Doretta Papadimitriou
{{Short description|Greek actress and presenter}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Doretta Papadimitriou
| native_name = Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου
| birth_name = Theodora Papadimitriou
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Athens, Greece
| nationality = {{flagicon|Greece}} Greek
| alma_mater = National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|presenterl}}
| years_active = early 2000s-present
| known_for = Dancing with the Stars (Greek season 3), Alter Ego (2007 film), To Megalo Pazari, Survivor Greece
| spouse = Konstantinos Piladakis (2004-2009)
| children = 2
}}
Doretta Papadimitriou (born Theodora Papadimitriou 15 October 1979) is a Greek actress, tv host and former athlete. After her acting debut on the MEGA daytime soap opera Forbidden Love (2001-2002) and her film debut on successful Nikos Perrakis' comedy Liza and all the others (2003), she purched a career on television with series such as Almost Never (2003), Close your eyes (2004), Wedding ring on the right (2005), Confusions (2005) and others on leading roles. She has also appeared in the films Alter Ego (2007), Nisos (2009), 180° (2010), Dos (2011) and others.
In 2013, after her win on the third season of the Greek version of Dancing with the Stars on ANT1, she started her career as television hostess debuted on the Sunday Skai TV talk show Κnock on wood. She also hosted tv show as The Music School (2014), Greece I Love You (2015) while in 2015 she signed as the hostess of the MEGA daytime morning talk show Very sweet good morning with Doretta Papadimitriou.
Early life
Papadimitriou was born in Athens on 15 October 1979, where she spent her childhood years. After finishing school she started studying at the department of political science and public administration of the school of economics and political sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Along with her studies at university, she also studied acting at the Iasmos Drama School of Vasilis Diamantopoulos.{{Cite news |title=Οι ερωτικές πιρουέτες της Ντορέττας Παπαδημητρίου |url=https://www.protothema.gr/Stories/article/241292/oi-erotikes-piroyetes-ths-ntorettas-papadhmhtrioy-/}} During her teenage years until the age of 22, she was a champion in rhythmic gymnastics and athletics.{{Cite news |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου: "Δεν ζούσα με την ανεμελιά και την ξεγνοιασιά των άλλων παιδιών" |url=https://www.yupiii.gr/gossip/c15596/ntoretta_papadhmhtrioy.html}} During her sporting career, she represented the national team until 2002, participating in the European Championships, while she was named Balkan Champion with the Junior team in 1992.{{Cite news |title=Evriali |url=https://www.evriali.gr/rithmiki/ |access-date=2018-03-09 |work=Evriali |language=en-US}}
Career
= Television actress =
Papadimitriou made her television debut as an actress in the early 2000s in Mega Channel's daily series Forbidden Love, playing a small role. In April 2003, she appeared in an episode of the ANT1 comedy series Lefkos Oikos, playing a saleswoman. Her first starring television role came in the 2003–2004 season in the NET comedy series Shedon Pote, directed by Nikos Perakis. There she played Vanda Pappa, a young up-and-coming actress, co-starring with Anna-Maria Papacharalambous, Vana Rabota and Annita Koulis in the first cycle of the series. Alongside Almost Never, from March to May 2004 he had a key role in the cast of the third cycle of Christoforos Papakaliatis's drama series Close Your Eyes.{{Cite web |date=17 May 2004 |title=Φινάλε για το σίριαλ "Kλείσε τα μάτια" |url=https://www.tanea.gr/2004/05/17/lifearts/culture/finale-gia-to-sirial-kleise-ta-matia/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=tanea.gr}}
