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actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

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Alekos Alexandrakis Alekos Alexandrakis ( el, Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης; 27 November 1928 – 8 November 2005) was a famous Greece, Greek actor. He was known for his theatrical work as well as work in film and television. He died of lung cancer. Alexa ...

– (Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης) (1928–2005) *

Anthimos Ananiadis Anthem Moss (Born 9 June 1985), or Anthimos Ananiadis ( el, Άνθιμος Ανανιάδης), is a Greek actor and model best known from his leading role in ''Maria, i Aschimi'', the Greek edition of the television series ''Ugly Betty''. For ...

– (Άνθιμος Ανανιάδης) (1985–) *

Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...

– (Ιωάννα Αναστασάκη) (1969–) *

John Aniston John Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis, , July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022) was a Greek-born American actor who played Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'', which he originated in July 1985 and played ...

– (Ιωάννης Αναστασάκης) (1933-2022) *

Vasilis Avlonitis Vasilis Avlonitis ( el, Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης; 1 January 1904 – 10 March 1970) was one of the most famous old-school Greek comedians. He performed in numerous films and stage productions in the mid to late 20th century. Vasilis Av ...

– (Βασίλης Αυλωνίτης) (1904–1970) *

Georges Corraface Georges Corraface ( el, Γιώργος Χωραφάς, ''Giórgos Chorafás'';) is a French actor of Greek descent, born on December 7, 1952 in Paris, France. He performed in film and television, following many years in French theatre, notab ...

– (Γιώργος Χωραφάς) (1952–) *

Cybele Cybele ( ; Phrygian: ''Matar Kubileya/Kubeleya'' "Kubileya/Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; Lydian ''Kuvava''; el, Κυβέλη ''Kybele'', ''Kybebe'', ''Kybelis'') is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible forer ...

– (Κυβέλη) (1887–1978) *

Jacques Damala Aristides Damalas (Greek: Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς, alternative spellings ''Aristidis'' or ''Aristide''; 15 January 1855 – 18 August 1889), known in France by the stage name Jacques Damala, was a Greek military officer-turned-actor, a ...

– (Aριστεíδης Δαμαλάς) (1855–1889) *

Rika Dialina Rika Dialina ( el, Ειρήνη (Ρίκα) Διαλυνά; born August 8, 1934) is a Greek actress and beauty queen. She represented Greece at the Miss Universe 1954 pageant in Long Beach, California. Diallina, along with Miss Korea, Pu Rak Hi, w ...

– (Ειρήνη "Ρίκα" Διαλυνά) (1931–) *

Lavrentis Dianellos Lavrentis Dianellos (Greek: Λαυρέντης Διανέλλος; 1911 – 16 September 1978) was a Greek actor. From 1948 to 1975, he appeared in 200 films, leading one reviewer to call him "ubiquitous." Indicative filmography * ''The Germans ...

– (Λαυρέντης Διανέλλος) (1911–1978) *

Andreas Douzos Andreas Douzos ( el, Ανδρέας Ντούζος; 17 April 1934 - 29 April 2013) was a Greek theatre and film actor best known for starring in the prominent musical films of the Finos Films, '' Kiss the Girls'' (1965) and ''Rendez-vous in the ...

– (Ανδρέας Ντούζος) (1936–2013) * Chronis Exarhakos – (Χρόνης Εξαρχάκος) (1932–1984) *

Giorgos Fountas Giorgos Fountas ( el, Γιώργος Φούντας; February 13, 1922 – November 28, 2010) was a Greek actor in film and television. Biography Fountas attended the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He appeared for the first time in ...

– (Γιώργος Φούντας) (1924–2010) *

Tasos Giannopoulos Anastasios (Tasos) Giannopoulos ( el, Τάσος Γιαννόπουλος; 1931 – November 8, 1977) was a Greek actor. He was born in 1931 and died of cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potent ...

– (Τάσος Γιαννόπουλος) (1931–1977) *

Giannis Gionakis Giannis Gionakis ( el, Γιάννης Γκιωνάκης; 1922 – 25 August 2002) was a Greek actor in film and theater. Biography Gionakis was born in Athens in 1922. He began his studies at the medical school, but was won over by acting and ...

– (Γιάννης Γκιωνάκης) (1922–2002) *

Angelos Grammenos Angelos Grammenos (Greek: Άγγελος Γραμμένος; March 15, 1958) is a Greek actor, television director and singer. Born on the island of Corfu, he was particularly popular during the 1980s. Grammenos is the son of Hrysanthi and Di ...

– (Άγγελος Γραμμένος) (1958–) *

Stathis Giallelis Stathis Giallelis ( el, Στάθης Γιαλελής; born January 21, 1941) is a Greek actor. He won brief international renown in the early 1960s as the star of Elia Kazan's Academy Award-nominated epic ''America America'', a role which broug ...

