Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 12, 1939
Died
Apr 15, 2023
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Credits
26 titles
Katerina Helmy
Biography
Katerina Helmi (Greek: Κατερίνα Χέλμη, Athens, 12 August 1939 - Kifissia, 15 April 2023) was a Greek actress. She became widely known to the Greek audience through roles in some of the most beloved films of Greek cinema. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1957 in the film Barbagiannis the Pitcher, but her greatest success is The Red Lights. She was also the rival of Aliki Vougiouklaki in the film Our Love. During her career, she has participated in more than 25 films and 4 television series. She has also written several books. Her husband was the professor and academic Konstantinos Svolopoulos. Unlike her husband Konstantinos Svolopoulos, who was a close friend of Konstantinos Karamanlis and director of the Karamanlis Foundation, Katerina Helmi was politically active in PASOK, as a member of the Trade Union Committee of Scientists-Artists. In the 1994 municipal elections, she was elected as a municipal councilor of the Municipality of Athens with the faction of Theodoros Pangalos. She died on 15 April 2023.
Known For
Filmography
The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea
Mother
Alexandria
Χριστίνα
Life is a thousand and a half
I Hameni Anoixi
Γκρέτε Μαρλέν
Οικογένεια
Μαρία Στράτου
Angel
Angelos' Mother
Ο γυρολόγος
L'amore
Anna
Mara, the Gypsy
Mara
There Are No Deserters
Νατάσα
Tereza
Passion Fever
Crooked Deeds
Rita
Weaknesses
Our love
Eva Tsami
The Enemies
Kitsa
Vertigo
Nitsa
The Red Lanterns
Marina Georgiadou
Without Identity
Jenny
Nomos 4000
Voula
The Great Sacrifice
Thieves Rejoice Only Once
Anna Moridi
Erotic Stories
Themis' friend
Uncle Giannis, the Potter
Krinio Veneti
Athens dances Rock 'n' Roll
Εις θάνατον