Eleni Hatziargyri

Eleni Hatziargyri

Eleni Hatziargyri (Chalkida, 9 November 1923 - Athens, 1 October 2004), née Garyfallidou, was a Greek actress of theatre, cinema and television. Her family came from Constantinople. She studied theatre with Professor Karolos Koun. She was distinguished for her performances, mainly in dramatic theatre roles. She made her debut at the "Karol Koun" Art Theater in Henrik Ibsen's play Rosmersholm, in the role of Rebecca West. She collaborated with many troupes before arriving at the National Theater in 1950, where she was later hired as a permanent leading actress and remained there for twenty years (1962 - 1981). The theatrical types through which Eleni Hatziargyri excelled and established herself as a leading dramatic actress were ancient drama and the classical repertoire. Also in 1946, she began her appearance in Greek Cinema and almost forty years later on Greek television. In the early years, cinema gave her opportunities, which she seems not to have taken advantage of, perhaps because, like many other established actors of that time, she had the consciousness of a theater actor. She played in several films such as Katadrom (1946) by M. Karagatsis, I agni tou limaniou by Giorgos Tzavellas (1952) with Alekos Alexandrakis, I moira grefe tin historia by Dim. Ioannopoulos, Eglima sto Kolonaki by Tzanis Aliferis (1959), Irthes arga by the first Greek director Maria Plyta - Hatzinakos (1961). For forty years she was a professor at many drama schools. Critics wrote about her that she served the theatrical idea with consistency, modesty and self-respect. Karolos Koun had described her as a dramatic dame. In 2001 she was honored by the President of the Republic, Kostis Stefanopoulos, and on May 17, 2003, in a special session in the Great Hall of Ceremonies, Eleni Charziargyri was declared an honorary doctor of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

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2000

About Winds and Waters
About Winds and Waters
as Μυρσίνη
TV - Released: 10/5/2000

1999

Sweet and sour wine
Sweet and sour wine
as Αλσάβω
TV - Released: 10/8/1999

1962

Sinners
Sinners
Movie - Released: 1/1/1962
You Came Too Late
You Came Too Late
as Margarita
Movie - Released: 11/11/1962
The Greek woman and love
The Greek woman and love
as Streetwalker
Movie - Released: 1/1/1962

1960

The Murderer Loved Very Much...
The Murderer Loved Very Much...
as Dora Fleur
Movie - Released: 1/1/1960
Goodbye Zoe
Goodbye Zoe
Movie - Released: 3/29/1960

1959

Return from the front
Return from the front
Movie - Released: 1/1/1959
Crime in Kolonaki
Crime in Kolonaki
as Juliette
Movie - Released: 6/12/1959

1957

Fate Writes History
Fate Writes History
as Sivylla Boti
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
At Night The Entanglements
At Night The Entanglements
as Eleni
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
The Big Shark
The Big Shark
as Lina
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
Of Fortune The Written
Of Fortune The Written
as Liza
Movie - Released: 3/18/1957

1956

The mother's sacrifice
The mother's sacrifice
Movie - Released: 1/1/1956

1955

The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
The Beloved Of The Shepherdess
Movie - Released: 10/10/1955

1952

Lily of the Harbor
Lily of the Harbor
as Agni
Movie - Released: 1/14/1952

1950

I Sinned for My Child
I Sinned for My Child
as Roi
Movie - Released: 2/1/1950

1948

Madame Sousou
Madame Sousou
Movie - Released: 1/1/1948

1946

The Raid of the Aegean
The Raid of the Aegean
Movie - Released: 4/28/1946