Melihate Ajeti

Melihate Ajeti (Serbian Cyrillic: Мелихате Ајети) (October 9, 1935 in Pristina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia March 26, 2005 in Pristina, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro) was a Kosovo-Albanian actress.
She was born and raised in Pristina and went to the acting school there. She later specialized in Paris (Comédie-Française). She was considered the number one theater actress of Pristina. She started acting when she was 16 years old, in 1951, at the "Teatri Krahinorë i Kosovës". She performed 180 main roles that showcased her talent and her great capacity as an actress: "Zullumqari", "Sikur të isha djalë", "Besa", "Vajza pa pajë", "Halili e Hajrija", "Hanka", "Zonja me kamelie", "Erveheja", "Anna Karenina", "Shtetrrethimi", "Hamlet", "Othello", "Antigone", "Macbeth", "Svinga e Gjallë", and "Vdekja e një mbretëreshe", among others.
She left indelible marks in Kosovar and Yugoslavian films as well: "Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemuna", "Buka", "Etja", "Trimi", "Era e Lisi", "Kur Pranvera vonohet", "Të ngujuarit", "E shtëna në ajër", "Përroi vërshues", "Migjeni", "Gjurmët e bardha", "Dorotej", and "Lepuri me 5 këmbë", among others.
She had a daughter from her 1953–1967 marriage with director Muharrem Qena. She died in Pristina on March 26, 2005 of a heart attack.