Papadimitriou returned to television in the 2005–2006 season with a double appearance. On the one hand, she joined the lead cast of the second cycle of the daily series of Elena Akrita and Giorgos Kyritsis Vera sto Dexi on Mega Channel, having the role of Anna Damianou, while on the other hand she starred with Thanasis Efthimiadis in the comedy series of Alpha TV Confusions. This was followed by the episode "To Lamogio Keratas" of the series Honorable Cuckolds where she starred together with Alexis Georgoulis. In 2007, she starred with Nikos Galanos in the episode "Question of Life and Death" of the police series The Stories of Police Officer Beka .{{Cite web |date=25 November 2015 |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου: Αγνώριστη πριν χρόνια στο πλευρό του… αστυνόμου Μπέκα! |url=https://www.youweekly.gr/article/news/153484-ntoretta-papadimitriou-agnwristi-prin-xronia-sto-pleuro-toy-astunomikou-mpeka |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=youweekly.gr}} In 2008, she starred in stories of the series of self-contained episodes I Saw You and True Loves. In 2009 she had a key role in the youth series Wild Children playing Danae, a lawyer. In the same year, he made a guest appearance in the first episode of the series Talk Dirty to Me. In 2010, she again played a lawyer in four episodes of the second cycle of the series Lakis o glukoulis, while she also appeared as a guest in the comedy series Mr. & Mrs. Pels.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2010 |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου: Μια δυναμική δικηγόρος στο πλευρό του "Λάκη του γλυκούλη" |url=https://www.yupiii.gr/gossip/c17153/ntoretta_papadhmhtrioy.html |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=yupiii.gr}}{{Cite web |date=19 February 2010 |title=Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου στον Κύριο & την Κυρία Πελς |url=https://www.newsit.gr/media/o-kyrios-kai-i-kyria-pels-zitoyn-voitheia/2049361/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=newsit.gr}}
In October 2012, it was announced that she was one of the participants in the third cycle of ΑΝΤ1's show Dancing with the Stars.{{Cite web |date=29 October 2012 |title=Αυτά είναι τα ζευγάρια του Dancing with the stars! |url=https://www.gossip-tv.gr/media-tv/story/223479/ayta-einai-ta-zeygaria-toy-dancing-with-the-stars |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=gossip-tv.gr}} There she competed with professional partner Pavlos Manogiannakis and on 17 February 2013, she was declared the winner of the season.{{Cite web |date=18 February 2013 |title=Νικήτρια του "Dancing with the Stars" η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου |url=https://www.star.gr/lifestyle/media/168450/nikitria_tou_dancing_with_the_stars_i_ntoretta_papadimitriou |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=star.gr}} After several seasons of presenting TV shows, she announced in December 2018 that she is going to star in Alpha TV's black comedy Are you keeping a secret?.{{Cite news |date=2019-01-11 |title=Είναι οριστικό! Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου μιλάει για τη νέα της τηλεοπτική στέγη |url=http://www.peoplegreece.com/celebrity/ine-oristiko-i-ntoretta-papadimitriou-milai-gia-ti-nea-tis-tileoptiki-stegi/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101202218/https://www.peoplegreece.com/celebrity/ine-oristiko-i-ntoretta-papadimitriou-milai-gia-ti-nea-tis-tileoptiki-stegi/ |archive-date=2019-11-01 |access-date=2019-01-11 |work=peoplegreece.com |language=el}} There she played Angeliki Asteriou, a flight attendant who has an extramarital affair, co-starring with, among others, Elisavet Konstantinidou, Meleti Ilias, Traiana Anania and Konstantinos Aspiotis.{{Cite news |date=2018-12-23 |title=Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου σε σίριαλ στον Alpha (vid) |url=https://www.ethnos.gr/tv-media/article/12046/hntorettapapadhmhtrioysesirialstonalphavid |access-date=2019-04-09 |work=ethnos.gr |language=el}} In 2022, she participated in an episode of Alpha's neoclassical series. In 2023-2024 she works in On the Wires on ERT1.
