73
Age
24
Movies
14
TV Shows
6.2
Rating
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 of the Europe Theatre Prize.
73
Died at
24
Movies
14
TV Shows
6.2
Avg Rating
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 of the Europe Theatre Prize.
What's My Line?
1950
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 of the Europe Theatre Prize.
Mercouri was a member of the Hellenic Parliament, elected as a representative of PASOK. In October 1981, she became the first female Minister of Culture and Sports. She has the longest tenure of any of Greece's Ministers of Culture, having served from 1981 to 1989, and then from 1993 until her death in 1994, during PASOK governments. Mercouri's political activism included her long campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. One of her greatest achievements was the establishment of the European Capitals of Culture, with Athens chosen as the first capital in 1985.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Melina Mercouri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 18, 1920
Died
March 6, 1994
Birthplace
Athens, Greece
Also Known As
The Rehearsal
1974
The Law
1959
Stella
1955
Never on Sunday
1960
A Dream of Passion
1978
Promise at Dawn
1970
The Last Judgment
1961
Nasty Habits
1977
The Victors
1963
Phaedra
1962
Songs of Fire
1975
He Who Must Die
1957
Topkapi
1964
The Uninhibited
1965
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966
Once Is Not Enough
1975
Gaily, Gaily
1969
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures
2017
+ 4 more movies
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Cinépanorama
1956
Samedi soir
1971
Discorama
1959
Die Drehscheibe
1964
Dim Dam Dom
1965
À bout portant
1968
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Wünsch dir was
1969
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
1984