List of Greek actors
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- Jacques DamalaJacques DamalaAristides Damalas , known in France by the stage name Jacques Damala, , was a Greek military officer-turned-actor, who is mostly remembered as being husband to Sarah Bernhardt for a number of years. Damala's characterization by modern researchers is far from positive...
– (Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς) (1855–1889) - Cybele Cybele (actress)Cybele was the stage name of the famous Greek actress Cybele Andrianou .She was born in 1887 to an unmarried couple in Smyrna and spend the first two years of her life in an Athens orphanage. At the age of two-and-a-half, she was adopted by Anastasis and Maria Andrianou...
– (Κυβέλη) (1887–1978) - Katina PaxinouKatina PaxinouKatina Paxinou was a Greek film and theatre actress.-Early life:Born Aikaterini Konstantopoulou in Piraeus, Greece, she trained as an opera singer, and appeared in the operatic version of Maeterlinck's "Sister Beatrice," with a score by Dimitri Mitropoulos, but changed career and joined the Greek...
– (Κατίνα Παξινού) (1900–1973) - Manos KatrakisManos KatrakisManos Katrakis was a Greek actor of theater and film.-Biography:Born in Kastelli, Crete, Greece, he was the youngest of five children of Haralambos Katrakis and Irini Katraki. When Manos was 10 years old, his family moved from Crete to Athens, where his father searched for work...
– (Μάνος Κατράκης) (1908–1984) - Lavrentis DianellosLavrentis DianellosLavrentis Dianellos was a Greek actor. From 1948 to 1975, he appeared in 200 films, leading one reviewer to call him "ubiquitous."-External links:**...
– (Λαυρέντης Διανέλλος) (1911–1978) - Dionysis PapagiannopoulosDionysis PapagiannopoulosDionysis Papagiannopoulos was one of the most talented and loved actors in Greece. He studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre of Greece and made his stage debut in 1938, appearing as the Knight in William Shakespeare’s King Lear...
– (Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος) (1912–1984) - Lambros KonstantarasLambros KonstantarasLambros Konstantaras was a Greek stage and screen actor, one of the best actors in Greece. Konstantaras was born in Athens on March 13, 1913. He studied acting in Paris and graduated in 1933, making his theatre debut in France in 1937. He debuted in Greece the following year...
– (Λάμπρος Κωσταντάρας) (1913–1985) - Melina MercouriMelina MercouriMelina Mercouri , born as Maria Amalia Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer and politician.As an actress she made her film debut in Stella and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn...
– (Μελίνα Μερκούρη) (1920–1994) - Telly SavalasTelly SavalasAristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz...
– (Τέλης Σαβάλας) (1922–1994) - Rena VlahopoulouRena VlahopoulouIrene "Rena" Vlachopoulou was a famous Greek actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musical and Greek cinema productions, including The Gambler and The Countess of Corfu....
– (Ρένα Βλαχοπούλου) (1923–2004) - Nikos RizosNikos RizosNikos Rizos was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He married Elsa Rizou and raised a son.-Career:He began his career with the classic film Anthropoi, anthropoiPeople, People in 1948 at the Metropolitan Theatre, made his own company in 1959 which he co-ran from 1961 as...
– (Νίκος Ρίζος) (1924–1999) - Voula ZouboulakiVoula ZouboulakiVoula Zouboulaki was a Greek actress . She attended the Dramatic School of the National Theatre, the School of the National Odeon and the Law School of the University of Athens.Zouboulaki began at the National Lyric Stage in 1952 and two years later appeared in prose...
– (Βούλα Ζουμπουλάκη) (1924-) - Thanassis VeggosThanassis VeggosThanasis Veggos, alternatively spelt Thanassis and/or Vengos, was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in more than 120 films, predominantly comedies in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s...
– (Θανάσσης Βέγγος) (1927-) - Alekos AlexandrakisAlekos AlexandrakisAlekos Alexandrakis was a famous Greek actor. He was known for his theatrical work as well as work in film and television. He died of lung cancer....
– (Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης) (1928–2005) - Tzeni KareziTzeni KareziTzeni Karezi was a Greek film and theatre actress. She was considered one of the most popular and successful actresses of the cinema of Greece.-Early life:...
– (Τζένη Καρέζη) (1932–1992) - John AnistonJohn AnistonJohn Anthony Aniston is a Greek-American actor and the father of actress Jennifer Aniston. He is best known for his role as Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama Days of our Lives, which he originated in July 1985 and has played continually since then.-Early life:Aniston was born Yannis...
– (Ιωάννης Αναστασάκης) (1933-) - Rika DiallinaRika DiallinaRika Diallina also spelled Dialina and Dialyna, born in Heraklion, Crete in 1934, won the Miss Star Hellas title, and went on to represent Greece at the Miss Universe 1954 pageant in Long Beach, California....
– (Ρίκα Διαλυνά) (1934-) - Thanos LeivaditisThanos LeivaditisThanos Leivaditis was a Greek actor and screenwriter. He studied drawing at the School of Fine Arts of the Athens Polytechnic School ....
– (Θάνος Λειβαδίτης) (1934–2005) - Dimitris PapamichaelDimitris PapamichaelDimitris Papamichael born 1934 in Athens; died 8 August 2004 in Athens 12pm at his house) was a famous Greek actor and director. He married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the national star of Greece for a decade,in 1965 and co-starred with her in films that marked the "golden era" of Greek cinema.-External...
