Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 01, 1917
Died
Jun 15, 2001
Place of Birth
Argostoli Kefallonia, Greece
Credits
30 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Οι Θειο... ...Σεβούμενοι
Αλεξάνδρα, μητέρα Βιργινίας
Ntoltse Vita
Όλγα Μαρκάτου
Ένας αξιολάτρευτος μπελάς
κα Άτοιχου, μητέρα Δήμου
Kai oi tesseris itan yperohes
Ειρήνη
Ekmek Pagoto
Giagia Afroditi Petraki
Dictator calls Thanasis
Pinelopi Delithanasi
The Alice of the modern generation
Bedlam My Love
Aristea
Ο αήττητος
I Loved an Armchair
Vangelitsa
The Wild Pussycat
Naked On The Street
The Countess of Fabrica
Ourania
Το φθινόπωρο μιας καρδιάς
O mikros drapetis
Mermaids for Love
Arhontissa
A Knight for Vasoula
Kleio
Mikes Is Getting Married
Λουκία Παρδάλογλου
Θύελλα Στο Σπίτι Των Ανέμων
We Sinners
The man who returned from pain
Me idrota kai dakrya
Ξαναγύρισε κοντά μου
The despised
Το κορίτσι του πόνου
Παιδί μου δεν αμάρτησα
The 201 Canaries
Victoria Maraki
The Papadopoulou Family
Loukia
Taxeidi me ton erota
Woman in black lingerie
The Red Cliff
Ms. Flogatorou