
Melina Mercouri
Known for ActingBorn 1920-10-18Died 1994-03-06Athens, Greece
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.Read more
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Wünsch dir was
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Wünsch dir was
1969 · Series
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Cinépanorama
1956 · Series
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Series
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À bout portant
1968 · Series
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Dim Dam Dom
1965 · Series
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38-24-36
1963 · Movie
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Discorama
1959 · Series
V.I.P. Schaukel
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V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Series
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
Lilly's Story
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Lilly's Story
2002 · Movie
Die Drehscheibe
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Die Drehscheibe
1964 · Series
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What's My Line?
1950 · Series
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Never on Sunday
1960 · Movie
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Stella
1955 · Movie
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Songs of Fire
1975 · Movie
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The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
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Topkapi
1964 · Movie
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The Last Judgment
1961 · Movie
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The Victors
1963 · Movie
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A Dream of Passion
1978 · Movie
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The Uninhibited
1965 · Movie
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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
Samedi soir
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Samedi soir
1971 · Series
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He Who Must Die
1957 · Movie
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The Law
1959 · Movie
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Phaedra
1962 · Movie
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958 · Movie
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Promise at Dawn
1970 · Movie
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Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961 · Movie
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The Rehearsal
1974 · Movie
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10:30 P.M. Summer
1966 · Movie
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Once Is Not Enough
1975 · Movie
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Nasty Habits
1977 · Movie
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A Man Could Get Killed
1966 · Movie
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Gaily, Gaily
1969 · Movie

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The Marbles
2025 · Movie

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Melina Stop Frame - In Search of Modern Greekness
2020 · Movie

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Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures
2017 · Movie
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
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Kronen Könner Kavaliere
1984 · Series