– (Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ) (1934–2004) - Aliki VougiouklakiAliki VougiouklakiAliki Vougiouklaki was a Greek actress. She is considered as one of the most popular and successful actresses of Greek cinema.-Biography:...
– (Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη) (1934–1996) - Nikos XanthopoulosNikos XanthopoulosNikos Xanthopoulos is a Greek actor, known for his roles in the sixties era Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki, having released many albums and singles. He is known as "the child of the folk" mainly for his appeal in the lower working classes...
– (Νίκος Ξανθόπουλος) (1934-) - Vangelis KazanVangelis Kazan-Biography:Kazan was born in Nafplion. His career in theater, cinema and television spanned for half a century. He repeatedly collaborated with Theo Angelopoulos and was awarded the Best Actor award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1975 for his part in The Travelling Players. He died in...
– (Βαγγέλης Καζάν) (1936–2008) - Zoe LaskariZoe LaskariZoe Laskari , is a Greek film and theatre actress, one of the most popular in Greece.-Life:Zoe Laskari was born Zoe Kouroukli in Thessaloniki, from a middle class family which had a long tradition of service to the Hellenic Army. At an early age she lost both her parents and was raised by her...
– (Ζωή Λάσκαρη) (1943-) - Elena Nathanael – (Έλενα Ναθαναήλ) (1947–2008)
- Panos MihalopoulosPanos MihalopoulosPanos Mihalopoulos is a Greek actor and 80's sex symbol, who has appeared during the last three decades in movies and television series.-Films:*Iphigenia *Enas kontos tha mas sosei *Garsoniera gia deka...
– (Πάνος Μιχαλόπουλος) (1949-) - Georges CorrafaceGeorges CorrafaceGeorges Corraface is a Franco-Greek actor who has had an international career in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notably as a member of the famed Peter Brook Company. His film credits include To Tama, Escape from L.A., La Pasión Turca, Vive La Mariée, Impromptu,...
– (Γιώργος Χωραφάς) (1952-) - Yannis BezosYannis BezosIoannis 'Yannis' Bezos is a Greek actor, best known from the television series "Oi Aparadektoi". He is currently married to Natalia Tsaliki, his co star in "Akros Oikogeneiakon"....
– (Γιάννης Μπέζος (1956-) - Elias KoteasElias KoteasElias Koteas is a Canadian actor of film and television, best known for his roles in The Prophecy, Fallen and the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.-Early life:...
– (Ηλίας Κοτέας) (1961-) - Costas MandylorCostas MandylorCostas Mandylor is a Greek Australian actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Kenny in Picket Fences, and for portraying Mark Hoffman in the Saw films.-Early life:...
– (Κώστας Θεοδοσόπουλος) (1965-) - Louis MandylorLouis MandylorLouis Mandylor is an Australian film and television actor.-Life and career:Mandylor was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Greek immigrants Louise and Yannis Theodosopoulos, a taxi driver...
– (Λούης Θεοδοσόπουλος) (1966-) - Smaragda KarydiSmaragda KarydiSmaragda Karydi is a Greek TV and stage actress. She came into prominence playing the role of Dahlia in the TV series Sto Para Pente and later the TV series Fila ton vatraho sou co-starring with Τhodoris Atheridis.-Early days:...
– (Σμαράγδα Καρύδη) (1969-) - Memos MpegnisMemos MpegnisMemos Mpegnis is a Greek actor. He plays in Hellenic television series and theatre. He also plays the piano extremely fluently and sings. He has had leading roles in many television series such as Akros Oikogeniakon , Mi mou les antio , Ston Ilio tou Aigaiou on the ANT1 channel.-External links:*...
– (Mέμος Μπεγνής) (1974-) - Zeta Makrypoulia – (Ζέτα Μακρυπούλια) (1978-)
- Clio-Danae OthoneouClio-Danae OthoneouClio Danae Othoneou is a Greek stage and television actress, musician and pianist.-Family and early life:Born September 30, 1979 in Thessaloniki, Greece, where her parents studied, is the oldest of three daughters....
– (Κλειώ-Δανάη Οθωναίου) (1979-) - Kora KarvouniKora KarvouniKora Karvouni is a Greek stage and television actress. She graduated from the with a distinction in 2002. She has performed in various theatre productions in Greece, U.S.A., South Korea and Italy collaborating with notable directors such as Peter Stein, Anatoly Vasiliev, Dimiter Gotscheff and...
– (Κόρα Καρβούνη) (1980-) - George CharalambousGeorge CharalambousGeorge Charalambous is a Greek-Cypriot actor and is mainly known for playing young Telemachus in the 1999 film The Road to Ithaca. He has also starred in several TV commercials in his homeland Cyprus. He was born in Larnaca.-References:...
– (Γιώργος Χαραλάμπους) (1987-) - Angelos GrammenosAngelos GrammenosAngelos Grammenos is a Greek actor, television director and singer. Born on the island of Corfu, he was particularly popular during the 1980s.-Biography:Grammenos is the son of Hrysanthi and Dionysios Grammenos, a WWI/II veteran....
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