In the early 1950s, she was married to fellow actor Constantin Codrescu, but some strange circumstances involving his mother (who tried to poison Gagealov) led to divorce.[5] Later on she married Andrei Magheru, a diplomat, and then followed him to Paris when he became Romania's ambassador to France in 1990.[4]
In 2004, Gagealov was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit [ro], Commander rank.[3]
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