Anastasia Christodoulou ( el, Αναστασία Χριστοδούλου; 16 February 1932 – 2 May 2023), known professionally as Souli Sabah ( el, Σούλη Σαμπάχ), was a Greek actress and singer.

Biography

Sabah was born on 16 February 1932 in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

. Her father came from

Polemi Polemi ( gr, Πολέμι) is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus. The village is located within the rolling landscape of the Paphos hills at an altitude of above sea level. It receives an average annual rainfall of about 637 millimeters. ...

and her mother from

Chios Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...

. In the 1950s, the family came to

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 ...

and Sabah started singing at the secular center "Gaki". She made her first film appearance in the film ''Laterna, poverty and honor'', together with

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 ...

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 ...

and

Mimis Fotopoulos Dimitris "Mimis" Fotopoulos ( el, Δημήτρης (Μίμης) Φωτόπουλος; 8 April 1913 – 29 October 1986) was a Greek actor, writer, poet, and artist. He was born in Zatouna, Gortynia, Arcadia. He studied at the Dramatic School o ...

. She also performed on television and in the theater in major productions and reviews. Sabah was also the wife of actor Dimitris Nikolaidis, while living in Athens. She died on 2 May 2023, at the age of 91.

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* * 1932 births 2023 deaths Actors from Alexandria 20th-century Greek actresses 21st-century Greek actresses 20th-century Greek women singers 21st-century Greek women singers Greek film actresses Greek stage actresses Greek television actresses {{Greece-actor-stub