– (Στάθης Γιαλελής) (1941–) *

Kostas Hatzichristos Kostas Hatzichristos or Costas Hajihristos ( el, Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος; 1921 – October 3, 2001) was a Greek actor. Biography He was born in Thessaloniki, Greece, to a large family of thirteen members, he was the eleventh chil ...

– (Κώστας Χατζηχρήστος) (1921–2001) *

Antonis Kafetzopoulos Antonis Kafetzopoulos ( el, Αντώνης Καφετζόπουλος; born 13 October 1951) is a Greek actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1980. He has won two Hellenic Film Academy Awards for his roles in the films ''Plato's Academ ...

– (Αντώνης Καφετζόπουλος) (1951–) *

Tzeni Karezi Tzeni Karezi ( el, Τζένη Καρέζη, 12 January 1932 – 26 July 1992); also known as Jenny Karezi, was a Greek film and stage actress. Biography Early life Evgenia Karpouzi was born in Athens, Greece, to a mathematician father and ...

– (Τζένη Καρέζη) (1932–1992) *

Kostas Kazakos Kostas Kazakos ( el, Κώστας Καζάκος, alt. sp. Costas Kazakos; 29 May 1935 – 13 September 2022) was a Greek actor, television director, and politician. He was married to the famous actress Tzeni Karezi for 24 years until her deat ...

– (Κώστας Καζάκος) (1935–2022) * Smaragda Karydi – (Σμαράγδα Καρύδη) (1969–) *

Kora Karvouni Kora Karvouni ( el, Κόρα Καρβούνη) (born 22 April 1980 in Athens, Greece) is a Greeks, Greek stage and television actress. She graduated from thGreek National Theatre Drama Schoolwith a distinction in 2002. She has performed in vari ...

– (Κόρα Καρβούνη) (1980–) *

Vangelis Kazan Vangelis Kazan ( el, Βαγγέλης Καζάν) (1936 – 10 March 2008) was a Greek character actor. Biography Kazan was born in Nafplion. His career in theater, cinema and television spanned for half a century. He repeatedly collaborated with ...

– (Βαγγέλης Καζάν) (1936–2008) *

Vassili Karis Vassili Karis (born Vassilis Karamesinis on 22 September 1938) is a Greek-born Italian actor, mainly active in the Spaghetti Western film genre. Life and career Born in Patras, Karis was first active in the peplum genre, in which he was cred ...

– (Βασίλης Καραμεσίνης) (1938–) *

Manos Katrakis Emmanuel "Manos" Katrakis ( el, Εμμανουήλ (Μάνος) Κατράκης; 14 August 1908 – 3 September 1984) was a Greek actor of theater and film.Lambros Konstantaras Lambros Konstantaras (13 March 1913 – 28 June 1985) was a Greek film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1940 and 1981. He was born and died in Athens. Biography He was born in 1913, in Kolonaki, Athens. He studied acting in Paris and ...

– (Λάμπρος Κωσταντάρας) (1913–1985) * Giorgos Konstantinou – (Γιώργος Κωνσταντίνου) (1934–) *

Elias Koteas Elias Koteas (; el, Ηλίας Κοτέας; born March 11, 1961) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Alvin "Al" Olinsky in the ''Chicago'' franchise, as well as appearing in lead and supporting roles in numerous films. He won the Cana ...

– (Ηλίας Κοτέας) (1961–) * Pavlos Kourtidis – (Παύλος Κουρτίδης) (1975–) *

Zoe Laskari Zoe Laskari ( el, Ζωή Λάσκαρη, ; 12 December 1942 – 18 August 2017) was a Greek film and stage actress. Life Zoe Laskari was born Zoe Kouroukli in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 12 December 1942—not 1943 or 1944, as had been misreported ...

– (Ζωή Λάσκαρη) (1943–2017) *

Thanos Leivaditis Thanos Leivaditis (also Thanos Livaditis) ( el, Θάνος Λειβαδίτης, 30 May 1934 – 1 September 2005) was a Greek actor and screenwriter. He studied drawing at the Athens School of Fine Arts (, ), at the workshop class of the profes ...

– (Θάνος Λειβαδίτης) (1934–2005) *

Zeta Makrypoulia Zeta Makripoulia (Greek: Ζέτα Μακρυπούλια; born 31 July 1978) is a Greek actress, TV hostess and former model. Career Makripoulia graduated from Vasilis Diamantopoulos' Drama School in 1994, while she has also attended acting cla ...

