Popi Alva

Acting

Popi Alva

Born January 1, 1915 · Zagori, Ioannina, Greece

Died January 1, 1996 · aged 80

Popi Alva (real name: Meropi Christodoulou) was a Greek actress. She was born in Zagori, Epirus in 1915. A personality of light musical theater. She had studied at a ballet school and appeared on stage at a very young age. She excelled in the revue Silhouette (Samartzis Theater, 1939) and since then she has taken on many "numerist" roles in revues and comedies, collaborating with occupation and po…

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.
A Greek woman in a HaremA Greek woman in a Harem · 1971
A Greek woman in a Harem
7.01971
MovieComedy
Poor Rena tries to find money to pay her lottery partner because she destroyed the wining lottery-ticket.She and her brothers who try to help her end up in harem.
10 Days in Paris10 Days in Paris · 1962
10 Days in Paris
5.51962
MovieComedy
Two men intend to make a "secret" trip to Paris alone and live it up in order to escape the stranglehold of their wives.
Memories of a SundayMemories of a Sunday · 1975
Memories of a Sunday
6.41975
MovieDrama
This film narrates six different stories in a very lyrical way: a coachman wanders around town; two elderly people go to the park every Sunday; a man leaves flowers in various neighbourhoods in memory of a friend who was killed during the war; a boy narrates how they celebrated his father’s name-day; a member of the resistance lives his last moments; a woman keeps waiting for a letter which never arrives. (Greek Film Archive)
My Aunt the HippieMy Aunt the Hippie · 1970
My Aunt the Hippie
5.41970
MovieComedy
Mama Leni, a poor widow, works as a cleaner in a large hotel, while studying in America the only daughter Catherine. The daughter of ignoring their financial situation and believes that her mother is a hotel guest. Suddenly Mama Leni gets a letter from her daughter, she says coming to Athens for vacation with his fiancé Johnny and his father in law of Pete.
Crazy Girls Awesome BoysCrazy Girls Awesome Boys · 1970
Crazy Girls Awesome Boys
8.01970
MovieComedy
Two detergent entrepreneurs decide to marry their children, each believing that their rival holds the secret to a certain type of biological enzyme. However, their children react to these machinations and devise their own plan to counter their parents' illicit ambitions.
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old WomanA Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman · 1970
A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman
6.21970
MovieRomanceComedy
A rich widow tries to pursue a relationship with a younger violinist despite the objections of her older brother and his wife.
My Groom, the Lawyer!My Groom, the Lawyer! · 1962
My Groom, the Lawyer!
6.71962
MovieComedy
A barber wants to marry his daughter to a scientist. He believes that he has found the proper candidate in the face of a trainee lawyer.

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