Katerina Helmy

Katerina Helmy

Katerina Helmi (Athens, 12 August 1939 - Kifissia, 15 April 2023) was a Greek actress. She became widely known to the Greek audience through roles in some of the most beloved films of Greek cinema. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1957 in the film Barbagiannis the Pitcher, but her greatest success is The Red Lights. She was also the rival of Aliki Vougiouklaki in the film Our Love. During her career, she has participated in more than 25 films and 4 television series. She has also written several books. Her husband was the professor and academic Konstantinos Svolopoulos. Unlike her husband Konstantinos Svolopoulos, who was a close friend of Konstantinos Karamanlis and director of the Karamanlis Foundation, Katerina Helmi was politically active in PASOK, as a member of the Trade Union Committee of Scientists-Artists. In the 1994 municipal elections, she was elected as a municipal councilor of the Municipality of Athens with the faction of Theodoros Pangalos. She died on 15 April 2023.

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Filmography

2019

The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
as Mother
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019

2001

Alexandria
Alexandria
as Χριστίνα
Movie - Released: 11/16/2001

1995

Life is a thousand and a half
Life is a thousand and a half
Movie - Released: 10/1/1995
Η Χαμένη άνοιξη
Η Χαμένη άνοιξη
as Γκρέτε Μαρλέν
TV - Released: 3/21/1995

1990

Οικογένεια
Οικογένεια
as Μαρία Στράτου
TV - Released: 1/23/1990

1982

Angel
Angel
as Angelos' Mother
Movie - Released: 10/15/1982

1980

Ο γυρολόγος
Ο γυρολόγος
Movie - Released: 10/1/1980

1979

L'amore
L'amore
as Anna
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979

1971

Mara, the Gypsy
Mara, the Gypsy
as Mara
Movie - Released: 1/1/1971

1970

There Are No Deserters
There Are No Deserters
Movie - Released: 4/23/1970

1969

Crooked Deeds
Crooked Deeds
as Rita
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969
Passion Fever
Passion Fever
Movie - Released: 10/29/1969
Weaknesses
Weaknesses
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

1968

Our love
Our love
as Eva Tsami
Movie - Released: 3/25/1968

1965

The Enemies
The Enemies
as Kitsa
Movie - Released: 8/19/1965

1963

The Red Lanterns
The Red Lanterns
as Marina Georgiadou
Movie - Released: 12/2/1963
Vertigo
Vertigo
as Nitsa
Movie - Released: 8/14/1963

1962

Nomos 4000
Nomos 4000
as Voula
Movie - Released: 5/5/1962
Without Identity
Without Identity
as Jenny
Movie - Released: 6/12/1962
The Great Sacrifice
The Great Sacrifice
Movie - Released: 2/6/1962

1960

Thieves Rejoice Only Once
Thieves Rejoice Only Once
as Anna Moridi
Movie - Released: 9/1/1960

1959

Erotic Stories
Erotic Stories
as Themis' friend
Movie - Released: 3/9/1959

1957

Athens dances Rock 'n' Roll
Athens dances Rock 'n' Roll
Movie - Released: 1/1/1957
Uncle Giannis, the Potter
Uncle Giannis, the Potter
as Krinio Veneti
Movie - Released: 3/14/1957