= Television presenter =
After the end of Dancing with the Stars, she took over the presentation of Skai's infotainment show Xtypa Xylos from September to December 2013, which was about children and the prevention of child accidents.{{Cite web |date=30 July 2013 |title=Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου με δική της εκπομπή στον ΣΚΑΙ |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/i-ntoretta-papadimitriou-me-diki-tis-ekpompi-ston-skai/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=tlife.gr}} At the same time, from September of the same year until February 2014, she was the backstage presenter of the fourth cycle of Dancing with the Stars, with Doukissa Nomikou as the main presenter.{{Cite web |date=8 October 2013 |title=Dancing With The Stars 4: Η επίσημη ανακοίνωση & η φωτογράφιση των συντελεστών |url=https://www.yupiii.gr/gossip/c56790/dancing_with_the_stars_4-h_epishmh_anako.html |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=yupiii.gr}}
In July 2014 she signed a contract with Mega channel.{{Cite web |date=8 July 2014 |title=Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου είναι η νέα παρουσιάστρια του Mega! |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/i-ntoretta-papadimitriou-einai-i-nea-parousiastria-tou-mega/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=tlife.gr}} From September to December 2014 she was the presenter of the musical talent show for children The Music School.{{Cite web |date=10 July 2014 |title="Music School": Το μήνυμα του Mega για την Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου και η επιτροπή του σόου! |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/music-school-to-minyma-tou-mega-gia-tin-ntoretta-papadimitriou-kai-i-epitropi-tou-soou/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=tlife.gr}} After it ended she presented the 2015 Eurovision final for NERIT along Mary Synatsakis.{{Cite web |date=27 February 2015 |title=Eurovision 2015: Η βραδιά του ελληνικού τελικού και όσα δήλωσαν οι παρουσιάστριες στο TLIFE! |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/eurovision-2015-i-vradia-tou-ellinikou-telikou-kai-osa-dilosan-oi-parousiastries-sto-tlife/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=tlife.gr}} In March 2015, she presented Mega Channel's game show Greece S'Agapo in the station's prime time zone.{{Cite web |date=30 March 2015 |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου: Πότε θα μας πει τελικά "Ελλάδα σ΄αγαπώ"; |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/ntoretta-papadimitriou-pote-tha-mas-pei-telika-ellada-s%CE%84agapo/ |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=tlife.gr}} In July 2015, Mega Channel announced that would be the presenter of the station's morning entertainment zone in the 2015–2016 season. So from September 2015 she started presenting the daily show Kalimeroudias.{{Cite web |date=22 September 2015 |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου: Αυτός είναι ο τίτλος της εκπομπής της στο πρωινό του Mega |url=http://www.must.com.cy/gr/people/news/ntoretta-papadimitrioy-aytos-einai-o-titlos-tis-ekpompis-tis-sto-proino-toy-mega |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=must.com.cy}}
On 27 April 2016, shortly before the end of the show, she announced that "Kalimeroudia" was temporarily suspended due to the financial problems faced by the television station Mega Channel.{{Cite news |date=27 April 2016 |title=Πρόωρο τέλος για τα "Καλημερούδια" ανακοίνωσε η Ντορέττα |url=https://www.newsbeast.gr/media/arthro/2221829/prooro-telos-gia-ta-kalimeroudia-anakinose-i-ntoretta |access-date=8 August 2020 |publisher=newsbeast.gr}} The show never aired again, as did the rest of the station's schedule. In January 2017, she signed a cooperation contract with Skai. There, from February of the same year, she started presenting a game show based on the American show Let's make a deal.{{Cite news |title="Κάνε Παζάρι": Η επίσημη ανακοίνωση για το νέο παιχνίδι του Σκάι |url=http://www.peoplegreece.com/article/kane-pazari-episimi-anakinosi-gia-neo-pechnidi-tou-skai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125131333/http://www.peoplegreece.com/article/kane-pazari-episimi-anakinosi-gia-neo-pechnidi-tou-skai/ |archive-date=2017-01-25 |access-date=2018-10-23}}
Then she presented the entertainment show Here in 2017-2018 together with Dimitris Milioglou and Konstantinos Vassalos.{{Cite news |title=Έκλεισε η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου στον ΣΚΑΪ: Τι θα συμβεί για πρώτη φορά στην ελληνική τηλεόραση; |url=http://www.peoplegreece.com/article/eklise-ntoretta-papadimitriou-ston-skai-ti-tha-simvi-gia-proti-fora-stin-elliniki-tileorasi/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023140841/http://www.peoplegreece.com/article/eklise-ntoretta-papadimitriou-ston-skai-ti-tha-simvi-gia-proti-fora-stin-elliniki-tileorasi/ |archive-date=2018-10-23 |access-date=2018-10-23}} At the same time, from January 2018, she presented Here Survivor, which was soon renamed Survivor Panorama and presented exclusive material, interviews and backstage from Survivor Greece.{{Cite news |title=Οι αλλαγές στο πρόγραμμα του ΣΚΑΪ: Κ. Βασάλος και Ευ. Βαλαβάνη μαζί στην εκπομπή "Εδώ Survivor"! |url=https://newpost.gr/media/649527/oi-allages-sto-programma-toy-ska-k-basalos-kai-ey-balabanh-mazi-sthn-ekpomph-edw-survivor}} In the summer of 2018, it was announced the end of her collaboration with the station.{{Cite news |title=Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου εξήγησε τους λόγους που έφυγε από τον ΣΚΑΪ |url=https://newpost.gr/lifestyle/693286/h-ntoretta-papadhmhtrioy-ekshghse-toys-logoys-poy-efyge-apo-ton-ska}} That year she also appeared as a guest judge on Dancing with the Stars 6, and made an appearance on MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project. In 2020-2021 she presented the show Roomies with Katerina Zarifi and Maria Solomou on Mega. In 2021 she presented the cooking reality show Game of Chefs on ANT1.
