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Melpo Zarokosta (Piraeus, May 7, 1933) is 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

7.4

Mpermpilo

Asteras Rachoulas

2016

0.0

Agapi

Strangers in the House

2013

6.3

κα Στέλλα

Clinical Case

2011

5.2

Grandmother

Extended Play

2006

6.8

Honorable Cuckolds

2006

0.0

μαμά

Γάμος με τα Όλα του

2005

9.0

Κάκια

Βελούδο από μετάξι

2004

6.0

Ελένη

Παππούδες εν δράσει

2000

🎬

5.0

Φρόσω, μητέρα

Δανεικός πατέρας

1997

7.0

Σιλβή, μητέρα Λουκίας

Ο χήρος, η χήρα και τα χειρότερα

1993

Credits

Asteras Rachoulas

as Mpermpilo

2016

7.4

Strangers in the House

as Agapi

2013

0.0

Clinical Case

as κα Στέλλα

2011

6.3

Extended Play

as Grandmother

2006

5.2

Honorable Cuckolds

2006

6.8

Γάμος με τα Όλα του

as μαμά

2005

0.0

Βελούδο από μετάξι

as Κάκια

2004

9.0

Παππούδες εν δράσει

as Ελένη

2000

6.0

🎬

Δανεικός πατέρας

as Φρόσω, μητέρα

1997

5.0

Ο χήρος, η χήρα και τα χειρότερα

as Σιλβή, μητέρα Λουκίας

1993

7.0

Eisai to laheio mou

1990

0.0

O kapetanios ki i horeftria

1989

0.0

Life Sentence

as Elsa's mother

1988

3.9

Αθήνα-Νέα Υόρκη: Το μεγάλο κόλπο

1985

3.0

Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη

as Narrator (voice)

1985

0.0

Turning Point

as Efi

1982

6.4

Τα Τσακάλια

as Eleni's Mother

1981

5.3

Aliki the Dictator

as Κα Φιρφιρίκου

1972

2.3

Αεροσυνοδός

as Martha Valma-Dupon

1971

0.0

A Funny Girl

as Λαίδη

1970

5.6

A Crazy... Crazy... 40-Year-Old Woman

as Kaiti

1970

5.9

Love forever

as Nurse

1970

5.0

The Leventopaido

as Nora Athanasiou

1969

3.9

The Countess of Fabrica

as Bianca Katakouzinou

1969

4.0

The Man Who Returned from the Plates

as Lemonia Louna

1969

5.1

Some tired boys

as Mrs. Maltezou

1967

6.4

My wife went mad

as Giouli

1966

5.1

All Men Are the Same

as Angela

1966

3.3

A Matter of Earnestness

as Nanta Mavrogialourou

1965

6.7

The Orgies Villa

as Eva

1964

5.9

Divorce, Greek Style

as Anna Madelou

1964

2.7

Death Will Return

as Aliki

1961

6.0

The Papadopoulou Family

as Marina Papadopoulou

1960

5.4

Maiden's Cheek

as Popi Alexiou

1959

6.9