Biography

Anna Kyriakou (Athens, January 17, 1929) is a Greek actress She studied at the Drama School of the National Theater as well as at the Charles Dullin School in Paris (1954-1956), with Jean Vilar as her teacher. She made her first theatrical appearance as a teenager at the REX Theater with the Marikas Kotopoulis troupe in the play "Carmen". Collaboration with the troupes Manolidou-Pappa, Vassilis Logothetidis, Katerinas, Manos Katrakis followed. At the National Theater she participated in leading roles in 34 plays from 1960 to 1981! In 1982 she collaborated with "Aplo Theatro" of Ant. Antipa - Chr. Citizen in the opening act of the play "The Tastes of Mr. Sloan". Her appearance in the cinema was also notable: "Drunk" (1950), "Liar Wanted" (1961), "Groom Wanted Urgently" (1971), "Safe Sex" (1999), The Cry Came Out of Heaven " (2001), "Oxygono" (2003) etc. She took part in many TV series, from "He and That", "Our Neighbor" and "Yougerman" in the 1970s, to "The Three Graces" (1989 - 1992) in which she played the legendary Aunt Bebeka. She appeared in a guest role in "Constantinos and Helens", playing the role of Aunt Maros, as well as in "Seven Deadly Mothers-in-Law", where she played the evil mother-in-law. Her theatrical repertoire on the radio is particularly rich, in the well-known shows "The theater on the radio", "The theater of Monday" etc.Read More...