Vasiliki "Vicky" Vanita (; 15 May 1948 – 8 March 2007) was a

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actress 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. ...

Life

She was known for her participation in several Greek movies and television series (''

Eisai to tairi mou ''Eisai To Tairi Mou'' (Greek: ''Είσαι Το Ταίρι Μου''; English: ''You're My Mate'') is a Greek romance comedy television series aired in the 2001–2002 season by Mega Channel. It was written by Lefteris Papapetrou and directed by ...

'', '' Sto Para Pente'', '' To Retire''). She appeared in the 1968 movie '' Thiella sto spiti ton anemon'' and up to 1984 she co-starred in productions such as '' O trelopenintaris'' (along with Lambros Konstantaras), '' Paraggelia'' (by

Pavlos Tassios Pavlos Tassios (; 1 April 1942 – 2 October 2011) was a Greek film director. Born in Polygyros, Greece, he directed such films as ''Nai men, alla...'' (1972), ''Oi prostates'' (1973), ''To vary... peponi'' (1977), ''Parangelia!'' (1980), ''S ...

) and ''

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'' by

Costas Ferris Costas Ferris (; born 18 April 1935) is a Greek film director, writer, actor, and producer. He wrote the lyrics of Aphrodite's Child's album ''666''. His 1983 film '' Rembetiko'' won the Silver Bear at the 34th Berlin International Film Festiv ...

. Her last appearance in a film was in the movie '' Edo einai Valkania'' (1984).

Death

Vanita was found dead in her apartment in

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on 8 March 2007. She died after a long struggle with lung cancer.

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* 1940s births 2007 deaths Greek film actresses Greek television actresses Deaths from lung cancer in Greece Actresses from Athens {{Greece-actor-stub