Eleni Zafeiriou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1916
- Died
- September 2, 2004 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Larissa, Greece
Biography
Eleni Zafeiriou (Greek: Ελένη Ζαφειρίου, 1916 – 2 September 2004) was a Greek film actress. She appeared in 108 films between 1951 and 1996. She was born in Larissa, Greece, and died in Athens. She was a graduate of the Drama School of the National Theatre. She made his stage debut in 1936 in the play Before Sunset by Gerhard Hauptmann, which was staged at the National Theatre. She played dozens of roles, mainly in the classical repertoire. The most important of these were the roles of Queen Margaret in Richard III, the goddess Athena in Iphigenia, Atossa in The Persians, Queen Gertrude in Hamlet, Goneril in King Lear, the nurse in Medea, Antigone in Oedipus at Colonus, Tecmissa in Ajax, Sarah in The Sacrifice of Abraham, Roncalina in The King, etc. She had excelled in cinema in exceptional roles, with wonderful acting skills, embodying the simplicity of women of the popular classes, such as Bitter Bread, Little City, The Lake of Desire, etc. In most of the films she participated in, she played the mother of the protagonists. On television, the role of Kambouritsa remained characteristic, which she performed in the series Christ is Crucified Again in the 1970s. In addition, she participated in the dubbing of some cartoons. Specifically, she gave her voice to the witch from the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Lady Klossa from the film Robin Hood. In 1991, Eleni Zafeiriou's book entitled What Should I Remember First, Mother, was published by Odos Panos Publications. She died at the People's Hospital of Athens after a battle with successive strokes and was buried at the Chalandri Cemetery in a close family circle. (Source: Wikipedia)
Known For
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Filmography
Ο Γυρισμός της Μάνας
Movie · as Μητέρα
To Hroma tou Feggariou
TV · as Δέσποινα · 18 eps
O Hristos xanastavronetai
TV · as Μάρθα · 18 eps
The Enemy of the People
Movie · as Leni
Τύψεις συνειδήσεως
Movie
The cry of truth
Movie
The Mistress of the Plain
Movie
Men Know How to Love
Movie
I lived a monk without love
Movie
I loved a bum
Movie · as Maria
The sun-born
Movie
Annio the cursed tseligopoula
Movie
Lieutenant Natassa
Movie · as Natassa's Mother
I Love Only You
Movie · as Zafeiris' mother
The Eagle of the Enslaved
Movie
Face to Face with Death
Movie · as Mrs. Athanasiou
Astrapogiannos
Movie · as Giannos' Mother
Hours of love, hours of war
Movie · as Maria
Sunday's dream
Movie
Γύρω μας γκρεμίστηκαν όλα
Movie
Wake up Vassili
Movie · as Antigoni Vasilaki
A woman's sacrifice
Movie
The Seal of God
Movie · as Andreas' mother
The Odyssey of an Uprooted Man
Movie · as Fani Karatzoglou
For Honor and for Love
Movie
A Man with a Conscience
Movie
Slum, my love
Movie
The Refugee
Movie · as Despoina Skoutari
The last goodbye
Movie · as Athina
Μαριώ, η κατατρεγμένη βοσκοπούλα
Movie
A girl different from the others
Movie
The Antijealous
Movie
The Avenue of Hate
Movie · as Stamos' mother
Ξεριζωμένη Γενηά
Movie
Humbled And Dejected
Movie
The Lady and the Tramp
Movie · as Lefteris' mother
Love and Blood
Movie · as Aliki Argouzi
A Woman's Past
Movie · as Despina Moutousi
The Heart of a Tramp
Movie
The one that didn't bend
Movie
Venus the girl who hurt
Movie
Damned love
Movie
Αργυρώ η προδομένη τσελιγκοπούλα
Movie
Ζήσε για την αγάπη μας
Movie
Η Λυγερή
Movie
From Jerusalem with love
Movie
Groom from London
Movie · as Mary's Mother
Ερασταί του μεσαίου τοίχου
Movie
The hour of justice
Movie
Aspasia's dollars
Movie · as Aspasia
Unfair curse
Movie
Sometimes even the strong cry
Movie · as Angeliki
Test
Movie · as Lena
Jenny Jenny
Movie · as Matina Skoutari
Love that time does not fade
Movie
I'm not selling my heart
Movie · as Stefanos' mother
The Devastated
Movie
I want to live in the sun.
Movie
We despised My Sweetness
Movie · as Fonda's mother
The Poor Child
Movie · as Maria
The Immigrant
Movie
Παντρεύουν την αγάπη μου
Movie
Miss Manager
Movie · as Loukia Samiotaki
Egoism
Movie · as Giorgos' Mother
My Bitter Love
Movie
In the shadow of the other woman
Movie
Cyprus in Flames
Movie
Τα δάκρυά μου είναι καυτά
Movie
The big secret
Movie · as μητέρα Χριστίνας
Restless youth
Movie
Hearts in the storm
Movie
The steps of life
Movie · as Mrs. Zarlati
Glory Sky
Movie
The Trip
Movie · as mitera tis Marinas
Nomos 4000
Movie · as Anna Oikonomou
Mrs. Midwife
Movie · as Mrs. Bekou (Lykourgos' wife)
Η απολύτρωση
Movie
The Decline
Movie · as Ελισάβετ Νικολάου
Soldiers Without Uniform
Movie
Erotic Stories
Movie · as Smaragdi
Zalongo, the Fort of Freedom
Movie · as Tzavelaina
The Lake of Sighs
Movie · as Ayah
Wrecks Of Life
Movie
A Matter of Dignity
Movie · as Katerina
The Auntie from Chicago
Movie · as Efterpi Barda
The Lagoon of Desire
Movie · as Altana Razi
A Girl in Black
Movie · as Froso
The Coffee Reader
Movie · as Anna Giavasi (as Nitsa Zafeiriou)
The Unknown
Movie · as Ρόζα
Open Sea
Movie
The Acacia Road
Movie · as Eleni Douvi
Lily of the Harbor
Movie · as Martha
Bitter Bread
Movie · as Mrs. Lyberi
Dead City
Movie · as Gianna