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Aleka Stratigou
Alexandra (Aleka) Stratigou (; 1926 – January 1, 1989) was a Greek actress. She appeared in theatre and had 61 film and television credits and had a characterful, distinctive voice. She was the wife of Andreas Barkoulis. She died on January 1, 1989, and is buried in Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), .... She was the sister of Stefanos, Stella and Rena. Filmography * 1951 Ekeines poy den prepei n' agapoun * 1956 Tsiganiko aima * 1957 Tsarouhi, pistoli, papiyion * 1958 To trelokoritso * 1958 Diakopes stin Aigina * 1958 Makria ap' ton kosmo * 1958 O Mimikos kai h Mairi * 1958 To koritsi tis amartias * 1959 Krystallw * 1959 I moysitsa * 1959 Oi dosatzides * 1959 To agorokoritso * 1959 Erotika skandala * 1959 Douleis me fountes * 1959 Enas vlakas kai mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Barkoulis
Andreas Barkoulis (; 4 August 1936 – 23 August 2016) was a Greek actor. He graduated from the “Kostis Mihailides” drama school. He was among the most popular male actors of the 1950s and 1960s in Greece. Barkoulis, acted in 109 films and played in the theatre and television for over 50 years. He was considered such a heartthrob that a popular expression of the era was created for him: "Eh koritsia, o Barkoulis!" (Hey girls, it's Barkoulis!). He died on 23 August 2016 at the age of 80. Films *''Love in the Sand-dunes'' co-starring Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Σταματίνα Βουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: ˈlici stamaˈtina vuʝuˈklaci 20 July 1934 – 23 July 1996) was a Greek cinema and theater actress, singer and theatrical produc ... *''Siko Horepse Sirtaki'' ("Let's Dance the Sirtaki") *''Tsakitzis, protector of the poor'', in the leading role as Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe. Roles 1950s * (1957) ..... Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peristeri
Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), it ranks as the seventh-largest city and municipality in Greece by population. History The ancient deme Leuconoe (Attica), Leuconoe, is believed to have been located at Peristeri. Geography Peristeri is located about northwest of the centre of Athens. It lies between the Egaleo (mountain), Egaleo Mountain in the northwest and the Cephissus (Athenian plain), Cephissus river in the southeast. The municipality has an area of . Its built-up area is continuous with that of central Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Aigaleo, Chaidari, Petroupoli, Ilion, Greece, Ilion and Agioi Anargyroi. Transportation The A1 motorway (Greece), A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) passes through the southeastern part of the municipality. Athinon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefanos Stratigos
Stefanos Stratigos (; 1923 – April 6, 2006) was a Greek actor in film and television. Biography He was born in Athens in 1923 and was the son of the actors Vasileios and Amalia Stratigos. His sisters were actors Aleka and Stella Stratigou. He had another sister named Rena. In which they resided early to the theatre and film. He attended the Drama School then known as the Royal Theatre of Greece. He began to play at his father's role and in comedies, tragedies, plays and dramas. After the theatrical crowds, he played with Vasilis Logothetidis' company, He took part in ''Enas aprosklitos moussafiris'' (in which he made his debut on stage) ''The Trojan War'', ''Rena is Locked Out'', '' Santa Chiquita'', ''Kyrios tou Maxim'', etc. He also took part with other performers including Vassilis Argyropoulos, Chrysoula Doxa, Horn- Lampeti in 1956 and 1957 in the work ''Vrochopios'', ''Aristocratic Way'', Iliopoulos company in which he took part from 1960 until 1962 in works by Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Stratigou
Stella Stratigou (; 1931 – 9 October 2005) was a Greek actress. She played in theatre and films. She died on 9 October 2005. She was the sister of Stefanos, Aleka and Rena. Selected filmography References External links * 1931 births 2005 deaths Actresses from Athens {{Greece-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rena Stratigou
Rena (Ourania) Stratigou (; 1929-16 March 2014) was a Greek actress. Biography She began her acting career and belonged to her father's family company, Vassilis Stratigos. She was a member of S.E.I. on October 10, 1947. In 1950, she participated with ''Sofia Vebo, Vebos company. She played in the helping of Mimis Traiforos-Giorgou Giannakopoulos ''Vyra tis agkyres''. Along with her sisters Aleka and Stella, she sang the famous song in numbers of productions. She did not acted long in theater. During her theatrical years and her transition, she appeared in films including ''O methystakas'' (''Ο μεθύστακας'', 1950), ''Halima (film), Halima'' (''Χαλιμά'', a production of an operetta by Theophrastos Sakellaridis) ''Oute gata oute zimia'' (''Ούτε γάτα, ούτε ζημιά'', a comedy by Alekos Sakellarios-Christos Giannakopoulos), ''Piassame tin kali'' (''Πιάσαμε την καλή'', 1955). She had a small sister, Iklena (Ίκλενα) who died at a young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Deaths
1989 was a turning point in political history with the " Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected as State President of South Africa, and his regime gradually dismantled th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Athens
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
