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.
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.
Mercouri was a member of the Hellenic Parliament, elected as a representative of PASOK. In October 1981, she became the first female Minister of Culture and Sports. She has the longest tenure of any of Greece's Ministers of Culture, having served from 1981 to 1989, and then from 1993 until her death in 1994, during PASOK governments. Mercouri's political activism included her long campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. One of her greatest achievements was the establishment of the European Capitals of Culture, with Athens chosen as the first capital in 1985.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Marbles
Character:Self - Photo Only (archive footage)
Release Date:07/11/2025
Melina Stop Frame - In Search of Modern Greekness
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/10/2020
Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/03/2017
A Dream of Passion
Character:Maya / Medea
Release Date:21/05/1978
Nasty Habits
Character:Sister Gertrude
Release Date:28/01/1977
Once Is Not Enough
Character:Karla
Release Date:20/06/1975
Songs of Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1975
The Rehearsal
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1974
Promise at Dawn
Character:Nina Kacewa
Release Date:25/11/1970
Gaily, Gaily
Character:Lil
Release Date:16/12/1969
10:30 P.M. Summer
Character:Maria
Release Date:24/10/1966
A Man Could Get Killed
Character:Aurora / Celeste da Costa
Release Date:25/03/1966
The Uninhibited
Character:Jenny
Release Date:21/04/1965
Topkapi
Character:Elizabeth Lipp
Release Date:02/09/1964
The Victors
Character:Magda
Release Date:22/11/1963
38-24-36
Character:Self
Release Date:31/03/1963
Phaedra
Character:Phaedra Kyrilis
Release Date:25/05/1962
The Last Judgment
Character:Foreign lady
Release Date:26/10/1961
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
Character:Marie de Médicis
Release Date:04/04/1961
Never on Sunday
Character:Ilya
Release Date:24/05/1960
The Law
Character:Donna Lucrezia
Release Date:25/01/1959
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Character:Belle
Release Date:15/01/1958
He Who Must Die
Character:Katerina
Release Date:03/05/1957
Stella
Character:Stella
Release Date:04/04/1955
Television Appearances
Kronen Könner Kavaliere
Character:Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Samedi soir
Character:Self
Wünsch dir was
Character:Self
À bout portant
Character:Self
Dim Dam Dom
Character:Self
Die Drehscheibe
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Discorama
Character:Self
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
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