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Aleka Katselli

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
17

Gender
Female

Birthday
October 19, 1917 (108 years old)

Place of Birth
Athens, Greece

Aleka Katselli

Biography

Aleka (Alexandra) Katseli, née Mazaraki (Greek: Αλέκα Κατσέλη, Athens, October 19, 1917 - September 11, 1994), was a great Greek dramatic actress and a qualified dance artist.

She first appeared on the stage at the "Karolos Koun" Art Theater in 1942, during the Occupation. After liberation, and after a series of successes, she was hired in 1945 at the National Theater, where she made her first appearance as Portia in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" under the instruction of her later husband, director Pelos Katseli. Two years later, upon leaving the National Theater, she appeared as the leading actress of the dramatic stage in various dramatic works by other companies. In 1950, she was rehired at the National Theatre, appearing in key roles in George Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan" and Dionysios Roma's "Three Worlds".

At the same time, she starred in the film "Lycaena" and took part in the dance dramas "Marsyas" and "Forms of a Woman" of the Greek Dance Drama by Manos Hadjidakis (1949), continuing a rich theatrical career culminating in 1986, where she starred in the play "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca.

Her participation in Greek cinema, television and radio was notable.

Known For

Acting

1990Μαύρη χρυσαλλίδαas Ελένη Βασιλείου
1981Μάναas
1978A Dream of Passionas
1974Οιδίπους τύρρανοςas Ιοκάστη
1972Souliotesas Tzavelaina
1968Η Επιστροφή της Μήδειαςas Artemis
1966Psarogiannosas Psarogiannos' wife
1966I want to live in the sun.as
1965The Enemiesas mitera Alekou
1962Electraas Klytaemnistra
1960Never on Sundayas
1959Taxeidi me ton erotaas Elena
1956The Abduction of Persephoneas
1955The lover of the shepherdessas
1953Heaven Is Oursas Gianna Varlamou
1952That's How My Life Endedas
1951The She-Wolfas Louka

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