Efi Papatheodorou
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-08-26 in Sitaralona, Thermo, Greece
Biography
Efthymia (Efi) Papatheodorou (Sitaralona Trichonidos, August 26, 1938) is a Greek actress. A student of Dimitris Rontiris, she has co-starred with Elli Lampeti and was a member of the group that started the "Amore Theater". On television, she has participated, among others, in the children's series Tou Koutiou ta Paramythia on ERT and the series Doureios Ippos on ANT1. Despite her 40-year career, an important milestone in her career was her participation in the series Sto Para 5, when her friend Irini Koumarianou suggested her for the role of Theopoula. In 2005, she participated in the Greek-American films The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Opa! (Opa!), with the second being filmed in Patmos and other Greek islands. In the same year, she participated in the English TV movie My Family and Other Animals, which was filmed in Corfu and broadcast by the BBC. She also starred in the 1st Season of the TV series My Beloved Neighbors. In 2015, she participated in the remake of the Greek film "The Grooms of Happiness". In 2022, she played Athena in the OPEN series "Erotas figas".
Most Known For
Don't Start the Murmur
as Grandma Elenitsa
In the Nick of Time
as Theopoula Tzini
Opa!
as 3rd Yaya
My Beloved Neighbours
as Ζαμπέτα
Everything in the Air
as Έρρικα
Erotas Fygas
as Yiayia
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
as Elderly Greek Woman
Ελεύθερος κι ωραίος
as Ασπασία
Δια ταύτα
as Παγώνα "Πάολα" Μακρή
Απίστευτα κι Όμως... Ελληνικά
What Will Become of Us
as Old Greek
The Road
Minore
as Granny
Testosterone
Larisa Confidential
as Melpo
The Dress
The Island of Secrets
as Thekla
In the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later
as Self
Everything Will Be Fine
as Elenitsa
The Charioteer
as Mother