Eleni Anousaki
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-04-30 in Athens, Greece
Biography
Eleni - Electra Anousaki (Athens, 1 May 1944) is a Greek actress and politician. Her parents are actress Malaina Anousaki and opera tenor and protagonist of the revue genre, Evangelos Anousakis. She first appeared in cinema in 1950 at the age of six. She was the little girl held by Eleni Hatziargyri in the film I Sinned for My Child, in which her father starred. At the age of 16, she entered the Drama School of the National Theatre as an exceptional talent. She appeared in the film The Red Traffic Lights and was expelled from the school due to her appearance. Later, the decision of the director Thanos Kotsopoulos was overturned and she returned. At the same time, she accepted an invitation from FOX and went to Cinecittà to study, with teachers such as Carol Reed, Rex Harrison, Richard Bard, Monica Vitti, etc. She did not complete her studies, but she played in Carol Reed's film, Agony and Ecstasy. She followed an important career in theater, cinema and television. Her husband is the director and cinematographer Dimitris Papakonstantis.
Most Known For
7 Deadly Mother-in-Laws
as Evangelia
Zorba the Greek
as Lola
Wonderful Creatures
as Θεία Καραμέλα
To soi mas
as Ρένα
Η Μανιάτισσα
as Βασιλική Τζανάκου
Για μια καινούργια ζωή
The Red Lanterns
as Myrsini
The barker
as Gitsa
Marijuana Stop!
as Georgette
Mrs. Doremi
Τιμωρία
Wake up, you sucker...
as Tasia
Souliotes
Another One for the Million
as Νέλλη
And All 14 Were Wonderful!
No, Mr. Johnson.
Conflict of Emotions
as Singer
A Rich Without Money
as Anita Karamitrou
My Dimitri... My Dimitri
as actress (uncredited)
Young and old in action...
as Aliki