– (Ζέτα Μακρυπούλια) (1978–) *

Costas Mandylor Costas Mandylor (born Konstantinos Theodosopoulos; 3 September 1965) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his role as Kenny in ''Picket Fences'' and for portraying Mark Hoffman in the ''Saw'' films. Early life Mandylor was born i ...

– (Κώστας Θεοδοσόπουλος) (1965–) *

Louis Mandylor Louis Mandylor (born Elias Theodosopoulos; 13 September 1966) is an Australian film and television actor. Mandylor played Nick Portokalos in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002), a role he reprised in the sequel ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'' (2 ...

– (Λούης Θεοδοσόπουλος) (1966–) *

Melina Mercouri Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (, 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 a ...

– (Μελίνα Μερκούρη) (1920–1994) *

Giannis Michalopoulos Giannis Michalopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Μιχαλόπουλος; 22 April 1927 – 10 June 2016) was a Greek actor. Biography Michalopoulos was born in Athens. He mostly acted in supporting roles, appearing in many movies, his most famous b ...

– (Γιάννης Μιχαλόπουλος (1927–2016) *

Panos Mihalopoulos Panos Michalopoulos ( el, Παναγιώτης (Πάνος) Μιχαλόπουλος; born 15 January 1949) is a Greeks, Greek actor, who has appeared during the last three decades in movies and television series. Selected filmography Films *'' ...

– (Πάνος Μιχαλόπουλος) (1949–) *

Memos Mpegnis Memos Mpegnis ( el, Μέμος Μπεγνής; born in 20, November ,1974 on Salamis Island) is a Greek actor. He plays in Hellenic television series and theatre. He also plays the piano relatively fluently and sings. He has had leading roles in ...

– (Mέμος Μπεγνής) (1974–) *

Elena Nathanael Elena Nathanael (Greek: Έλενα Ναθαναήλ, January 19, 1947 – March 4, 2008) was a Greek film actress. Biography Early life Elena Nathanael was born Eleni Delivassili-Nathanael, in Nea Filadelfeia, a town near Athens, to a well-off fa ...

– (Έλενα Ναθαναήλ) (1947–2008) *

Dimitris Nikolaidis Dimitris Nikolaidis ( el, Δημήτρης Νικολαΐδης; 1922 – 21 January 1993) was a Greek actor. Career He was born in 1922 in Asia Minor and died in January 1993. His journey of life began on a ship that headed from Constanti ...

– (Δημήτρης Νικολαΐδης) (1922–1993) *

Dinos Iliopoulos Dinos Iliopoulos (Greek: '; 12 June 1913 – 4 June 2001) was a Greek actor. He was one of the most prevalent film/theater actors in Greece. Biography He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1915. A few years later his family moved to Marseille ...

– (Ντίνος Ηλιόπουλος) (1913 – 2001) *

Clio-Danae Othoneou Clio Danae Othoneou ( el, Κλειώ Δανάη Οθωναίου born 30 September 1979) is a Greek actress, musician and pianist. Family and early life She was born September 30, 1979 in Thessaloniki, Greece, where her parents studied, and i ...

– (Κλειώ-Δανάη Οθωναίου) (1979–) *

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos Dionysis Papagiannopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 17 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the Nation ...

– (Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος) (1912–1984) *

Dimitris Papamichael Dimitris Papamichael ( el, Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ ; 1934–2004) was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the so-called "national star" of Greece. The star couple remained married for a decade ...

– (Δημήτρης Παπαμιχαήλ) (1934–2004) *

Irene Papas Irene Papas or Irene Pappas ( el, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eiríni Pappá, ; born Eirini Lelekou ( el, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Eiríni Lelékou, link=no); 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) was a Greek actress and singer who starred ...

– (Ειρήνη Παππά) (1926–2022) *

Katina Paxinou Katina Paxinou ( gr, Κατίνα Παξινού; 17 December 1900– 22 February 1973) was a Greek film and stage actress. She started her stage career in Greece in 1928 and was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of Greece in ...

– (Κατίνα Παξινού) (1900–1973) *

Anna Rezan Anna Rezan ( el, Άννα Ρεζάν; born ''Anna Hannah Rezan Kritseli'', el, Άννα Χάνα Ρεζαν Κριτσέλη, links=no; 12 December 1992) is a Greek actress and singer. She began her career in her early teens by appearing in Gre ...

– (Άννα Ρεζάν) (1992–) *

Nikos Rizos Nikos Rizos ( el, Νίκος Ρίζος; 30 September 1924, in Peta – 20 April 1999, in Athens) was a Greek actor. He took part in many Greek comedies in cinema. He and his wife Elsa had one son. Career Rizos began his career with ''Anthropo ...

