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Anna Kyriakou
Acting

Anna Kyriakou
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1929-01-17,Athens, Greece
Gender
Female
Biography
Anna Kyriakou (Athens, January 17, 1929 - October 13, 2025) was a Greek actress She studied at the Drama School of the National Theater, but in 1954, having already begun her career in acting, she moved to Paris, where she attended two years of classes at the famous Charles Dulain School with professor Jean Villard. In 1945, as a first-year student at the National Theater School, she participated in Pelos Katselis' play "The Merchant of Venice" which was staged at the National Theater's summer theater in Klafthmonos Square. The famous director had chosen Kyriakou along with other young actors from the school to fill the roles. In the following years, and while she had graduated from the school, she met Vasilis Logothetidis with whom she collaborated in the plays “Miss 39”, “Delistavrou and Son”, “He Stepped on the Melon Peel”, “The Lady of Maxim” and “Neither Cat Nor Damage” in the role of Lolota. Upon her return from Paris, she starred alongside Dimitris Myrat, Alekos Alexandrakis, Dinos Iliopoulos and Mimis Fotopoulos in important plays by Greek and foreign authors, while from 1960 to 1981 she took part with great success in 34 plays by the National Theatre. In 1982, she accepted the proposal of Christos Politis and Antonis Antipas to collaborate with them in the play “The Tastes of Mr. Sloan” at the Aplo Theater of Kallithea. In 1998, she will appear for the last time in the theater with the play “Unplug the Minister” directed by Reppas - Papathanasiou. Her debut in cinema took place in 1949 with the film “Erotic Journey” written and directed by Yannis Karydis and which is unfortunately considered lost today. A year later, in 1950, she crossed the threshold of Finos Film, participating in the legendary “Methystaka” by George Tzavellas with Orestis Makris in the title role. In total, she made four films under the Finos Film label, with the most successful in terms of performance being the 1961 comedy “A Liar is Wanted” directed by Yannis Dalianidis and based on the play of the same name by Dimitris Psathas. In 1972, she made her first appearance on the small screen, participating in an episode of Kostas Mourselas’ satirical series “This and That”. Many more roles followed in various television series, but the one that made her particularly popular with the general public was that of the brioche Aunt Bebeka in 1990 in the unforgettable “Three Graces” by the writing duo Reppas – Papathanasiou. However, her presence from 1972 to 1983 in important theatrical works in the context of the shows "The Small Theatre", "The Monday Theatre" and "The Big Theatre", as well as the recording of works by distinguished creators for the radio, was also important. Her appearance in the cinema was also notable: "Safe Sex" (1999), The Cry Came Out of Heaven " (2001), "Oxygono" (2003) etc. She took part in many TV series, from "He and That", "Our Neighbor" and "Yougerman" in the 1970s, to "The Three Graces" (1989 - 1992) in which she played the legendary Aunt Bebeka. She appeared in a guest role in "Constantinos and Helens", playing the role of Aunt Maros, as well as in "Seven Deadly Mothers-in-Law", where she played the evil mother-in-law. In September 2025, a book with her biography was published, entitled "An Actress, an Era". Anna Kyriakou passed away on October 13, 2025, at the age of 96.

Filmography

Zorba the Greek

7.454

Zorba the Greek
1964-12-14

5.327

Blackmail Boy
2003-11-14

Poisonous Women

5.409

Poisonous Women
1993-11-12

Lily of the Harbor

3.75

Lily of the Harbor
1952-01-14

Father-in-Law With a Heart of Gold

4.667

Father-in-Law With a Heart of Gold
1959-01-01

9

Silence
2004-11-07

8

Erotic Journey
1949-01-01

7

Ririka
1951-01-01

5.833

The Drunkard
1950-01-23

Groom Urgently Wanted

5

Groom Urgently Wanted
1971-11-11

Crying... Silicon Tears

6.848

Crying... Silicon Tears
2001-10-26

7.75

Liar Wanted
1961-04-17

Above all... Coolness

9

Above all... Coolness
1951-06-14

6.5

Safe Sex
1999-10-22

8

The 4 Stairs
1951-01-16

Ο Γολγοθάς μιας ορφανής

9

Ο Γολγοθάς μιας ορφανής
1954-01-01

Konstantinos and Helen

6.905

Konstantinos and Helen
1998-10-05

7 Deadly Mother-in-Laws

6.444

7 Deadly Mother-in-Laws
2004-01-20

O ios tou patera

4.5

O ios tou patera
1996-10-01

Oi Treis Harites

7.727

Oi Treis Harites
1990-02-08

Παντρεμένοι... ανύπαντροι

7

Παντρεμένοι... ανύπαντροι
1994-07-09

Στη Σκιά του Πολέμου

7

Στη Σκιά του Πολέμου
1999-10-07