2000)
    Klinika na tretiya etazh
    • Zuzi
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Lucía Jiménez and Luigi Lo Cascio in Occhi di cristallo (2004)
    Occhi di cristallo
    • Lucia (as Desislava Tenekedjieva)
    • 2004
  • Rezervat za rozovi pelikani (2004)
    Rezervat za rozovi pelikani
    • G-ja Ivanova (as Desislava Tenekedjieva)
    • 2004
  • Ventitré (2004)
    Ventitré
    • 2004
  • Nabludatelia (2003)
    Nabludatelia
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Un caso di coscienza (2003)
    Un caso di coscienza
    • Valeria
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Killer Rats (2003)
    Killer Rats
    • Cypress (as Desislava Tenekedjieva)
    • 2003
  • Nai-vajnite neshta (2001)
    Nai-vajnite neshta
    • Melinda (2001)
    • TV Series
    • 2001

Director

  • Raising Stars 2019
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • 2019 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev (2019)
    2019 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Raising Stars 2018
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • 2018 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev - TV Show, 90min (2018)
    2018 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev - TV Show, 90min
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • The Copper Heart of Bulgaria (2018)
    The Copper Heart of Bulgaria
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Raising Stars 2017
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • 2017 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev (2017)
    2017 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2017
  • Raising Stars 2016
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2016
  • Dessy Tenekedjieva, Anna-Maria Nikolaeva, and Joana Cekova in Life Like a Movie (2016)
    Life Like a Movie
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • 2016 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev (2016)
    2016 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2016
  • Raising Stars 2015
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Image and Likeness (2015)
    Image and Likeness
    • Director (as Desislava Tenekedjieva)
    • Short
    • 2015
  • 2015 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev (2015)
    2015 Art Award Stoyan Kambarev
    • Director
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • Raising Stars 2014
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Unknown Srednogorie (2014)
    Unknown Srednogorie
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2014
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Dessy Tenekedjieva Showreel Short
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Dessy Tenekedjieva Showreel Short
Killer Rats - highlights Dessy Tenekedjieva
Demo Reel 5:43
Killer Rats - highlights Dessy Tenekedjieva
IL Mestiere Delle Armi - highlights with Dessy Tenekedjieva
Demo Reel 4:08
IL Mestiere Delle Armi - highlights with Dessy Tenekedjieva
Dessy Tenekedjieva LONG SHOWREEL
Demo Reel 8:41
Dessy Tenekedjieva LONG SHOWREEL
Saving My Pig- music trailer
Demo Reel 1:28
Saving My Pig- music trailer
Dessy Tenekedjieva - Euromaxx, Deutche Welle
Demo Reel 4:46
Dessy Tenekedjieva - Euromaxx, Deutche Welle
Eyes of Crystal
Trailer 1:27
Eyes of Crystal

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    • April 12, 1971
    • Varna, Bulgaria

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