– (Νίκος Ρίζος) (1924–1999) *

Telly Savalas Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on th ...

– (Τέλης Σαβάλας) (1922–1994) *

Kostas Triantafyllopoulos Kostas Triantafyllopoulos ( el, Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος; 8 February 1956 – 21 August 2021) was a Greek actor. Biography After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a w ...

– (Κώστας Τριανταφυλλόπουλος) (1956–2021) *

Titos Vandis Titos Vandis ( el, Τίτος Βανδής; 7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor. Biography Vandis began his career on the Greek stage in the late 1930s. In 1962, he won the Best Actor award for the film ''Poliorkia'' at ...

(Τίτος Βανδής) (1907–2003) *

Aimilios Veakis Aimilios Veakis ( el, Αιμίλιος Βεάκης; December 13, 1884 – June 29, 1951) was a Greek actor. An active member of the National Liberation Front during the Axis occupation of Greece, he was persecuted for his leftist beliefs durin ...

– (Αιμίλιος Βεάκης) (1884–1951) * Antigone Valakou – (Αντιγόνη Βαλάκου) (1930–2013) *

Nora Valsami Nora Valsami ( el, Νόρα Βαλσάμη, born 24 January 1948) is a Greek film and theatre actress. Life and career Nora Valsami was born in Cairo, Egypt. Her first stage appearance was in a 1965 production of Aristophanes' tragedy Ecclesiaz ...

– (Νορα Βαλσάμη) (1948–) *

Thanassis Veggos Thanasis Veggos (alternatively spelt Thanassis and/or Vengos; Greek: Θανάσης Βέγγος; pronounced: ''Thanássis Véngos''; 29 May 19273 May 2011) was a Greek actor and director born in Neo Faliro, Piraeus. He performed in around 130 film ...

– (Θανάσσης Βέγγος) (1927–2011) *

Giorgos Velentzas Giorgos Velentzas ( el, Γιώργος Βελέντζας; 4 December 1927 – 20 July 2015) was a Greek actor. Biography He studied at the Dramatic School at the Athens Odeum. He starred in the movie '' Ochyro 27'' in 1948 and made his firs ...

– (Γιώργος Βελέντζας) (1927–2015) *

Rena Vlahopoulou Irene "Rena" Vlahopoulou (Greek: Ειρήνη (Ρένα) Βλαχοπούλου; 28 July 1917 – 29 July 2004) was a Greeks, Greek actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musical, and Greek cinema productions, including ''The Gambler'' an ...

– (Ρένα Βλαχοπούλου) (1923–2004) *

Giannis Voglis Giannis Voglis ( el, Γιάννης Βόγλης; 30 September 1937 – 20 April 2016) was a Greek actor. Biography Voglis was born in Athens and he studied at Pelos Katselis' drama academy. His father was from Asia Minor and his mother from ...

– (Γιάννης Βόγλης) (1937–2016) * Lefteris Voyatzis – (Λευτέρης Βογιατζής) (1945–2013) *

Yorgo Voyagis Yorgo Voyagis ( el, Γιώργος Βογιατζής, Giorgos Vogiadzis ; born 6 December 1945) is a Greek actor. Career as an actor Voyagis' film debut was in Michael Cacoyannis's ''Zorba the Greek'' (1964). He reappeared three years later in ...

– (Γιώργος Βογιατζής) (1945–) *

Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Σταματίνα Βουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: ˈlici stamaˈtina vuʝuˈklaci 20 July 1934 – 23 July 1996) was a Greek cinema and theater actress, singer and theatrical producer ...

– (Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη) (1934–1996) *

Nikos Xanthopoulos Nikos Xanthopoulos ( el, Nίκος Ξανθόπουλος; 14 March 1934 – 22 January 2023) was a Greek actor, known for his roles in the 1960s era Greek Drama Cinema. He was also a singer of Greek folk bouzouki, having released many albums an ...

– (Νίκος Ξανθόπουλος) (1934–2023) *

Pantelis Zervos Pantelis Zervos ( el, Παντελής Ζερβός, Born 1908 in Loutraki – January 22, 1982 in Athens) was a Greek theatrical and a film actor. Biography Zervos was born in Loutraki near Corinth in Perachora. He attended the Art Theatre S ...

– (Παντελής Ζερβός) (1908–1982) *

Voula Zouboulaki Voula Zouboulaki ( el, Βούλα Ζουμπουλάκη; born Paraskevi Zouboulaki; 24 September 1924 – 7 September 2015) was an Egyptian-born Greek actress. She was the wife of actor Dimitris Myrat. She attended the Dramatic School of the Nati ...

– (Βούλα Ζουμπουλάκη) (1924–2015) {{European actors *

Greek actors Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

Actors An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...