Melina Mercouri, Actress: Pote tin Kyriaki. Melina Mercouri was born in Athens, Greece on October 18, 1920. An early woman activist, she was elected to the Greek Parliament in 1977. Later Miss Mercouri was to become the first woman to hold a Senior cabinet post "Minister of Culture" in the Greek government. In 1971 she wrote her autobiography titled "I Was Born Greek." Melina wed actor ...

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Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri in Topkapi (1964)

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Melina Mercouri

Melina Mercouri: 1920-1994; Melina Mercouri was a Greek actress and politician. As an actress, she won the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, and she was also nominated for an Academy Award, three Golden Globes, and two BAFTA Awards. As a politician, she was a member of the Hellenic Parliament and the first female Minister for Culture of Greece. Mercouri was the person who proposed the European Capital of Culture, which has been established by the European Union since 1985.

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Despo Diamantidou and Melina Mercouri in Pote tin Kyriaki (1960)

Jules Dassin and Melina Mercouri in Pote tin Kyriaki (1960)

Melina Mercouri

Despo Diamantidou and Melina Mercouri in Pote tin Kyriaki (1960)

Giorgos Foundas and Melina Mercouri in Pote tin Kyriaki (1960)