Biography
Eleni Zafeiriou (Greek: Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, 1916 – 2 September 2004) was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens. She was a graduate of the Drama School of the National Theatre. She made his stage debut in 1936 in the play Before Sunset by Gerhard Hauptmann, which was staged at the National Theatre. She played dozens of roles, mainly in the classical repertoire. The most important of these were the roles of Queen Margaret in Richard III, the goddess Athena in Iphigenia, Atossa in The Persians, Queen Gertrude in Hamlet, Goneril in King Lear, the nurse in Medea, Antigone in Oedipus at Colonus, Tecmissa in Ajax, Sarah in The Sacrifice of Abraham, Roncalina in The King, etc. She had excelled in cinema in exceptional roles, with wonderful acting skills, embodying the simplicity of women of the popular classes, such as Bitter Bread, Little City, The Lake of Desire, etc. In most of the films she participated in, she played the mother of the protagonists. On television, the role of Kambouritsa remained characteristic, which she performed in the series Christ is Crucified Again in the 1970s. In addition, she participated in the dubbing of some cartoons. Specifically, she gave her voice to the witch from the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Lady Klossa from the film Robin Hood. In 1991, Eleni Zafeiriou's book entitled What Should I Remember First, Mother, was published by Odos Panos Publications. She died at the People's Hospital of Athens after a battle with successive strokes and was buried at the Chalandri Cemetery in a close family circle. (Source: Wikipedia)
Acted in 93
1990s
- 1996
To Hroma tou Feggariou
Δέσποινα · 18 episodes
1970s
- 1975
O Hristos xanastavronetai
Μάρθα · 18 episodes
- 1972
The Enemy of the People
Leni
Τύψεις συνειδήσεως
Movie
- 1971
The sun-born
Movie
Men Know How to Love
Movie
The cry of truth
Movie
The Mistress of the Plain
Movie
I lived a monk without love
Movie
I loved a bum
Maria
Annio the cursed tseligopoula
Movie
- 1970
Lieutenant Natassa
Natassa's Mother
Astrapogiannos
Giannos' Mother
I Love Only You
Zafeiris' mother
Face to Face with Death
Mrs. Athanasiou
The Eagle of the Enslaved
Movie
Hours of love, hours of war
Maria
Sunday's dream
Movie
Γύρω μας γκρεμίστηκαν όλα
Movie
1960s
- 1969
The Seal of God
Andreas' mother
A Man with a Conscience
Movie
A woman's sacrifice
Movie
For Honor and for Love
Movie
Wake up Vassili
Antigoni Vasilaki
Slum, my love
Movie
The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man
Fani Karatzoglou
The Refugee
Despoina Skoutari
The last goodbye
Athina
Μαριώ, η κατατρεγμένη βοσκοπούλα
Movie
- 1968
The Lady and the Tramp
Lefteris' mother
Ξεριζωμένη Γενηά
Movie
The Avenue of Hate
Stamos' mother
Η Λυγερή
Movie
A Woman's Past
Despina Moutousi
Damned love
Movie
A girl different from the others
Movie
The Antijealous
Movie
Humbled And Dejected
Movie
Love and Blood
Aliki Argouzi
The Heart of a Tramp
Movie
The one that didn't bend
Movie
Venus the girl who hurt
Movie
Αργυρώ η προδομένη τσελιγκοπούλα
Movie
Ζήσε για την αγάπη μας
Movie
- 1967
The hour of justice
Movie
Groom from London
Mary's Mother
Unfair curse
Movie
From Jerusalem with love
Movie
Ερασταί του μεσαίου τοίχου
Movie
Aspasia's dollars
Aspasia
Sometimes even the strong cry
Angeliki
- 1966
Test
Lena
Love that time does not fade
Movie
I'm not selling my heart
Stefanos' mother
The Devastated
Movie
I want to live in the sun.
Movie
- 1965
The Immigrant
Movie
We despised My Sweetness
Fonda's mother
The Poor Child
Maria
Παντρεύουν την αγάπη μου
Movie
- 1964
Egoism
Giorgos' Mother
Miss Manager
Loukia Samiotaki
My Bitter Love
Movie
In the shadow of the other woman
Movie
Cyprus in Flames
Movie
Τα δάκρυά μου είναι καυτά
Movie
- 1963
The big secret
μητέρα Χριστίνας
Hearts in the storm
Movie
- 1962
The Trip
mitera tis Marinas
The steps of life
Mrs. Zarlati
Glory Sky
Movie
Nomos 4000
Anna Oikonomou
- 1961
The Decline
Ελισάβετ Νικολάου
Mrs. Midwife
Mrs. Bekou (Lykourgos' wife)
Η απολύτρωση
Movie
- 1960
Soldiers Without Uniform
Movie
1950s
- 1959
Erotic Stories
Smaragdi
Zalongo, the Fort of Freedom
Tzavelaina
The Lake of Sighs
Ayah
Wrecks Of Life
Movie
- 1958
A Matter of Dignity
Katerina
- 1957
The Lagoon of Desire
Altana Razi
- 1956
A Girl in Black
Froso
- 1954
The Acacia Road
Eleni Douvi
The Unknown
Ρόζα
Open Sea
Movie
- 1952
Lily of the Harbor
Martha
- 1951
Bitter Bread
Mrs. Lyberi
No release date
Ο Γυρισμός της Μάνας
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