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Melina Mercouri

Name in Native Language: "Μελίνα Μερκούρη" (Greek/EL)
Actress / Politician / Penwoman / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 10/18/1920 († 73, 03/06/1994) | Athens (Greece)
Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (Greek: Μαρία Αμαλία "Μελίνα" Μερκούρη, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a political family that was prominent over multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960). Mercouri was also nominated for one Tony Award, three Golden Globes and two BAFTA Awards in her acting career. In 1987 she was awarded a special prize in the first edition of the Europe Theatre Prize. As a politician, she was a member of the PASOK and the Hellenic Parliament. In October 1981, Mercouri became the first female Minister of Culture and Sports. She was the longest-lived Minister of Culture in Greece - serving during the years 1981-89 and 1993 till her death in 1994, in all PASOK governments. Mercouri's political activism included her long campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. One of her greatest achievements was the establishment of the European Capitals of Culture, with Athens chosen as the first capital in 1985. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Talk-Shows | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Melina Mercouri

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress Europe Theatre Prize Academy Award for Best Actress Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Melina Mercouri as Actress(22)

as Maya / Medea1978 A Dream of Passion
as Sister Gertrude1977 Nasty Habits
as Nina Kacewa1970 Promise at Dawn
as Lil1969 Gaily, Gaily
as Aurora / Celeste da Costa1966 A Man Could Get Killed
as Maria1966 10:30 P.M. Summer
as Jenny1965 The Uninhibited
as Elizabeth Lipp1964 Topkapi
as Magda1963 The Victors
as herself1963 38-24-36
as Phaedra1962 Phaedra
as Foreign lady1961 The Last Judgment
as Marie de Médicis1961 Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour!
as Ilya1960 Never on Sunday
as Donna Lucrezia1959 The Law
as Katerina1957 He Who Must Die
as Stella1955 Stella

TV Shows/Series with Melina Mercouri as Actress(13)

as herself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as herself1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
as herself1971 Samedi soir
as herself1969 Wünsch dir was
as herself1965 Dim Dam Dom
as herself1964 Die Drehscheibe
as herself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as herself1959 Discorama
as herself1956 Cinépanorama
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?

Movies with Melina Mercouri as Crew(1)

Production/Producer1974 The Rehearsal

Citizenship: Greece
Born: Monday, 10/18 1920 (October) in Athens (Greece)
Died: Sunday, 03/06 1994 (March) in Upper East Side (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Greek
Educated at: National Theatre of Greece Drama School
Spouses (current/former): Jules Dassin, Panagis Sp Charokopos
Siblings: Spyros Mercouris
Father: Stamatis Mercouris
Mother: Eirini Lappa
Related to: Spiridon Merkouris, Georgios S. Mercouris
Other names for Melina Mercouri (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Maria Amalia Mercouri"
"Μαρία Αμαλία Μερκούρη"
"Μελίνα Μερκούρη"
"Αμαλία Μαρία Μερκούρη"
"Amalía María Merkoúri"
Melina Mercouri frequently works together with these people:
Jules Dassin (26x, Crew)
Mireille Mathieu (9x, Actress)
Charles Aznavour (8x, Actor)
Gilbert Bécaud (8x, Actor)
Serge Gainsbourg (7x, Actor)
Jean-Pierre Aumont (7x, Actor)
Michèle Morgan (7x, Actress)
Salvador Dalí (7x, Actor)
France Gall (7x, Actress)
Guy Bedos (7x, Actor)
Nana Mouskouri (7x, Actress)
Roger Dwyre (7x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:173758, Added: 07/09/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024