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Melpo Zarokosta

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
35

Gender
Female

Birthday
May 7, 1933 (93 years old)

Place of Birth
Piraeus, Greece

Melpo Zarokosta

Biography

Melpo Zarokosta (Piraeus, May 7, 1933 - Athens, January 16, 2026) was a Greek actress.

She was born in Piraeus in 1933. She is the daughter of Elias Zarokosta, one of the first Greek actuaries, and Despina Spyropoulou. After the War, she emigrated for a short time to Alexandria, Egypt, and then to Sydney, Australia, where she studied theater at the Metropolitan Theater and at the Canandale School of Radio Studies, directing, screenwriting, and acting. She stayed there for 11 years and began her artistic career in television and theater. She performed in Sydney in Jean Anouilh's Antigone, and also Hecuba in Greek for the Greek community. In 1957, she married her first husband, pianist Andreas Diamantidis, and went with him to London, where they stayed for a year. Due to family obligations, she returned to Greece in 1958. Almost simultaneously with her return to Athens, she began her collaboration with the company of Lambros Konstantaras. There she met her future second husband, also an actor and director, Victor Pagoulatos, with whom she had a son, Alexander. She was involved in translating and adapting plays for theater, radio and television. She wrote her first play, The Women's Tutoring School, in which she co-starred with Dinos Iliopoulos, Nora Valsami and Nikos Apergi. Since then, several of her own plays have been performed in Athens and the province. She was the first female member of the Greek Playwrights' Society since 1960, a member of the Board of Directors. since 1990 and President of the Company from 1999 to 2001.

Known For

Acting

2016Asteras Rachoulasas Mpermpilo
2013Strangers in the Houseas Agapi
2011Clinical Caseas κα Στέλλα
2006Extended Playas Grandmother
2006Honorable Cuckoldsas
2005Γάμος με τα Όλα τουas μαμά
2004Βελούδο από μετάξιas Κάκια
2000Παππούδες εν δράσειas Ελένη
1997Δανεικός πατέραςas Φρόσω, μητέρα
1993Ο χήρος, η χήρα και τα χειρότεραas Σιλβή, μητέρα Λουκίας
1990Eisai to laheio mouas
1989The Captain and Danceras
1988Life Sentenceas Elsa's mother
1987Ζωή και κόταas
1985Αθήνα-Νέα Υόρκη: Το μεγάλο κόλποas
1985Remember Septemberas Narrator (voice)
1982Turning Pointas Efi
1981The Jackalsas Eleni's Mother
1972Aliki the Dictatoras Κα Φιρφιρίκου
1971Air hostessas Martha Valma-Dupon
1970A Funny Girlas Λαίδη
1970A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Womanas Kaiti
1970Love foreveras Nurse
1969The Leventopaidoas Nora Athanasiou
1969The Countess of Fabricaas Bianca Katakouzinou
1969The Man Who Returned from the Platesas Lemonia Louna
1967Some tired boysas Mrs. Maltezou
1966My wife went madas Giouli
1966All Men Are the Sameas Angela
1965A Matter of Earnestnessas Nanta Mavrogialourou
1964The Orgies Villaas Eva
1964Divorce, Greek Styleas Anna Madelou
1961Death Will Returnas Aliki
1960The Papadopoulou Familyas Marina Papadopoulou
1959Maiden's Cheekas Popi Alexiou

Production

1990Eisai to laheio mou...Writer
1988And It Flies... And It Lies...Writer
1987Ζωή και κότα...Writer
1985Remember September...Writer
1979Προσκλητήριο στη μάνα...Writer
1975The Possessed...Writer
1970Η ανταρσία των 10...Writer