= Theatre =
Papadimitriou's first well-known work in the ttheatretook place in the 2009–10 season, with the show The Black Box staged at the Jeni Karezi Theatre. At the same time, in 2010, she also participated in The 24 hour plays at the Kappa Theatre. In the winter of 2010–2011, she played in the play Sheer Madness, at the Warehouse Theatre.
This was followed by the performances Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Yiannis Kakleas (2011–2012, Mikro Pallas Theatre),{{Cite news |title="Γυναίκες στα πρόθυρα νευρικής κρίσης" η Κωνσταντάκη και η Παπαδημητρίου |url=https://www.gossip-tv.gr/showbiz/story/136684/gunaikes-sta-prothura-neurikes-krises-e-konstantake-kai-e-papademetriou}} Master Puntila and his servant Matti (2012–2013, Jenny Karezi Theatre),{{Cite news |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου: Συνεργασία με τον Κώστα Καζάκο για δεύτερη φορά |url=https://www.gossip-tv.gr/showbiz/story/210528/ntoretta-papadimitrioy-synergasia-me-ton-kosta-kazako-gia-deyteri-fora}} The Hangover 4{{Cite news |title=Πλήθος επωνύμων στο ελληνικό… Hangover! Το TLIFE ήταν εκεί |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/plithos-eponymon-sto-elliniko-hangover-to-tlife-itan-ekei/}} and Trojan War (2013–2014),{{Cite news |title=Ντ. Παπαδημητρίου: H selfie φωτογραφία μετά από 7 παραστάσεις μέσα σε 2 μέρες! |url=https://www.tlife.gr/eidhseis-nea/nt-papadimitriou-h-selfie-fotografia-meta-apo-7-parastaseis-mesa-se-2-meres/}} Ghost in Heels by Stamatis Fassoulis (2014–2015, Gloria Theatre), Chet Walker's Sweet Charity (2015–2016, Badminton Theatre), Nikos Moutsinas' Above (2016–2017, Piraeus 131 Theatre), Marihuana Stop in adaptation /directed by Giorgos Valaris (2018–2019, Gazi Live Theater), Hair Spray! (2019–2020, Acropolis Theatre), Mamma Mia (2022, City Garden Festival).
= Movies =
In the cinema, she has participated in a total of seven films. Her first appearance was in Nikos Perakis' comedy "Lisa and everyone else" in 2003, where she had a leading role. There she played the close friend of the protagonist, Claire, with the film selling 70,000 tickets nationwide and coming first among 20 films. Her next appearance on the big screen was in 2007 in Nikolas Dimitropoulos' film "Alter ego" where she starred alongside Sakis Rouvas. In 2009, she took part in the comedy "Nisos", directed by Christos Dimas, playing a lawyer. In 2010, she collaborated again with Nikolas Dimitropoulos in the comedy "180 degrees". This was followed by the fantasy film 'Dos' in 2011.
