Anna Vagena (

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: Άννα Βαγενά; 15 June 1947,

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, Greece) is a

actress and politician.

Artistic career

She is a graduate of the drama schools of the Karolos Koun Art Theatre and the National Theatre, while she has also studied at the Athens Law School. She has participated in many theatrical productions, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''I Triseugeni'', ''

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'' and ''Camino Real''. Her most notable cinematic role is the leading role in

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' film '' The Matchmaking of Anna'', which earned her the Best Actress award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1979. Other films she has appeared in include ''

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'', ''The Great Lover'', ''To frourio ton athanaton'', ''Apo pou pane gia ti havouza'' and '' The King''. In the 1980s, she participated in the comedic television series ''To Kanali Tis Vangelitsas'' on ERT2, the dramatic series "The Journey that Kills" (1992) on ET1, and played roles in various video films. During the 1996–1997 period, she was part of the successful

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series, ''Logo timis''. In 1999, she co-founded the "Metaxourgeio" Theater along with her husband,

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. In 2006, she published the book ''My Thessalian Theater'', released by Kedros Publications.

Political career

During her student years, she was actively involved in the Youth of Lambrakis organization. She has been elected as a municipal councilor in the Municipality of Larissa twice. In the

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, she was a candidate with the

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party in the

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constituency. She became a member of parliament on February 12, 2012, following the resignation of . She was expelled the next day because she voted against the memorandum and remained an independent until the dissolution of the Parliament. Subsequently, she collaborated with

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and was elected as a member of parliament for

in the elections of

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and September 2015. In September 2016, she stated that she would not run again in parliamentary elections. However, in the 2019 parliamentary elections, she ran again with SYRIZA in the Larissa region and was re-elected.

References

External links

CV on the Parliament's website

CV at the "Metaxourgeio" Theatre
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vagena, Anna MPs of Larissa Greek film actresses Greek stage actresses Greek television actresses 1947 births Living people 21st-century Greek women politicians Greek MPs 2015 (February–August) Greek MPs 2015–2019 Greek MPs 2019–2023 Women members of the Hellenic Parliament