Egla Ceno

Egla Ceno (born Eglantina Ceno; 4 April 1977) is an Albanian actress and television presenter. She has worked in theatre,^[1][2] film, and television. Ceno was one of the presenters of the talk show Goca dhe Gra^[3] and was the winner of the third season of Big Brother VIP Albania.^[4]

Egla Ceno
Ceno in the theatrical play What the Butler Saw in 2025
Born	Eglantina Ceno (1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 48) Poliçan, PSR Albania
Education	Folkwang University of the Arts
Occupations	Actress Television presenter
Known for	Big Brother VIP Albania 3 Goca dhe Gra

Early life and education

Ceno^[5] was born in Poliçan, in the Berat region of Albania. She studied acting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana and later continued her education at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany, where she focused on physical theatre.

Career

After her studies, Ceno moved to Italy and lived there for 15 years. She worked in television production, including as an assistant director for the Italian series CentoVetrine.^[6][7]

In 2016, she appeared in the Albanian comedy series M'fal për shprehjen, created by Elvis Pupa. The show included elements of satire and social commentary.^[8]

Ceno later joined the cast of Portokalli, a comedy sketch show, where she played recurring characters such as Zimbile and a female driver. She also co-founded the private theatre company OAZ together with director Altin Basha and other collaborators.^[9]

In 2024, Ceno participated as a contestant on the third season of Big Brother VIP Albania and was declared the winner.

Filmography

Film

• Sex, përrallë dhe celular (2015)
• No Country for Fairy Tales (2015)
• Hije (2016)
• Shtëpia e Agës (2019)
• 5 herë jo (2023)^[10]

Theatre

• Ars Longa, Vita Brevis (2001)
• Dashuri në furgon (2002)
• Shkër...ta me kapele (2014)
• Made in Albania (2016)
• Macbeth (2018)
• Night (2018–2019)
• Father Sergius (2018)
• Udha e Qumështit (2019)
• Zyrtarisht beqare (2019)
• Një Madam nga Argjentina (2021)