Fanny Mikey
Fanny Mikey | |
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Fanny Mikey onstage in 2006 | |
| Born | Fanny Elisa Mikey Orlanszky c. 1930 |
| Died | 16 August 2008 |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Citizenship | Colombian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Theatre producer |
| Years active | 1958–2008 |
| Organization | http://teatronacional.co |
| Known for | Founder and organizer of the Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá http://festivaldeteatro.com.co |
| Spouse | Gastón Djian (divorced) |
| Partner | Enrique Álvarez (deceased) |
| Children | Daniel Álvarez Mikey |
| Parent(s) | José Mikeaj Celia Orlanszky |
Fanny Elisa Mikey Orlanszky (c. 1930 – 16 August 2008) was an Argentine-born Colombian actress, theatre producer and entrepreneur. She lived and worked in Colombia from 1959 until her death and was the creator and organizer of the Bogotá Ibero-American Theatre Festival, known as the biggest theatre festival in the world.
In 1976, she moved to Bogotá, when she created the Fundación Teatro Nacional (National Theatre Foundation), an organization to promote the arts in Colombia and that featured adaptations of famous plays (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, The Vagina Monologues, and Closer) among others.