Nora Valsami ( el, Νόρα Βαλσάμη, born 24 January 1948) is a Greek film and

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Life and career

Nora Valsami was born in

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, Egypt. Her first stage appearance was in a 1965 production of Aristophanes' tragedy

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while still a student at the Athens Drama School. Her film acting debut was in ''Tzeni Tzeni'', a 1966 film. Even though she played a minor role in the film she was awarded a contract by

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. In 1975 she retired from films to concentrate on her theatrical career. In the theatre she played the role of the bride in

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and also appeared in An Ideal Husband,

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and other plays. She has also played several roles on TV. She is married to Errikos Andreou, a television film director.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valsami, Nora 1945 births Living people Greek film actresses Greek stage actresses Actresses from Cairo