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Despoina Nikolaidou

Acting Born Jan 1, 1934 24 credits

Biography

Despina Nikolaidou (Greek: Δέσποινα Νικολαΐδου, 1934 – 16 February 2023) was a Greek stage and film actress.

She graduated from the Drama School of the National Theatre. She participated in films of the golden age of Greek cinema, in television series and in radio broadcasts. Characteristic were the roles of Roula Gravani, a close friend of Lisa Petrovasi, in the film Heartbeats at the Desk (1963) and Mary in Modern Cinderella (1965).

Her husband was also the actor Giorgos Moutsios, with whom they formed their own troupe in 1977.

She died on 16 February 2023, at the age of 89

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Known for

Film

And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband

as Klara

Full filmography

  • And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband (1965) as Klara
  • I theatrina (1977) as Ντόλυ
  • Throbs at the Desk (1963) as Roula Gravani
  • Το Σπίτι με το Φοίνικα (1970)
  • Modern Cinderella (1965) as Mairi Papanelopoulou
  • Λάουρα (1968)
  • Ο Μανώλης ο Ντελμπεντέρης (1991) as Λαίδη Πίρσον
  • The Trip (1962)
  • A Matter of Dignity (1958) as Chloe's friend
  • Τα Ξένα Χέρια Είναι Πικρά (1968)
  • Σαπίλα και Αριστοκρατία (1965)
  • Θύελλα Στο Σπίτι Των Ανέμων (1968)
  • The uncrowned (1964)
  • Sunday's Date (1960)
  • O orkos tou misous (1988)
  • Krystallo (1959)
  • Anguish (1969) as Kaiti Andreou
  • The despised (1965)
  • Κάνε Με Πρωθυπουργό (1965) as Tonia
  • One woman, one love, one life! (1971)
  • Stay close to me my love (1968) as Rena Marmani
  • Μαλάμω (1960)
  • The mistake (1965)
  • Ο μάγκας από το Γιουσουρούμ (1987)