Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri Biography Melina Mercouri is one of the great women figures of Greece in the 20th century. A many-sided and vibrant personality, she played a leading role in the struggle against the Colonel's Junta in 1967 - 1974 and was a great theatre and film actress of international fame. The parts she has portrayed have made cinema history. She was also a politician who left her mark on Greek culture. Melina (the diminutive of her two names Amalia - Maria) Mercouri was born in Athens on… More information...

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