Aleka Katselli

Acting

Aleka Katselli

Born October 19, 1917 · Athens, Greece

Died September 11, 1994 · aged 76

Aleka (Alexandra) Katseli, née Mazaraki (Greek: Αλέκα Κατσέλη, Athens, October 19, 1917 - September 11, 1994), was a great Greek dramatic actress and a qualified dance artist. She first appeared on the stage at the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater in 1942, during the Occupation. After liberation, and after a series of successes, she was hired in 1945 at the National Theater, where she made her first ap…

Known For

Never on SundayNever on Sunday · 1960
Never on Sunday
6.91960
MovieComedyRomance
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
I want to live in the sun.I want to live in the sun. · 1966
I want to live in the sun.
9.01966
MovieDramaRomance
This is one of the many variations on the Romeo and Juliet myth, in which young love reunites two children, Dimitris and Myrto, whose families hate each other to death. Myrto's father caused Dimitris' father to be financially ruined and, although both men are dead, the hatred of Dimitris' mother, Theophile, does not seem to fade. This time, the feeling between the two young people blooms again under the sun of Chalkidiki, where Myrto and her aunt Eleni are going on vacation. Dimitris does not seek any revenge and his interest in Myrto is sincere and guileless. The feeling is mutual, while the passions and hatreds of the past fade away under the blue sky and the hot sun...
ElectraElectra · 1962
Electra
7.01962
MovieActionHistory
Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
The Abduction of PersephoneThe Abduction of Persephone · 1956
The Abduction of Persephone
6.01956
MovieComedy
Two villages are in conflict over the waters of a region, but the love between two young people will restore order.
Η Επιστροφή της ΜήδειαςΗ Επιστροφή της Μήδειας · 1968
Η Επιστροφή της Μήδειας
9.01968
MovieDrama
PsarogiannosPsarogiannos · 1966
Psarogiannos
8.01966
MovieDrama
Psarogiannos lives with his wife and five children in a seaside village. One day, a sailor appears, seeking revenge and wanting to fight Psarogiannos. Psarogiannos realizes that the sailor is his son from another woman. When the time comes for the confrontation, neither of them can hurt the other. In the end, Psarogiannos' family gains another child.
The lover of the shepherdessThe lover of the shepherdess · 1955
The lover of the shepherdess
6.01955
MovieDramaRomance
A Dream of PassionA Dream of Passion · 1978
A Dream of Passion
6.21978
MovieDrama
Maya is a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda, a Bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime.

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