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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-10-01

Place of Birth

Argostoli Kefallonia, Greece

Maria Foka

Biography

Maria Foka (Greek: Μαρία Φωκά, Argostoli, 1 October 1916 - London, 15 June 2001) was a Greek actress. She was born in Argostoli to her parents Nikolaos Th. Fokas (a captain) and Kaikilia Kountouri. She was an actress and activist of the Left who distinguished herself in roles of embodying strong characters. In the 1950s, she abstained from the stage, for almost 8 years, due to her conviction as a spy, in the trial of Nikos Belogiannis. She had been sentenced to life imprisonment by a vote of 3-2, but this was later commuted to 10 years' imprisonment with deprivation of political rights. She was President of SEI (1977). She was married to the actor Lykourgos Kallergis. She was one of the most famous grandmothers on Greek television, her roles in the series Ekmek pagato and Dolce Vita were characteristic. In the latter, she achieved enormous success playing the role of Olga Markatou. Her last television appearance was in the series Oi theosevoumoni in 2000. She died in London on June 15, 2001, after long-term heart problems and was released in Portsmouth.

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Ntoltse Vita

Ntoltse Vita

Ntoltse Vita is a Greek comedy directed by Alexandros Rigas and co-written with Lefteris Papapetrou which aired on Mega Channel from 1995 to 1997. The series focused on the illegal affair between Christina Markatou and her daughter's future husband. The entire structure of the show was based in which way the relationship will remain secret from the family members, the working and social environment through hilarious situations. Ntoltse Vita draw high ratings and is one of the most successful series in Greek television history. Reruns of the show are airing until today.

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Kai oi tesseris itan yperohes

Kai oi tesseris itan yperohes

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Ekmek Pagoto

Ekmek Pagoto

After many years of living in Africa, a family returns to Greece and tries to make a fresh start and stand on their own feet again. The grandmother prepares the evening meal, and her cooking becomes the reason for the whole family to gather. During the appetizer, all the issues troubling them come to the surface. In the first course, secrets are revealed and unbelievable stories unfold. But when the dessert arrives-ekmek ice cream-nothing seems quite so serious anymore.

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Ένας αξιολάτρευτος μπελάς

Ένας αξιολάτρευτος μπελάς

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Ο αήττητος

Ο αήττητος

A childless Romani woman abducts the daughter of the prosecutor who imprisoned her. As she trains the child to do her evil bidding, the girl becomes a woman and soon finds herself accused of murder. Can a trainee solicitor clear her name?

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The Countess of Fabrica

The Countess of Fabrica

A beautiful young woman is arrested by a wonderful policeman, due to her effort to steal letters from a gigolo's house.

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Οι Θειο... ...Σεβούμενοι

Οι Θειο... ...Σεβούμενοι

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Ας με κρίνουν οι γυναίκες

Ας με κρίνουν οι γυναίκες

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Παιδί μου δεν αμάρτησα

Παιδί μου δεν αμάρτησα

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Pesto kai tha Ginei

Pesto kai tha Ginei

Mega Channel in 1996-1997

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Το φθινόπωρο μιας καρδιάς

Το φθινόπωρο μιας καρδιάς

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Το κορίτσι του πόνου

Το κορίτσι του πόνου

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The Wild Pussycat

The Wild Pussycat

When good girl Nadia investigates her sisters death she finds out that sadistic pimp Nick is behind it all so she straps on the leather and whips and beats him at his own games.

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The despised

The despised

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The man who returned from pain

The man who returned from pain

Nikos Liosis returns to his homeland, with the wounds of the Korean War still fresh in his mind and body. His wife Vera and all his relatives think him dead. He does not want to be present in his home in the state where he is. One day Vera meets him at random. He denies the identity of Nikos Liossis and is recommended as Alexis Sarris. She asks him to play the role of her real husband who never ceases to love, to avoid the marriage forced by her parents.

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