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Meglena Karalambova

Meglena Karalambova

Actor · Born June 20, 1943 (83) · Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria

Meglena Karalambova was born on June 20, 1943 in Burgas, Bulgaria. She graduated School of English Language in 1963. In the period 1963-1967 she studied acting at National Academy for Theatre and Film Art, Sofia in the class of Professor Stefan Surchadzhiev and Metodi Andonov . She graduated successfully Academy in 1967 and the same year made her stage debut in the Varna Drama Theatre playing Ellison in "Turn Back in Anger" by J. Osborne. From 1967 to 1969 she played on the stage of Varna Drama Theatre. She then moved into the theater of the Bulgarian Army. Her biography includes roles from Bulgarian, foreign classic and contemporary plays: Ophelia and Gertrude, Olivia, the French princess ( "Hamlet," "Twelfth Night," "Labours of Love" by William Shakespeare), Maria ("The monk and his sons" by M. Milkov), Magda ( "Evenings of Ivan Gillin" by N. Parushev), Milka ( "Masters" by R. Stoyanov), Judith ( "Student of the Devil" by B. Shaw), Nina ( "Masquerade" by M. Lermontov), Elitza ( "Time" by A. Donchev), Dunyasha, Charlotte ( "The Cherry Orchard" - A. Chekhov), Blond , Tonichka, Richard ("Criminal song "," Miracle "," Whoopi or the theater at the end of the century " by Ivan Radoev), Mary Boyle (" Juno and the Peacock "by S. O'Casey), Anichka, Amalia (" Careerists "," Duel " by Ivan Vazov), Eva ( "Mr. Puntilla and his servant Matti" by Berthold Brecht), A ( "Three tall women" by E. Albee), Mother ( "A night out" by Harold Pinter), Spasiya ( "Charming my fleas" by Boyan Papazov). She was a favorite actress of great Bulgarian theater director Leon Daniel. She has participated in many Bulgarian films. Karalambova has appeared also in American, French and Italian films. At the end of the theatrical season 2002/2003 the actress celebrated her 60th anniversary in performance by Kamen Donev "Grande Finale". In Theatre 199 she played in the mono-drama "Kiki van Beethoven" by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt , directed by Georgi Djulgerov, as well as in the show "Rabbit Hole" by David Lindsay-Abera , director Ivaylo Hristov . Meglena Karalambova is also known to radio listeners with recordings of poems and plays for radio "Sofia". She recorded dozens children's tales of LPs and cassettes. She actively engaged in the dubbing of television movies. Besides her acting appearances Karalambova manifests as a translator of plays from English. She admits that despite the magic of cinema, theater is her great love. She has a daughter Nevena Beleva, who is artist-designer .

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 20, 1943 (83)
From
Plovdiv, Kingdom of Bulgaria
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 25 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 21% in 30 days

What are Meglena Karalambova's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
20%
Survival
13%
Self
12%
Society
10%
Power
7%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Meglena Karalambova's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Meglena Karalambova's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

25 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mamnik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Natalia (Talche)

  • Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Granny Genoveva

  • Young Woman and the Sea(2024)

    as Sullivan's Mother

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Joyeux Noel(2023)

    as Celine

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Curse of the Dutchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Landlady

  • The Offering(2022)

    as Aida

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • AUGUST 13th (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Andrey's Grandmother

  • German Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Travelling Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Hellboy(2019)

    as Leprous Hag #1

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Love, Boyden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as The Grandma

  • Absentia(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Oksana Topal

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Way Back(2010)

    as Janusz's Wife, 1989

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ninja(2009)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mother

  • Vatanen's Hare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as La vieille dame

  • A Love to Hide(2005)

    as Mme de Marny

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Nature Unleashed: Volcano(2005)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Derailed(2002)

    as Dr. Reno

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • City of Fear(2000)

    as Col. Koslovska

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • East/West(1999)

    as Nina Fyodorovna

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tatul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Toshka

  • 10 Days Unpaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • The Wolf Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Vera

  • The Eighth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Vena

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 25 titles from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

East/West (1999)

$6M worldwide

Highest rated

East/West (1999)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

The Offering (2022)

Film career

19692026

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 25: 25 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s3 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s8 · acting

Billing

usually 20th · top billed in 0% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Meglena Karalambova's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 16th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

16thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Derailed (2002)

71st percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Love to Hide (2005)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Meglena Karalambova work with?

People who share at least 2 of Meglena Karalambova's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Avi Lerner shares the most, 3.

Directors

Producers

Mixed roles