Melina Mercouri

Movie Actress

Birthday October 18, 1920

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Athens, Greece

DEATH DATE Mar 6, 1994 (73)

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About

Never on Sunday star who became Greek Minister of Culture. She has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards.

Before Fame

She studied at Greece's National Theatre's Drama School.

Trivia

She became politically active in Greece after her fame on the silver screen exploded.

Family Life

She married her second husband, Jules Dassin, in 1966.

Associated With

She played Electra in Eugene O'Neill's play, Mourning Becomes Electra.