Rona Hartner

Rona Hartner (March 9, 1973 – November 23, 2023) was a French-Romanian actress, painter, and singer of German descent, born in Bucharest, Romania. She studied at the German School in Bucharest (1979–1991) and then at the I.L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film. Her breakthrough came as Sabina, a Romani dancer, in Tony Gatlif's Gadjo Dilo (1997), for which she won the Bronze Leopard for Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival. She later focused heavily on her music career, specializing in Gypsy and Balkan fusion music, and spoke seven languages: Romanian, German, English, Fren...