Melina Mercouri

Personal Info

Birthday

October 18, 1920

Day of Death

1994-03-06

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Athens, Greece

Also Known As

Maria Amalia Mercouri

Μαρία Αμαλία Μερκούρη

Μελίνα Μερκούρη

Maria Amalia Merkuri

Melina Mercouri

Biography

Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri (Greek: Μαρία Αμαλία "Μελίνα" Μερκούρη, 18 October 1920 – 6 March 1994) was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a prominent political family for multiple generations.

She received an Academy Award nomination and won a French Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960) and an Italian David di Donatello for Topkapi. Mercouri was also nominated for one Tony Award, three Golden Globes, and two BAFTA Awards in her acting career. In 1987 she was awarded a special prize in the first edition of the Europe Theatre Prize.