Melina MercouriAwards

Born:
October 18, 1923 in Athens, Greece
Occupation:
Actor
Biography:
Vibrant, intensely free-spirited Greek actress Melina Mercouri was the daughter of a prominent Athenian politician. Much against the desires of her parents, she became an actress in her teens, enrolling in the National Theater of Greece and entering films in 1955. In 1960 she gained international...Read More

  • Topkapi

    Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1964

  • Never on Sunday

    Best Actress

    Won
    Cannes Film Festival
    1960

  • Never on Sunday

    Best Actress

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1960

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