Anna Kyriakou

Anna Kyriakou
Άννα Κυριακού
Born (1929-01-17) 17 January 1929 (age 95)
Athens, Greece
EducationNational Theatre of Greece Drama School
OccupationActress
Years active1949–present
SpouseMargaritis Apostolidis (died 2005)
Children1

Anna Kyriakou (Greek: Άννα Κυριακού; born 17 January 1929) is a Greek actress, known for playing the role of Soul in 1964 film Zorba the Greek.[1]

Life and career

Kyriakou was born in Athens on January 17, 1929. She studied at the Dramatic School of the National Theater, as well as at the Charles Dullin School in Paris, with Jean Vilar as her teacher.[2] She made her first theatrical appearance as a teenager at the REX Theater with the Marikas Kotopoulis troupe in the play "Carmen" and collaborated with Manolidou-Pappa, Vassilis Logothetidis, Katerinas, Manos Katrakis etc.[3]

In 1953, she collaborated with Dimitris Myrat's troupe. Returning from Paris, she collaborated in leading roles with the troupes of Iliopoulos, Fotopoulos and Alexandrakis.[4] In 1959 she starred in the "Piraeus Theatre" of Dimitris Rodiris in the plays "The Mistress of the Inn", "Marriage of Figaro" and "Electra" to follow a period of more than 20 years of collaboration with the National Theatre, starting with a great success as Calliope in " Temptation" by Grigorios Xenopoulos. Her appearance in the cinema was also notable: The Drunkard (1950), Liar Wanted (1961), Bridegroom Urgently Wanted (1971), Safe Sex (1999), Crying... Silicon Tears (2001), Blackmail Boy (2003) etc.[5]

She took part in many TV series, from Him and Him, Our Neighbor and the 1970s Jugerman, to The Three Graces in which she played the legendary Aunt Bebeka. She appeared in a guest role in Constantinos and Helens,[6] playing the role of Aunt Maros, as well as in Seven Deadly Mothers-in-Law, where she played the evil mother-in-law. Her theatrical repertoire on the radio is particularly rich, in the well-known shows "The theater on the radio".

Personal life

She was married to Margaritis Apostolidis until his death in 2005.[7] They had a son.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1985). The Motion Picture Guide. Cinebooks. ISBN 978-0-933997-09-7.
  2. ^ Valoukos, Stathēs (1998). Philmographia tou Hellēnikou kinēmatographou: 1914-1998 (in Greek). Aigokerōs. ISBN 978-960-322-107-4.
  3. ^ Rouvas, Angelos (2005). Ελληνικος κινηματογραφος: 1971-2005 (in Greek). Ελληνικα Γραμματα. ISBN 978-960-406-778-7.
  4. ^ Βουγιουκα, Μαρω (2006). Κουκακι, Φιλοπαππου, Γαργαρεττα (in Greek). Εκδοσεις Φιλιπποτη.
  5. ^ Δελβερούδη, Ελίζα-Άννα (2004). Οι Νέοι στις κωμωδίες του Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου: (1948-1974) (in Greek). Κέντρο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών Ε.Ι.Ε. ISBN 978-960-7138-32-3.
  6. ^ Ioannides, Christos P. (1997). Greeks in English-speaking Countries: Culture, Identity, Politics. Aristide D. Caratzas. ISBN 978-0-89241-568-7.
  7. ^ A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. ISBN 978-0-19-860678-9.
  8. ^ Group), Radiotileoptiki S. A. (OPEN Digital (1980-01-01). "Άννα Κυριακού: "Κάθε μέρα που περνάει η ζωή μου είναι εφιαλτική"". ΕΘΝΟΣ (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  9. ^ Karalis, Vrasidas (2012-02-02). History of Greek Cinema. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4411-9447-3.
  10. ^ "Safe sex (1999) ‒ Greek-Movies". greek-movies.com. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  11. ^ Kazantzakis, Nikos (2014-12-23). Zorba the Greek. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-8281-2.
  12. ^ Γιαννακοπούλου, Ντόρα (2015-07-06). Μια ζωή σαν πρόβα (in Greek). Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη. ISBN 978-960-03-5929-9.