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…

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Never on SundayNever on Sunday · 1960
Never on Sunday
★ 6.81960
MovieComedyRomance
An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.
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.
That's How My Life EndedThat's How My Life Ended · 1952
That's How My Life Ended
★ 8.01952
MovieDramaRomance
The captain Alekos Nikolopoulos doesn't get along with his wife. One day, he receives a letter from a woman he had met before the war who reminds him that she is pregnant.
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.
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.
SouliotesSouliotes · 1972
Souliotes
★ 7.01972
MovieWarHistory
Souliotes learn that Ali pasha is planning to attack. Photos Tzavellas and his men are ready to defend their freedom. They repel repeatedly Ali's army but after a prolonged siege the decide that they are not to be taken alive. All women go to Zaloggo where they fall off the cliffs dancing, while the men decide to die exploding a convent at Kougi mountain.
Η Επιστροφή της ΜήδειαςΗ Επιστροφή της Μήδειας · 1968
Η Επιστροφή της Μήδειας
★ 9.01968
MovieDrama

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