About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1900-12-17
Place of birth:
Piraeus, Greece
Website:
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Katina Paxinou

Overview

Katina Paxinou (Greek: Κατίνα Παξινού; 17 December 1900[1]– 22 February 1973) was a Greek film and stage actress.

She started her stage career in Greece in 1928 and was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of Greece in 1932. The outbreak of World War II found her in the United Kingdom and she later moved to the United States, where she made her film debut in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in a few more Hollywood films, before returning to Greece in the early 1950s. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1951. She then focused on her stage career and appeared in a number of European films including Rocco and His Brothers (1960).

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Known for

Acting
1970 A Savage Summer Actor N/A
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1968 Zita Actor Aunt Zita 58
Average
1965 The Island of Aphrodite Actor Lambrini N/A
N/A
1960 Rocco and His Brothers Actor Rosaria Parondi 70
Good
1959 The Miracle Actor La Roca 59
Average
1958 The Immortal Land Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Mr. Arkadin Actor Sophie 61
Fair
1949 Prince of Foxes Actor Mona Zoppo 59
Average
1947 Mourning Becomes Electra Actor Christine Mannon 59
Average
1947 Uncle Silas Actor Madame de la Rougierre 58
Average
1945 Confidential Agent Actor Mrs. Melandez 58
Average
1943 Hostages Actor Maria 59
Average
1943 For Whom the Bell Tolls Actor Pilar 60
Fair