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Katerina Helmy
Athens, Greece
Katerina Helmi (Greek: Κατερίνα Χέλμη, Athens, 12 August 1939 - Kifissia, 15 April 2023) was a Greek actress. She became widely known to the Greek audience through roles in some o…
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Katerina Helmi (Greek: Κατερίνα Χέλμη, Athens, 12 August 1939 - Kifissia, 15 April 2023) was a Greek actress. She became widely known to the Greek audience through roles in some of the most beloved films of Greek cinema. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1957 in the film Barbagiannis the Pitcher, but her greatest success is The Red Lights. She was also the rival of Aliki Vougiouklaki in the film Our Love. During her career, she has participated in more than 25 films and 4 television series. She has also written several books. Her husband was the professor and academic Konstantinos Svolopoulos. Unlike her husband Konstantinos Svolopoulos, who was a close friend of Konstantinos Karamanlis and director of the Karamanlis Foundation, Katerina Helmi was politically active in PASOK, as a member of the Trade Union Committee of Scientists-Artists. In the 1994 municipal elections, she was elected as a municipal councilor of the Municipality of Athens with the faction of Theodoros Pangalos. She died on 15 April 2023.
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2019
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
Movie Mother
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2001
Alexandria
Movie Χριστίνα
- 1995
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1995
I Hameni Anoixi
TV show Γκρέτε Μαρλέν
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1990
Οικογένεια
TV show Μαρία Στράτου
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1982
Angel
Movie Angelos' Mother
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1980
Ο γυρολόγος
Movie
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1979
L'amore
Movie Anna
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1971
Mara, the Gypsy
Movie Mara
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1970
There Are No Deserters
Movie
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1970
Νατάσα
Movie Tereza
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1969
Passion Fever
Movie
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1969
Crooked Deeds
Movie Rita
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1969
Weaknesses
Movie
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1968
Our love
Movie Eva Tsami
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1965
The Enemies
Movie Kitsa
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1963
Vertigo
Movie Nitsa
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1963
The Red Lanterns
Movie Marina Georgiadou
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1962
Without Identity
Movie Jenny
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1962
Nomos 4000
Movie Voula
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1962
The Great Sacrifice
Movie
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1960
Thieves Rejoice Only Once
Movie Anna Moridi
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1959
Erotic Stories
Movie Themis' friend
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1957
Uncle Giannis, the Potter
Movie Krinio Veneti
- 1957
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