Elsa Rizou

Acting

Elsa Rizou

Born December 10, 1933 (age 92)

Elsa Rizou born in 1933 as Eleni Lambropoulou, her parents called her “Elsa” from childhood. Her love of dance led her to the renowned Elli Zouroudis school, where she studied for several years. There she gained grace, self-confidence and her first contact with the stage — an experience that paved her way to acting and Greek cinema. Elsa Rizou began her artistic career in the theatre, as a dancer.…

Known For

Mrs. MidwifeMrs. Midwife · 1961
Mrs. Midwife
7.91961
MovieComedy
The rivalry between a professional doctor and a midwife in a small Greek village. A retired doctor decides to settle down with his family in his wife's village and opens a medical practice. However, he gradually comes into conflict with the village midwife and her unorthodox medical practices, namely eye-opening and amulets. The midwife's son, a medical student in Athens, comes to the village for vacation, falls in love with the doctor's daughter, who tries to reduce her influence over the villagers.
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.
Bedlam My LoveBedlam My Love · 1972
Bedlam My Love
5.21972
MovieRomanceComedy
An old couple reviews their lives together, from the first time they met and got married since the present, through good and bad moments...
The Lucky OneThe Lucky One · 1968
The Lucky One
7.51968
MovieComedy
A countryman arrives in Athens to make it big and becomes a millionaire overnight. However, a duo of swindlers has set their sights on getting their hands on his fortune. Will he discover the hard way that more money means more problems?
Michalios of the 14th RegimentMichalios of the 14th Regiment · 1962
Michalios of the 14th Regiment
6.01962
MovieComedy
A guileless peasant with a heart of gold enlists in the prestigious Hellenic Special Forces and finds himself neck-deep in trouble when his superior entrusts him to keep an eye on his beloved only daughter.
Volunteer in ErosVolunteer in Eros · 1971
Volunteer in Eros
6.21971
MovieComedyRomance
A kind accountant meets the statuesque owner of a boutique who comes up with a double proposal: apart from bookkeeping, he has to help her with her fiancé. As deeper feelings take over, will this brave volunteer of love emerge victorious?
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.
A Short Man Will Save UsA Short Man Will Save Us · 1981
A Short Man Will Save Us
4.31981
MovieComedy
The Fontas Tsakiris is a truck driver and avid viewer. His dream is to have his taxi, but loses his job and is forced to seek employment elsewhere. Recourse to a TV production company, which is run by Flora, the dynamic daughter delicate Spyros Apostolou. There, the director of the big successes Belokas Harry discovers his talent and his Fontas accepts to star in the new TV series, with the condition to keep secret his marriage to Martha, which is forced to represent his sister, Christina.

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Something HotSomething Hot · 1964
Something Hot
7.01964
MovieComedyMusic
During an International Trade Fair at Thessaloniki, a mature woman, Rena (Martha Karagianni), goes there with her sister to convince her childhood friend Dinos (Dinos Iliopoulos) to have a "white wedding" so that she can inherit a large estate. Dinos though, does not accept because even though he is actually a womanizer he acts as a shy and modest man around people. Everyone there will meet a group of musicians and one of them will fall in love with the daughter of the strict manager of the company Dinos works for who is accompanied by Dinos. At some point, everyone goes to Athens where things get more complicated untill everyone finds his perfect match. In the end Rena gets her inheritance and all together they perform a musical play in a grand theater.

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