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Anna Fonsou

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
48

Gender
Female

Birthday
July 6, 1939 (87 years old)

Place of Birth
Kesariani, Greece

Anna Fonsou

Biography

Anna Fonsou (Greek: Άννα Φόνσου; born July 6, 1939) is a Greek actress and social activist. Anna Fonsou was born in 1939 in Kaisariani in Greece and grew up in Tinos. She studied at the drama school of Dimitris Rondiris. She studied dance with Rallou Manou and singing with Popi Petrioli. Fonsou made her first theater appearance in 1956 with the troupe of Katerina Andreadi and her first film appearance in 1957 in the movie Το παιδί του δρόμου (The Child of the Street). In 1965, she founded Proskinio together with Alexis Solomos and Aimilios Hourmouzis. In cinema, she played in dozens of films, almost exclusively leading roles, in both dramas and comedies alongside famous comedians such as Thanasis Veggos with whom she co-starred in several films. In the early 1970s, she also did a series of erotic films, mainly directed by Omiros Efstratiadis, which are now considered cult. On television she participated in various series (The Two Orphans, The Ragpickers, etc.) and in theatrical performances on the show The Theater of Monday. She starred at the Lyric Stage in the operetta The Apaches of Athens, and since 2001, she has been part of the National Theatre of Northern Greece. In the 1996 parliamentary elections and the 2000 elections, she was a candidate with the KKE, and in the 2009 and 2012 elections she was a candidate with the PASOK in Athens A. In 1997 she founded charitable foundation "The Actor's House" (Greek: Το σπίτι του Ηθοποιού) to provide housing for impoverished actors, of which she is a president. She produces theatrical performances, the proceeds of which are also donated to "The Actor's House". From 1998 to 2000, she served as president of the Greek Actors Union. In 2016 she was awarded the Nikolaos Karolos prize by the Academy of Athens for her social work related to "The Actor's House". She was married to theater entrepreneur and civil engineer Kostas Paltoglou, architect Nikos Sofianos, and in 1985 to singer-songwriter and composer Takis Bougas until they divorced in 1993.

Known For

Acting

2018Waiting Roomas Jenny Nikiforou
2017Xamouas
2004An All-Weather Manas Self
2002Ballad of the Lost Moonlightas
1997Αύριο θα ξέρουμεas Soso
1994Junk collectorsas
1991Οι δύο ορφανέςas Εύα Ανεμογιάνη
1987The Nooseas Mary
1987Mary's Gangas
1980Each With Their Own Madness...as Anna
1980Υποψήφιοι βουλευτές και βουλευτίνεςas Καίτη
1973Love on a Horseas Julia
1972Image of Loveas Samantha
1972Lysistrataas Myrini
1972The Two Faces of Loveas Eleana
1972The stranger of that nightas
1971Her Private Lifeas Anna
1971Holidays in Vietnamas Froso
1971Provocationas Isavella
1971King of Liarsas Dafne Porter
1971Proud eaglesas
1970The Incredibleas Daisy Karali
1969The Trial of an Innocentas
1969The Countess of Fabricaas Effie Tepeherli
1969Stratis Has Strayedas Dora Galati
1969Who Thanasis!as Stella
1968Η Επιστροφή της Μήδειαςas
1968Athens after midnightas
1967Unmarried Groomas Souzy Basi
1967The Playful Girlas Katy Lorentzou
1966Οι ένοχοιas Hristina
1966All Men Are the Sameas Kalliopi
1965The Nets of Shameas
1965Bitter lifeas
1965Spend the first of the monthas Anna Troupakou
1964The Last Temptationas
1964Thirst for Lifeas Katerina
1963That Something... Else!as Nana Panariou
1962Angeras
196210 Days in Parisas Aleka Zepa
1961The Clever Birdas Fani
1961Sharp as a Needleas Rena
1960The Boy that I Loveas Lisa
1960A Pitiful Don Juanas Gina Kalomiri
1959The Tomboyas Aleka
1958Το μυστικό της κατηγορούμενηςas
1957Fanouris and His Kinas Ελενίτσα
1957The Child of the Streetas Vassula

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