Smaro Stefanidou

Smaro Stefanidou (Greek: Σμάρω Στεφανίδου; 9 April 1913 – 7 November 2010) was a Greek theatre, film, television and radio actress.

Biography Stefanidou family originated in Asia Minor. From a very young age, she acted in plays for children. She learned foreign languages and the piano while attending business school in Athens, and worked to pay for her tuition at the National Theatre Drama School without her parents knowing, as they did not want her to become an actress. She graduated from the Drama School in 1937, after which she was hired by Marika Kotopouli. In 1952, she joined Vassilis Logothetidis's acting company, where she stayed until his death in 1960. During her career, she acted alongside Katerina, Elli Lampeti, Dimitris Horn, Lambros Konstantaras, Giannis Fertis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Stefanos Lineos, Giannis Gkionakis, Nikos Kourkoulos, Antonis Antypas and many more. She played Queen Hecuba in the play Trojan Women, translated and directed by Giannis Tsarouchis and performed at a makeshift theatre on Kaplanon Street and in Delphi. In 1951, she made her cinematic debut in The Four Steps. From there, she appeared in many movies, including adaptations of theatre plays she had performed onstage. She also worked in radio, taking part in radio serials, radio theatre and readings of novels. Her radio serials included The tongue that embroiders and Baroness…Citește mai mult