About

Known credits:
37
Birthday:
1933-05-07
Place of birth:
Piraeus, Greece
Website:
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Melpo Zarokosta

Overview

Melpo Zarokosta (Piraeus, May 7, 1933) is a Greek actress.

She was born in Piraeus in 1933. She is the daughter of Elias Zarokosta, one of the first Greek actuaries, and Despina Spyropoulou. After the War, she emigrated for a short time to Alexandria, Egypt, and then to Sydney, Australia, where she studied theater at the Metropolitan Theater and at the Canandale School of Radio Studies, directing, screenwriting, and acting. She stayed there for 11 years and began her artistic career in television and theater. She performed in Sydney in Jean Anouilh's Antigone, and also Hecuba in Greek for the Greek community. In 1957, she married her first husband, pianist Andreas Diamantidis, and went with him to London, where they stayed for a year. Due to family obligations, she returned to Greece in 1958. Almost simultaneously with her return to Athens, she began her collaboration with the company of Lambros Konstantaras. There she met her future second husband, also an actor and director, Victor Pagoulatos, with whom she had a son, Alexander. She was involved in translating and adapting plays for theater, radio and television. She wrote her first play, The Women's Tutoring School, in which she co-starred with Dinos Iliopoulos, Nora Valsami and Nikos Apergi. Since then, several of her own plays have been performed in Athens and the province. She was the first female member of the Greek Playwrights' Society since 1960, a member of the Board of Directors. since 1990 and President of the Company from 1999 to 2001.

Known for

Acting

2016 Asteras Rachoulas Actor Mpermpilo 69
Fair
2013 Strangers in the House Actor Agapi N/A
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2011 Clinical Case Actor κα Στέλλα 68
Fair
2006 Extended Play Actor Grandmother 58
Average
2004 Βελούδο από μετάξι Actor Κάκια 70
Good
2000 Παππούδες εν δράσει Actor Ελένη 69
Fair
1997 Δανεικός πατέρας Actor Φρόσω, μητέρα 69
Fair
1990 Eisai to laheio mou Actor N/A
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1989 O kapetanios ki i horeftria Actor N/A
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1988 Life Sentence Actor Elsa's mother 59
Average
1985 Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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1985 Αθήνα-Νέα Υόρκη: Το μεγάλο κόλπο Actor N/A
N/A
1982 Turning Point Actor Efi 59
Average
1981 Τα Τσακάλια Actor Eleni's Mother 58
Average
1972 Aliki the Dictator Actor Κα Φιρφιρίκου 58
Average
1971 Αεροσυνοδός Actor Martha Valma-Dupon N/A
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1970 A Funny Girl Actor Λαίδη 58
Average
1970 A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman Actor Kaiti 58
Average
1970 Love forever Actor Nurse 58
Average
1969 The Leventopaido Actor Nora Athanasiou 58
Average
1969 The Man Who Returned from the Plates Actor Lemonia Louna 58
Average
1969 The Countess of Fabrica Actor Bianca Katakouzinou 58
Average
1967 Some tired boys Actor Mrs. Maltezou 59
Average
1966 My wife went mad Actor Giouli 58
Average
1966 All Men Are the Same Actor Angela 58
Average
1965 A Matter of Earnestness Actor Nanta Mavrogialourou 59
Average
1964 The Orgies Villa Actor Eva 58
Average
1964 Divorce, Greek Style Actor Anna Madelou 58
Average
1961 Death Will Return Actor Aliki 59
Average
1960 The Papadopoulou Family Actor Marina Papadopoulou 58
Average
1959 Maiden's Cheek Actor Popi Alexiou 59
Average

Writing

1990 Eisai to laheio mou Writing Writer N/A
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1988 Kai petaei kai... pidaei Writing Writer 58
Average
1988 Και πετάει... και πηδάει Writing Writer N/A
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1985 Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1975 The Possessed Writing Writer 58
Average
1970 Η ανταρσία των 10 Writing Writer N/A
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