In 2013, she gave her voice to the Greek version of the animated film The Smurfs 2 in the role of Vexi. In 2016, she participated in the Greek-American adventure "Short Fuse", playing Athena.{{Cite news |date=2013-09-03 |title=Η Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου συναντά τα Στρουμφάκια |url=http://www.peoplegreece.com/nea/ntoretta-papadimitriou-sinanta-ta-stroumfakia/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229231558/https://www.peoplegreece.com/nea/ntoretta-papadimitriou-sinanta-ta-stroumfakia/ |archive-date=2020-02-29 |access-date=2013-09-03 |work=peoplegreece.com |language=el}}{{Cite news |date=2013-07-19 |title=Ντορέττα Παπαδημητρίου - Νίκος Ψαρράς: Στην παραλία για τα γυρίσματα του Short Fuse |url=https://www.fthis.gr/celebrity/news/ntoretta-papadhmhtrioy-nikos-psarras-sthn-paralia-alla-gia-entelws-diaforetiko-logo-ap-ayton-poy-fantazeste |access-date=2013-07-19 |work=fthis.gr |language=el}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 2003
| Claire | Film debut |
| 2007
| Nefele | |
| 2009
| Nisos | Irene Theodoraki | |
| 2010
| 180° | lawyer | |
| 2011
| Dos | Erato | |
| 2013
| Vexy | Voice role |
| 2016
| Short fuse | Athena | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2000-2001
| | Series regular; season 3 |
| 2003
| White House | Niki | 1 episode |
| 2003-2004
| Almost Never | Vanta Pappa | Main role, 20 episode |
| 2004
| Elli | Main role, 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2005-2006
| Anna Damianou | Main role, 206 episodes |
| Confusions
| Annita | Main role, 24 episodes |
| 2006
| Honorable Cuckolds | Mariada Zafeiriou | Episode: "The lamoyo cuckold" |
| 2007
| Τhe stories of detective Bekas | Olga Karra | Episode: "Matter of life and death" |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| I saw you | Anna | Episode: "Hedgehog" |
| True Loves
| Mary | Episode: "Thank you" |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| Wild boys | Danae | 4 episodes |
| Talk dirty to me
| Chrysa | 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| Lakis the sweetie | Phaedra | 4 episodes |
| Mr. and Mrs. Pels
| Alex Dimitriou | 2 episodes |
| 2012-2013
| Herself (contestant) | Season 3; Winner |
| 2013
| Κnock on wood | Herself (host) | Sunday talk show |
| 2013-2014
| Herself (co-host) | Season 4 |
| 2014-2015
| The Music School | Herself (host) | Talent show |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Herself (host) | TV special |
| Greece I Love You
| Herself (host) | Game show |
| 2015-2016
| Very sweet good morning | Herself (host) | Daytime morning talk show |
| 2016
| MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project | Herself (performance) | TV special |
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| Herself (host) | Daytime game show; season 7 |
| My Style Rocks
| Herself (guest judge) | Gala 5; season 1 |
| Greece's Got Talent
| Herself (guest judge) | Episode: "Judge Cut 3"; season 5 |
| rowspan="2" | 2017-2018
| Here | Herself (host) | Daytime talk show |
| Time Out Eating Awards
| Herself (host) | TV special |
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| Here Survivor / Survivor Panorama | Herself (host) | Daytime talk show |
| Dancing with the Stars
| Herself (guest judge) | Live 12; season 6 |
| MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project
| Herself (performance) | TV special |
| 2019-2020
| Are you keeping a secret? | Angeliki Asteriou | Main role, 18 episodes |
| 2020-2021
| Roomies | Herself (host) | Weekend talk show; also creator |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| Game of Chefs | Herself (host) | Reality cooking show |
| Greece's Next Top Model
| Herself (guest) | Episode: "Dynasty"; season 6 |
| 2022
| The Neoclassics | Popi Makrykosta | Episode: "Neither cat nor damage" |
| 2023-2024
| In prison | Vanesa Ioannou | Main role, 25 episodes |
| 2025
| Mothers | Herself (host) | Episode: "Mothers with Doretta Papadimitriou" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Artist ! class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| 1996
| "Bang and Down" | |
| 2013
| "Paradise" | Kostas Martakis & DJ Kas | |
| 2015
| "I & You" | |
| 2022
| "Inside the heart" | Walkman the Band | |
Personal life
From 2004 to 2009 she was married to businessman Konstantinos Piladakis, with whom she had two sons.