Anna Kyriakou
{{Short description|Greek actress (born 1929)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anna Kyriakou
| native_name = Άννα Κυριακού
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1929|01|17}}
| birth_place = Athens, Greece
| education = National Theatre of Greece Drama School
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1949–present
| spouse = Margaritis Apostolidis (died 2005)
| children = 1
}}
Anna Kyriakou (Greek: Άννα Κυριακού; born 17 January 1929) is a Greek actress, known for playing the role of Psyche in 1964 film Zorba the Greek.{{Cite book |last1=Nash |first1=Jay Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IKYqAQAAIAAJ&q=anna+kyriakou |title=The Motion Picture Guide |last2=Ross |first2=Stanley Ralph |date=1985 |publisher=Cinebooks |isbn=978-0-933997-09-7 |language=en}}
Life and career
Kyriakou was born in Athens on January 17, 1929. She studied at the Dramatic School of the National Theater, as well as at the Charles Dullin School in Paris, with Jean Vilar as her teacher.{{Cite book |last=Valoukos |first=Stathēs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SOJkAAAAMAAJ&q=%CE%86%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1+%CE%9A%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D |title=Philmographia tou Hellēnikou kinēmatographou: 1914-1998 |date=1998 |publisher=Aigokerōs |isbn=978-960-322-107-4 |language=el}} She made her first theatrical appearance as a teenager at the REX Theater with the Marikas Kotopoulis troupe in the play "Carmen" and collaborated with Manolidou-Pappa, Vassilis Logothetidis, Katerinas, Manos Katrakis etc.{{Cite book |last=Rouvas |first=Angelos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6wLAQAAMAAJ&q=%CE%86%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1+%CE%9A%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D |title=Ελληνικος κινηματογραφος: 1971-2005 |date=2005 |publisher=Ελληνικα Γραμματα |isbn=978-960-406-778-7 |language=el}}
In 1953, she collaborated with Dimitris Myrat's troupe. Returning from Paris, she collaborated in leading roles with the troupes of Iliopoulos, Fotopoulos and Alexandrakis.{{Cite book |last=Βουγιουκα |first=Μαρω |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rmgMAQAAMAAJ&q=%CE%86%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1+%CE%9A%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D |title=Κουκακι, Φιλοπαππου, Γαργαρεττα |date=2006 |publisher=Εκδοσεις Φιλιπποτη |language=el}} In 1959 she starred in the "Piraeus Theatre" of Dimitris Rodiris in the plays "The Mistress of the Inn", "Marriage of Figaro" and "Electra" to follow a period of more than 20 years of collaboration with the National Theatre, starting with a great success as Calliope in " Temptation" by Grigorios Xenopoulos. Her appearance in the cinema was also notable: The Drunkard (1950), Liar Wanted (1961), Bridegroom Urgently Wanted (1971), Safe Sex (1999), Crying... Silicon Tears (2001), Blackmail Boy (2003) etc.{{Cite book |last=Δελβερούδη |first=Ελίζα-Άννα |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MORkAAAAMAAJ&q=%CE%86%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1+%CE%9A%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D |title=Οι Νέοι στις κωμωδίες του Ελληνικού Κινηματογράφου: (1948-1974) |date=2004 |publisher=Κέντρο Νεοελληνικών Ερευνών Ε.Ι.Ε. |isbn=978-960-7138-32-3 |language=el}}
She took part in many TV series, from Him and Him, Our Neighbor and the 1970s Jugerman, to The Three Graces in which she played the legendary Aunt Bebeka. She appeared in a guest role in Constantinos and Helens,{{Cite book |last=Ioannides |first=Christos P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GtoAAAAMAAJ&q=Konstantinou+kai+Elenis |title=Greeks in English-speaking Countries: Culture, Identity, Politics |date=1997 |publisher=Aristide D. Caratzas |isbn=978-0-89241-568-7 |language=en}} playing the role of Aunt Maros, as well as in Seven Deadly Mothers-in-Law, where she played the evil mother-in-law. Her theatrical repertoire on the radio is particularly rich, in the well-known shows "The theater on the radio".
Personal life
She was married to Margaritis Apostolidis until his death in 2005.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jIWr0IO9dYIC&dq=Margaritis+Apostolidis&pg=PA875 |title=A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture |isbn=978-0-19-860678-9 |language=en}} They had a son.{{Cite web |last=Group) |first=Radiotileoptiki S. A. (OPEN Digital |date=1980-01-01 |title=Άννα Κυριακού: "Κάθε μέρα που περνάει η ζωή μου είναι εφιαλτική" |url=https://www.ethnos.gr/lifestyle/article/125688/annakyriakoykathemerapoypernaeihzohmoyeinaiefialtikh |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=ΕΘΝΟΣ |language=el}}
Filmography
- Do You Love Me? (2006)
- Epta thanasimes petheres (2006) - Zoi
- Silence (2004) - Anthoula
- Blackmail Boy (2003) - Anneta
- Crying... Silicon Tears (2001) - Thekla Bara{{Cite book |last=Karalis |first=Vrasidas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=328oUbR8iT0C&dq=crying+silicon+tears+2001&pg=PA137 |title=History of Greek Cinema |date=2012-02-02 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4411-9447-3 |language=en}}
- Athens Blues (2001) - Loukia
- Sti skia tou polemou (1999)
- Safe Sex (1999) - Therapist{{Cite web |title=Safe sex (1999) ‒ Greek-Movies |url=https://greek-movies.com/movies.php?m=182 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=greek-movies.com}}
- Konstantinou kai Elenis (1998) - Aunt Maro
- O Ious Tou Patera (1996)
- Oi treis Harites (1990) - Bebeka
- Zorba the Greek (1964) - Soul{{Cite book |last=Kazantzakis |first=Nikos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXPbBQAAQBAJ&q=zorba+the+greek |title=Zorba the Greek |date=2014-12-23 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4767-8281-2 |language=en}}
- Liar Wanted (1962) - Jenny Fereki{{Cite book |last=Γιαννακοπούλου |first=Ντόρα |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbT8CQAAQBAJ&dq=%CE%96%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9+%CF%88%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82&pg=PT129 |title=Μια ζωή σαν πρόβα |date=2015-07-06 |publisher=Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη |isbn=978-960-03-5929-9 |language=el}}