Marika Krevata (Greek: Μαρίκα Κρεβατά; 12 June 1910 – 14 September 1994) was a Greek actress of theatre and film.
Biography
Marika Krevata was the daughter of Stamatis Krevatas (musician) and his wife, Sofia. She was born in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
in 1910. When she was a child, her father and younger sister, Thaleia, both died. She first appeared in theatre at an early age. In the beginning she toured Greece with children's acts including ''Daskalitsa'' (''Δασκαλίτσα''). She later appeared in operettas by Georgios Xydis. She also spent time with Manos Filippidis's theatre company.
Personal life
Her first husband was
Angelos Mavropoulos
Angelos Mavropoulos ( el, Άγγελος Μαυρόπουλος, 1901 in Asia Minor (now Turkey) – 5 March 1979 in Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city ...
; the couple had one child, Gelly. She married, secondly, to
Giorgos Gavriilidis
Giorgos Gavriilidis (Greek: Γιώργος Γαβριηλίδης; 1908 – 23 July 1982) was a Greek actor.
He was the husband of Marika Krevata (1910 - 14 September 1994). He was marked out from the theatre and played roles in many comedies ...
(died in 1982).
She retired in 1972, and died on 14 September 1994, aged 84, at the Athens Clinic. In the last years of her life, she suffered from dementia. She is interred in Kokkinos Milos Cemetery.
Filmography
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1910 births
1994 deaths
Deaths from dementia in Greece
Actresses from Athens
Greek stage actresses
Greek film actresses
20th-century Greek actresses