Betty Valasi

Acting

Betty Valasi

Born January 1, 1937 · Thessaloniki, Greece

Died October 15, 2026 · aged 89

Betty Valasi (Greek: Δέσποινα "Μπέτυ" Βαλάση) was born in Thessaloniki to parents who were refugees from Asia Minor. Her real name is Despo, but her mother changed it to 'Betty'. She studied theatre under great teachers, such as Hourmouzios, Katina Paxinou, Terzakis and Socrates Karantinos. From 1960 to 2004 she acted in at least 14 Greek feature films by renowned directors. She became widely kn…

Known For

The HuntersThe Hunters · 1977
The Hunters
★ 7.61977
MovieDramaHistory
During a hunting party on New Year's Eve 1976, five representatives of the bourgeoisie encounter with their companion the body of a partisan from the Civil War of the late forties. What they are most confused about is the fact that the corpse that lies at their feet is still bleeding…
19221922 · 1978
1922
★ 5.71978
MovieDramaHistory
Based on the book by Ilias Venezis "The Number 31328", the film by Nikos Koundouros unfolds through the personal tragedies of three characters, the Asia Minor Disaster and the agonizing travails of the Asia Minor Greeks who had been arrested and led to death by Kemal's troops and armed groups of Muslims. The wife of a merchant, a teacher and a seventeen-year old boy try to survive, following the column of prisoners into the depths of Asia Minor.
Sweet CountrySweet Country · 1987
Sweet Country
★ 4.91987
MovieDramaHistory
An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.
Thanasis and the Cursed SerpentThanasis and the Cursed Serpent · 1982
Thanasis and the Cursed Serpent
★ 5.11982
MovieComedy
A peaceful little man who suffers all kinds of abuse from his mother-in-law, struggles desperately to have a child. And what doesn't he do to become fertile: he swallows mandrakes and drinks infusions with strange herbs, he prays to God to give him a child, and he jumps over fires to drive away the demons. But when all this fails, the great conflict with the "cursed snake," his evil mother-in-law, ensues.
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.
Χαιρέτα μας τον πλάτανοΧαιρέτα μας τον πλάτανο · 2004
Χαιρέτα μας τον πλάτανο
2004
MovieComedyDrama
The world of adults through the eyes of a child: Intrigues, joyous breaks, illusory and conflicting interests, misunderstood pursuit of love, gestures of affection, dull faces, all make up the background of 7 years - the pinnacle of kitsch - captured on an old-fashioned movie poster at the edge of a dirt road in Thriasio Pedio.
Open LetterOpen Letter · 1967
Open Letter
★ 6.91967
MovieDrama
Thirty-year-old lower middle class Dimitris, faint-hearted and not particularly ambitious, is ready to jump at the opportunity that will get him handsomely provided. He wavers between yesterday, the German occupation nightmare and his love debut with a neighbour and contemporary, fluid reality. He meets Thaleia, a rich woman his age, who frequents the same night club as him, but his daily routine is invariably the same. The closure of the small industry in Drapetsona, where he used to work for the last 8 years, and his relationship with Maria confront him with a different reality. Maria is a progressive, evening school teacher, full of dreams.
The Constellation of VirginThe Constellation of Virgin · 1973
The Constellation of Virgin
★ 4.21973
MovieDrama
3 different story's that a prostitute says to her patrons whe she is asked about her story life

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LoxandraLoxandra · 1980
Loxandra
★ 6.51980
SeriesDrama
Loxandra is a Greek mother and wife living the ordinary life of a well to-do Greek family in Constantinoupolis of the late 1800s-early 1900s, a world gone forever. Historical events intrude in the background -revolutions, palace coups, massacres, and the great upheavals of WW1 in which Greeks saw their wildest hopes fulfilled, then dashed: for a brief time Constantinoupolis itself was regained, then lost along with all Asia Minor. Through troubles great and small, Loxandra's simple optimism, belief in her Virgin Mary, and love of life carries her family past every difficulty - be it a sumptuous dinner for Easter or secretly giving away her savings to help persecuted Armenians. A representation of a time and place where all neighbors were friends, where they could cook in each other's kitchens or take shelter in each other's cellars.

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