Joly Garbi

Acting

Joly Garbi

Born January 1, 1913 · Johannesburg, South Africa

Died December 9, 2002 · aged 89

Joly Garbi (Greek: Τζόλυ Γαρμπή, 1913 – 9 December 2002) was a Greek actress. She was the wife of the actor Thodoros Moridis for 60 years. They had no descendants. In their late years they lived isolated from the public eye in their summer home in Mati. She died in a nursing home, like her husband, and was buried in Marathon. Her death became known to the general public 10 days later. Thodoros Mor…

Known For

A Mother Is AccusedA Mother Is Accused · 1972
A Mother Is Accused
7.01972
MovieDrama
During the dark years of the German Occupation of Greece, Anna is separated from her only son, Dimitris, after the untimely death of her wealthy husband. As a result, her mother-in-law takes the boy with her to raise him. However, the elder Dimitris, the last scion of an old aristocratic family, leaves his home and his domineering grandmother to become a singer. Suddenly, after reaching the peak of his career, the rich and famous Dimitris disappears without a trace. Could there be a terrible secret behind Dimitris' unexplained disappearance?
Δάκρυα για έναν αλήτηΔάκρυα για έναν αλήτη · 1971
Δάκρυα για έναν αλήτη
1971
MovieDrama
The Smart AleckThe Smart Aleck · 1966
The Smart Aleck
6.31966
MovieComedy
A smart young man is forced to pretend to be stupid in order to get a job in the office of a strict businessman, whose daughter he is in love with. By pretending to be stupid, he manages to save the businessman from making major mistakes, winning his sympathy.
Rag of lifeRag of life · 1969
Rag of life
8.01969
MovieDrama
After the end of World War II, a Greek woman who was imprisoned in a German concentration camp returns to Greece. She is a woman broken by the hardships, but at the same time determined to find the man who caused her all this misery, namely the one who reported her to the Gestapo as a Jew.
The Lady and the TrampThe Lady and the Tramp · 1968
The Lady and the Tramp
5.71968
MovieComedyRomance
Rena’s father insists on marrying her off to the son of a shipowner. Rena, however, doesn’t even want to hear about it, so she runs away and disguises herself as a boy named Pipis. As such, she meets a poor fisherman, Lefteris, and helps him on his way to Ioannina.
The Woman DriverThe Woman Driver · 1964
The Woman Driver
6.01964
MovieComedy
Mary and Nikos are a happily married couple whose life turns upside down when Mary’s friend, Lilly, borrows their new car. When Lilly crashes the car, she asks Mary to cover for her so that her husband doesn’t find about her new affair. The case of the car crash is brought to court, and Mary is accused. Things get so complicated that not even Lilly’s confession can solve the misunderstanding.
The UnderdogThe Underdog · 1960
The Underdog
6.11960
MovieComedy
A young woman asks from a ship magnate to help her immigrate to Australia but he falls in love with her.
I Neraida Kai to PalikariI Neraida Kai to Palikari · 1969
I Neraida Kai to Palikari
6.11969
MovieComedyRomance
Fourtounakis’ daughter, Katerinio, is forced to get engaged with a brutal Cretan, Skandalakis. But the return of Manousos Vrontakis from Athens and his flirtation with the girl leads to a great romance, without them knowing that they belong to families who are longstanding enemies.

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Makrykostas and KontogiorgisMakrykostas and Kontogiorgis · 1960
Makrykostas and Kontogiorgis
7.21960
MovieComedy
Stelios Kondogiorgis (Dinos Iliopoulos) and Thomas Makrykostas (Costas Hajihristos) are two quiet men that come from the same Peloponnese village yet do not know each other. Their families however are involved in a bloody feud that started 80 years ago. Stelios and Thomas are the last male members from each family. After the last murders in the village where a member of each family died, Stelios' uncle (Pantelis Zervos) urges him to find and kill Thomas for revenge lest he finds him and kills him first. At the same time Thomas is visited by his aunt (Joly Garbi) who asks of him the same and provides him with weapons. Despite everything, neither Stelios nor Thomas are interested in murdering one another and they are both terrified from the idea that a stranger is looking for them in order to kill them. So, they decide to leave their respective jobs and hide at some remote hotel. Luck brings them together without them knowing of each other's identity as they share a room.

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