Melina Mercouri
Acting
Born: 1920-10-18 · Athens, Greece
Died: 1994-03-06
Biography
Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (Greek: Μαρία Αμαλία "Μελίνα" Μερκούρη, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a prominent political family for multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a French Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960) and an Italian David di Donatello for Topkapi. Mercouri was also nominated for one Tony Award, three Golden Globes, and
🎬 Movies (25)
The Marbles
2025
Self - Photo Only (archive footage)
Melina Stop Frame - In Search of Modern Greekness
2020
Self (archive footage)
Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures
2017
Self (archive footage)
Lilly's Story
2002
Writer
A Dream of Passion
1978
Maya / Medea
Nasty Habits
1977
Sister Gertrude
Once Is Not Enough
1975
Karla
Songs of Fire
1975
Self
The Rehearsal
1974
Self
Promise at Dawn
1970
Nina Kacewa
Gaily, Gaily
1969
Lil
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966
Maria
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
Aurora / Celeste da Costa
The Uninhibited
1965
Jenny
Topkapi
1964
Elizabeth Lipp
The Victors
1963
Magda
38-24-36
1963
Self
Phaedra
1962
Phaedra Kyrilis
The Last Judgment
1961
Foreign lady
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961
Marie de Médicis
Never on Sunday
1960
Ilya
The Law
1959
Donna Lucrezia
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
Belle
He Who Must Die
1957
Katerina
Stella
1955
Stella
📺 TV Shows (14)
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
1984
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
Self
Samedi soir
1971
Self
Wünsch dir was
1969
Self
À bout portant
1968
Self
Dim Dam Dom
1965
Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
Discorama
1959
Self
Cinépanorama
1956
Self
What's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest