Evelina Papoulia (

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: Εβελίνα Παπούλια; born 25 March 1971) is a Greek actress and dancer. She is best known for her role as Marina Kountouratou in the TV series '' Dyo Xenoi'' (1997).

Career

In 1989 she moved to

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to study dance at The

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School of Contemporary Dance and acting at The Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. During her time in

, she took part in several plays, such as "

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" (1993), while participating in the Mega Dance Company. Originally she wanted to obtain the American citizenship, but failing to do so she returned to

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in 1993 and continued working as an actress. Evelina first claimed stardom as the hysterical blond TV persona Marina Kountouratou, who fell in love with a man of classic education, in " Dyo Xenoi" in 1997. Her film debut was in the successful Greek film "Safe Sex" in 1999. While working on TV shows, she continued her career on stage with plays such as "Waiting Till Dark" (1999) and the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. From 2006 until 2008, she was a judge at the Greek version of "

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Personal life

Papoulia has a daughter named Afroditi-Maria, from her first marriage to George Liandos. In May 2008, she married director Panagiotis Kravvas in

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Evelina Papoulia at IMDb
/ref> and got divorced in 2008. This article incorporates text from the corresponding article in the Greek Wikipedia.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papoulia, Evelina 1971 births Living people Greek stage actresses Greek female dancers