Acting

Anna Kyriakou

Anna Kyriakou (Greek: Άννα Κυριακού, Athens, January 17, 1929 - October 13, 2025) was a Greek actress She studied at the Drama School of the National Theater, but in 1954, having already begun her career in acting, she moved to Paris, where she attended two years of classes at the famous Charles Dulain School with professor Jean Villard. In 1945, as a first-year student at the National Theater School, she participated in Pelos Katselis' play "The Merchant of Venice" which was staged at the National Theater's summer theater in Klafthmonos Square. The famous director had chosen Kyriakou along with other young actors from the school to fill the roles. In the following years, and while she had graduated from the school, she met Vasilis Logothetidis with whom she collaborated in the plays “Miss 39”, “Delistavrou and Son”, “He Stepped on the Melon Peel”, “The Lady of Maxim” and “Neither Cat Nor Damage” in the role of Lolota. Upon her return from Paris, she starred alongside Dimitris Myrat, Alekos Alexandrakis, Dinos Iliopoulos and Mimis Fotopoulos in important plays by Greek and foreign authors, while from 1960 to 1981 she took part with great success in 34 plays by the National Theatre. In 1982, she accepted the proposal of Christos Politis and Antonis Antipas to collaborate with them in the play “The Tastes of Mr. Sloan” at the Aplo Theater of Kallithea. In 1998, she will appear for the last time in the theater with the play “Unplug the Minister” directed by Reppas - Papathanasiou. Her debut in cinema took place in 1949 with the film “Erotic Journey” written and directed by Yannis Karydis and which is unfortunately considered lost today. A year later, in 1950, she crossed the threshold of Finos Film, participating in the legendary “Methystaka” by George Tzavellas with Orestis Makris in the title role. In total, she made four films under the Finos Film label, with the most successful in terms of performance being the 1961 comedy “A Liar is Wanted” directed by Yannis Dalianidis and based on the play of the same name by Dimitris Psathas.