Anna Synodinou (

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: Άννα Συνοδινού; 21 November 1927 – 7 January 2016) was a Greek actress and politician. Born in

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, she studied at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School. She mainly excelled in ancient drama and won the Kotopouli theatre award twice. She also performed in Shakespearean stage productions. She had a brief but notable career in cinema, and a sparse presence in Greek television where she was awarded for her role in the series '' Matomena Homata''. She was elected to the

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for

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MP in 1974 and remained an MP until 1990. She served as deputy minister for social services from 1977 to 1980.

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Cine.gr page on Anna Synodinou
1927 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Greek actresses New Democracy (Greece) politicians Greek actor-politicians Greek MPs 1974–1977 Greek MPs 1977–1981 Greek MPs 1981–1985 Greek MPs 1985–1989 Greek MPs 1989 (June–November) Greek MPs 1989–1990 20th-century Greek women politicians Greek people of Italian descent People from Corinthia {{Greece-politician-stub