Melina Mercouri
Known For
Acting
Born
1920-10-18 in Athens, Greece
Died
1994-03-06
Biography
Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (Greek: Μαρία Αμαλία "Μελίνα" Μερκούρη, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a prominent political family for multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a French Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960) and an Italian David di Donatello for Topkapi. Mercouri was also nominated for one Tony Award, three Golden Globes, and two BAFTA Awards in her acting career. In 1987 she was awarded a special prize in the first edition of the Europe Theatre Prize. Mercouri was a member of the Hellenic Parliament, elected as a representative of PASOK. In October 1981, she became the first female Minister of Culture and Sports. She has the longest tenure of any of Greece's Ministers of Culture, having served from 1981 to 1989, and then from 1993 until her death in 1994, during PASOK governments. Mercouri's political activism included her long campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. One of her greatest achievements was the establishment of the European Capitals of Culture, with Athens chosen as the first capital in 1985. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melina Mercouri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Cinépanorama
as Self
Die Drehscheibe
as Self
Samedi soir
as Self
Discorama
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self
À bout portant
as Self
Dim Dam Dom
as Self
Topkapi
as Elizabeth Lipp
Phaedra
as Phaedra Kyrilis
Once Is Not Enough
as Karla
The Victors
as Magda
Wünsch dir was
as Self
Gaily, Gaily
as Lil
Never on Sunday
as Ilya
Nasty Habits
as Sister Gertrude