Melina Mercouri
Acting
Born October 18, 1920 · Athens, Greece
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…
Known For · 38 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
Die Drehscheibe
What's My Line?
Le Grand Échiquier
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Once Is Not Enough
Discorama
Samedi soir
Cinépanorama
À bout portant
V.I.P. Schaukel
Dim Dam Dom
Wünsch dir was
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
The Marbles
Topkapi
The Last Judgment
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
He Who Must Die
The Victors
10:30 P.M. Summer
The Uninhibited
Never on Sunday
A Man Could Get Killed
Songs of Fire
Phaedra
The Law
38-24-36
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Promise at Dawn
Gaily, Gaily
A Dream of Passion
Nasty Habits
Stella
The Rehearsal
Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures
Melina Stop Frame - In Search of Modern Greekness