Martha Karagianni

Acting

Martha Karagianni

Born November 6, 1939 · Athens, Greece

Died September 18, 2022 · aged 82

Martha Karagianni (Greek: Μάρθα Καραγιάννη, 1939 - 2022) was a Greek film actress. She was born in Athens, to Pontic parents, but grew up in Keratsini. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s. She starred in many films, 19 of which were produced by Studio giants Finos Film. Her film career was associated with the glamorous musicals and comedies of Yannis Dalianidis. Their collaborat…

Known For

The Barefoot PrinceThe Barefoot Prince · 1966
The Barefoot Prince
6.51966
MovieComedy
Run out of options and in desperate need of cash, a down-and-out young man accepts his rich hotelier friend's preposterous proposal to impersonate an exotic Arab Prince. But what does the bride-to-be has to say about this scandalous farce?
Five Thousand LiesFive Thousand Lies · 1966
Five Thousand Lies
9.51966
MovieComedy
A professor asks two poor students of law to steal, for a fee, a rare figurine from the house of a collector. After the successful outcome of the theft, the professor dies from joy, and the two students decide to return the figurine to its owner. There they meet his daughters, to whom they tell numerous lies. In the end, it is revealed that the whole thing was part of a wager between the professor and the collector, and the two students fall in love with the latter's daughters.
I Die for YouI Die for You · 2009
I Die for You
4.82009
MovieComedy
Through the different erotic stories of various characters, the film searches for the different types of bonds in a middle-class modern Greek family, its hopes, expectations, problems and everyday paranoia that its members encounter.
The Barber's BeautyThe Barber's Beauty · 1969
The Barber's Beauty
5.51969
MovieComedy
A barber tries to find husbands for his four sisters so that he can marry his fiancee.
The HeirsThe Heirs · 1964
The Heirs
7.31964
MovieComedy
Four very different people inherit a percentage of a fashion house but in order to make it work they have to get along with each other.
ΣιγανοπαπαδιάΣιγανοπαπαδιά · 1988
Σιγανοπαπαδιά
1988
MovieComedy
Where are you going, little George, in this weather?Where are you going, little George, in this weather? · 2011
Where are you going, little George, in this weather?
2011
MovieComedy
Stathis Psaltis, as a Greek, pulls the oar and searches for the Ithaca promised to him by Giorgakis. Giorgos Konstantinou holds on tightly to the last loaf of bread so that the IMF doesn't take it away from him. Martha Karagianni, outraged by everything she sees on television, decides to throw it away. Kostas Evripiotis feels the "nightmare in the kitchen." Dinos Spyropoulos is a farmer who searches alone but finds nothing. "Julia's maid" Christina Psalti describes what happened in the pink room, and Stathis Psaltis, drinking champagne, wonders "to be or not to be." But Greeks never bow their heads. They forget all their problems at a folk festival with Sofi Zanninou.
The Uncle from CanadaThe Uncle from Canada · 1959
The Uncle from Canada
4.31959
MovieComedy
Waiting to get their lucky break, three penniless musicians, who are already five months behind in the rent, resort to a reckless fabrication to escape the landlady's wrath. But, what happens if she realises that everything is a cruel lie?

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Where are you going, little George, in this weather?Where are you going, little George, in this weather? · 2011
Where are you going, little George, in this weather?
2011
MovieComedy
Stathis Psaltis, as a Greek, pulls the oar and searches for the Ithaca promised to him by Giorgakis. Giorgos Konstantinou holds on tightly to the last loaf of bread so that the IMF doesn't take it away from him. Martha Karagianni, outraged by everything she sees on television, decides to throw it away. Kostas Evripiotis feels the "nightmare in the kitchen." Dinos Spyropoulos is a farmer who searches alone but finds nothing. "Julia's maid" Christina Psalti describes what happened in the pink room, and Stathis Psaltis, drinking champagne, wonders "to be or not to be." But Greeks never bow their heads. They forget all their problems at a folk festival with Sofi Zanninou.
Paras and FoukarasParas and Foukaras · 1964
Paras and Foukaras
6.81964
MovieComedy
Cosmas (Kostas Hadjichristos) learns that his mother needs to be immediately subjected to surgery. He asks the help of a relative (Nikos Fermas) to cover the expenses. He finds it difficult to overcome them, as he tries to raise money to marry his eminent heart (Martha Vourtsi). His relative agrees to pay, but asks Kosma to marry the Spanish singer (Martha Karayiannis) of the cabaret she runs, so that she can stay legally in Greece. Marriage becomes a secular event and is publicized, creating in Kosmas many problems and misunderstandings with his fiancé. Ultimately, a series of happy times will cancel the fake marriage, mother's surgery, and leave Kosmas the money to marry and start married life with greater financial comfort.

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