1920-10-18 ( 104 years old ) in Athens, Greece
Melina Mercouri (Greek: Μελίνα Μερκούρη), born as Maria Amalia Mercouri (October 18, 1920, Athens, Greece – March 6, 1994, New York City, New York) was a Greek actress, singer and politician.
As an actress she made her film debut in Stella (1955) and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, and she was also nominated for an Academy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two BAFTA Awards.
A political activist during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, she became a member of the Hellenic Parliament in 1977 and the first female Minister for Culture of Greece in 1981. Mercouri was the person who, in 1983, conceived and proposed the programme of the European Capital of Culture, which has been established by the European Union since 1985.
She was a strong advocate for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, which were removed from the Parthenon and are now displayed in the British Museum, to Athens.
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Movies
Melina's fight for the Parthenon sculptures
2017-03-07
A Dream of Passion
1978-05-21
Nasty Habits
1977-01-28
Once Is Not Enough
1975-06-20
Songs of Fire
1975-02-10
The Rehearsal
1974-01-01
Promise at Dawn
1970-11-25
Gaily, Gaily
1969-12-16
10:30 P.M. Summer
1966-10-24
A Man Could Get Killed
1966-03-25
The Uninhibited
1965-04-21
Topkapi
1964-09-02
The Victors
1963-11-22
38-24-36
1963-03-31
Phaedra
1962-05-25
The Last Judgment
1961-10-26
Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love!
1961-04-04
Never on Sunday
1960-05-24
The Law
1959-01-25
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958-01-15
He Who Must Die
1957-05-03
Stella
1955-04-04
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