Melina Mercouri (Greek Μελίνα Μερκούρη), born as Maria Amalia Mercouri (October 18, 1920, Athens, Greece – March 6, 1994, New York City, New York) was a Greek actress, singer and politician.As an actress she made her film debut in Stella (1955) and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, and she was also nominated for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two BAFTA Awards.A political activist during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, she became a member of the Hellenic Parliament in 1977 and the first female Minister for Culture of Greece in 1981. Mercouri was the person who, in 1983, conceived and proposed the programme of the European Capital of Culture, which has been established by the European Union since 1985.She was a strong advocate for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, which were removed from the Parthenon and are now displayed in the British Museum, to Athens.Description above from the Wikipedia article Melina Mercouri, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Maria
Film 1966
Magda
Film 1963
Elizabeth Lipp
Film 1964
Ilya
Film 1960
Phaedra Kyrilis
Film 1962
Maya / Medea
Film 1978
Stella
Film 1955
Foreign lady
Film 1961
Karla
Film 1975
Sister Gertrude
Film 1977
Belle
Film 1958
Jenny
Film 1965
Nina Kacewa
Film 1970
Self
Film 1974
Herself (Archive Footage)
Film 2017
Katerina
Film 1957
Marie de Médicis
Film 1961
Self
Film 1963
Film 1975
(Archival Footage)
Film 2020
Self
Tv 1962
Self
Tv 1972
Self
Tv 1965
Self
Tv 1984
Self
Tv 1968
Self
Tv 1962
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950
Self
Tv 1971
Self
Tv 1975
Self
Tv 1956
Self
Tv 1969
Self
Tv 1964
Self
Tv 1959
Self
Tv 1971