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Throughout her career, Besa Imami played over 80 roles, including notable characters such as Gjinevra in \u201cRr\u00ebnj\u00eb t\u00eb thella\u201d (&#8220;Deep Roots&#8221;) (James Gow and Duso, 1949), Gana Lihta in \u201cKomploti i t\u00eb d\u00ebnuarve\u201d (&#8220;Conspiracy of the Convicts&#8221;) (Nikollaj Virta, 1950), Oksana in &#8220;Fundosja e skuadr\u00ebs\u201d (\u201cTeam Sinking\u201d) (Kornei\u010duk, 1959), Ermira in &#8220;Mbi g\u00ebrmadha\u201d (\u201cOn Top of the Ruins\u201d) (Fadil Pa\u00e7rami, 1964), Gonerilla in \u201cMbreti Lir\u201d (&#8220;King Lear&#8221;) (Shakespeare, 1964), Lokja in &#8220;Cuca e maleve\u201d (\u201cGirl from the Mountains\u201d) (Loni Papa, 1967), and Laja in \u201cLulet e sheg\u00ebs\u201d (&#8220;Pomegranate Flowers&#8221;) (Kol\u00eb Jakova, 1974), among others. 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