Laureta Meçi
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Laureta Meci is an Albanian American actress and model
Model (person)
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. She was born in Kuçovë
Kuçovë
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, Albania
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 on August 30, 1977, where she lived until she finished high school. She and her family moved to Athens
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, Greece
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 in 1995.

In 1998, she came to the United States
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 to pursue her college
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 studies and, in the past two years, has begun to follow a career path in performing arts
Performing arts
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. She has completed courses at the prestigious Stella Adler School of Acting in New York City
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 and continues to advance her career in acting and modeling.

Laureta has been involved in productions such as Shadow Kill and a Star Wars
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 fan film Legacy of the Sith. Other projects include being a featured model in several national print advertisements and promotional videos, such as a campaign for American Culture Hair Care Products. Laureta was recently interviewed and photographed for several Albanian publications, including Revista ZemerShqiptare The Illyria Newspaper, Jeta Magazine, as well as Albanian Culture TV and Radio Ateda in New York City.

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