Dora Volanaki

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Dora Volanaki

Acting January 1, 1915

Athens, Greece

Dora Volanaki was born in 1915 in Athens and studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre as well as at the French Academy and the British Institute. She also translated ae…

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Dora Volanaki was born in 1915 in Athens and studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre as well as at the French Academy and the British Institute. She also translated aesthetic essays (My Life in Art, Stanislavski) and plays. She adapted plays for the radio. She made her debut in the theatre in 1933 and in 1935 became a member of the Greek Theatre Association. From 1943 until the end of the Occupation, she was a key figure in the State Theatre of Thessaloniki. Later, for several years, she collaborated with the troupe of her teacher, Dimitris Rontiris, and with many troupes of well-known leading actors. Dora Volanaki passed away at the age of 83, on May 12, 1998.

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  1. 1995
    Ulysses' Gaze

    Movie Old Woman

  2. 1989
    Erebos

    Movie Andromache

  3. 1987
    Two Turkish Eggs

    Movie Grandmother

  4. 1987
    120 Decibels

    Movie

  5. 1986
  6. 1985
    Varieté

    Movie

  7. 1984
    Voyage to Cythera

    Movie Katerina

  8. 1984
    Χατζημανουήλ

    TV show Νενέ Αγγερού

  9. 1983
    Manto Mavrogenous

    TV show Ζαχαράτη Χατζή Μπάτη

  10. 1982
  11. 1982
    Silent Rebellion

    Movie Irene

  12. 1981
    A Foolish Love

    Movie Haris' Mother

  13. 1981
  14. 1979
    Honeymoon

    Movie

  15. 1972
  16. 1972
    Monday's Theater

    TV show Κα Μπόιλ

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  1. 1966
  2. 1964
    The Olives

    Movie Narrator

  3. 1964
    Treason

    Movie

  4. 1962
  5. 1934