Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 18, 1920
Place of Birth:
Athens, Greece
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Melina Mercouri
Biography
Melina Mercouri (Greek: Μελίνα Μερκούρη), born as Maria Amalia Mercouri (October 18, 1920, Athens, Greece – March 6, 1994, New York City, New York) was a Greek actress, singer and politician.
As an actress she made her film debut in Stella (1955) and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, and she was also nominated for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two BAFTA Awards.
A political activist during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, she became a member of the Hellenic Parliament in 1977 and the first female Minister for Culture of Greece in 1981. Mercouri was the person who, in 1983, conceived and proposed the programme of the European Capital of Culture, which has been established by the European Union since 1985.
She was a strong advocate for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, which were removed from the Parthenon and are now displayed in the British Museum, to Athens.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Melina Stop Frame - In Search of Modern Greekness | (Archival Footage) |
| 2017 | Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures | Herself (Archive Footage) |
| 1978 | A Dream of Passion | Maya / Medea |
| 1977 | Nasty Habits | Sister Gertrude |
| 1975 | Once Is Not Enough | Karla |
| 1975 | Songs of Fire | Self |
| 1974 | The Rehearsal | Self |
| 1970 | Promise at Dawn | Nina Kacewa |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily | Lil |
| 1966 | 10:30 P.M. Summer | Maria |
| 1966 | A Man Could Get Killed | Aurora / Celeste da Costa |
| 1965 | The Uninhibited | Jenny |
| 1964 | Topkapi | Elizabeth Lipp |
| 1963 | The Victors | Magda |
| 1963 | 38-24-36 | Self |
| 1962 | Phaedra | Phaedra Kyrilis |
| 1961 | The Last Judgment | Foreign lady |
| 1961 | Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love! | Marie de Médicis |
| 1960 | Never on Sunday | Ilya |
| 1959 | The Law | Donna Lucrezia |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman | Belle |
| 1957 | He Who Must Die | Katerina |
| 1955 | Stella | Stella |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kronen Könner Kavaliere | Self |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
| 1971 | Samedi soir | Self |
| 1969 | Wünsch dir was | Self |
| 1968 | À bout portant | Self |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom | Self |
| 1964 | Die Drehscheibe | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1959 | Discorama | Self |
| 1956 | Cinépanorama | Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |