Victoria Haralabidou

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Victoria Haralabidou ({{langx|el|Βικτώρια Χαραλαμπίδου}}) is a Greek Australian actress.

Early life and education

Victoria Haralabidou was born in Saint Petersburg, USSR. When she was 15 years old, her family moved to Athens, Greece.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

In 2005, she moved to Sydney, Australia.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Career

Haralabidou's stage acting credits include Dear Elena, a contemporary Russian play by Lyudmila Razumovskaya, which she also translated, in 2017 at the Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece.{{cite web | title=Dear Elena | website=Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος | url=https://www.ntng.gr/default.aspx?lang=en-GB&page=2&production=45820 | access-date=27 July 2024}} She also appeared in Curse of the Starving Class, by Sam Shepard.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

She featured in the 2012 Australian drama film Thirst, directed by Robert Carter.{{cite web | title= Australasian feature films | website=ozcin | date=1 May 2014 | url=https://australiancinema.info/films.html | access-date=27 July 2024}}

Haralabidou was cast as Lena in the 2022 TV series The Tourist, with the character also appearing in the second season in 2024.{{cite web | last=Baxter-Wright | first=Dusty | title=The Tourist: Who is Lena? | website=Cosmopolitan | date=3 January 2024 | url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a46273765/the-tourist-who-is-lena/ | access-date=27 July 2024}}

In 2023 she appeared in SBS drama series Erotic Stories{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=27 April 2023 |title=Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS |website =TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/04/production-begins-on-erotic-stories-for-sbs.html}} and in 2024 she was named as part of the cast for Black Snow series 2.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-08 |title=Jana McKinnon, Megan Smart, Alana Mansour on the scent in Queensland for 'Black Snow' S2 |url=https://if.com.au/jana-mckinnon-megan-smart-alana-mansour-on-the-scent-in-queensland-for-black-snow-s2/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=IF Magazine |language=en-AU}}

She was cast in the leading role as Natalia in the 2023 film The Moon Is Upside Down.{{cite news |last1=Casey |first1=Alex |title=The star-studded New Zealand movie you need to see as soon as possible |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/02-05-2024/the-star-studded-new-zealand-movie-you-need-to-see-as-soon-as-possible |access-date=13 July 2024 |work=The Spinoff |date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705205650/https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/02-05-2024/the-star-studded-new-zealand-movie-you-need-to-see-as-soon-as-possible |archive-date=5 July 2024}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1996 \|Inepoli \| \|
2000 \|{{sortname\|A\|Bright Shining Sun\|nolink=1}} \| \|Short
2004 \|Brides \|Niki Douka \|Won – Greek Competition Award at TIFF for Best Actress
2009 \|Blessed \|Gina \|
2009 \|Deep Soul \|Giannoula \|
2009 \|Apricot \|Marcel's Aunt \|Short
2010 \|{{sortname\|The\|Love Song of Iskra Prufrock\|nolink=1}} \|Iskra \|Short
2012 \|Thirst \|Minna \|
2015 \|Deszcz \|Magda \|Short
2016 \|Here Is Now \|Jessica \|Short
2016 \|Adult \|Elena \|Short
2020 \|I Want to Make a Film About Women \|Esfir Shub \|Short
2021 \|The Drover's Wife \|Elpida Savva \|
2024 \|The Moon Is Upside Down \|Natalia \|Main role in feature film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1996

|Inepoli

2000

|{{sortname|A|Bright Shining Sun|nolink=1}}

|Short

2004

|Brides

|Niki Douka

|Won – Greek Competition Award at TIFF for Best Actress

2009

|Blessed

|Gina

2009

|Deep Soul

|Giannoula

2009

|Apricot

|Marcel's Aunt

|Short

2010

|{{sortname|The|Love Song of Iskra Prufrock|nolink=1}}

|Iskra

|Short

2012

|Thirst

|Minna

2015

|Deszcz

|Magda

|Short

2016

|Here Is Now

|Jessica

|Short

2016

|Adult

|Elena

|Short

2020

|I Want to Make a Film About Women

|Esfir Shub

|Short

2021

|The Drover's Wife

|Elpida Savva

2024

|The Moon Is Upside Down

|Natalia

|Main role in feature film

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2000 \|Kokkinos kyklos \|Mary \|"To klouvi"
2004 \|Etsi xafnika \|Anna \|TV series
2008 \|All Saints \|Ashleigh Wellburn \|"The Hand You're Dealt"
2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Strip\|The Strip (Australian TV series)}} \|Lena Ivanova \|"1.9"
2008 \|East West 101 \|Helena Tadic \|"Haunted by the Past"
2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Informant\|nolink=1}} \|Vanessa Nikitin \|TV film
2009 \|My Place \|Mama \|"1978 Mike", "1968 Sofia", "1958 Michaelis"
2009–11 \|Home and Away \|Jody Walker \|Recurring role
2011 \|East West 101 \|Saja \|"Behold a Pale Horse", "Revelation"
2014–16 \|{{sortname\|The\|Code\|The Code (2014 TV series)}} \|Alilah Parande \|Recurring role
2016 \|Deep Water \|Anna Rexhaj \|TV miniseries
2016 \|Hyde & Seek \|Parisa Ruhani \|"1.6"
2016 \|Barracuda \|Stephanie Kelly \|TV miniseries
2017 \|{{sortname\|The\|Leftovers\|The Leftovers (TV series)}} \|Dr. Matti Bekker \|"3.4", "3.6", "3.8"
2020 \|Operation Buffalo \|Maria \|1episode
2021 \|Wakefield \|Cath \|7 episodes
2021 \|The Tailings \|Sharon \|6 episodes
2021 \|Eden \|Drysdale's Mother \|1 episode
2021 \|Born to Spy \|Harriett \|1 episode
2022-24 \|The Tourist \|Lena Pascall \|10 episodes
2022 \|The Secrets She Keeps \|Detective Cash \|6 episodes
rowspan="3" \|2023 \|The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart \|Jana \|1 episode
Erotic Stories \|Toni \|1 episode
Zombie Therapy \|Jacinta Brightface \|2 episodes
2024 \|Prosper \|Selene Karras \|1 episode
2025 \|Black Snow \|Nadja \|Season 2

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2000

|Kokkinos kyklos

|Mary

|"To klouvi"

2004

|Etsi xafnika

|Anna