Martha Karagiannia well-known Greek actress, died on September 18 at the age of 82. According to the Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni, her death marks the end of the golden age of Greek cinema.
Lina continued:
“She was a lady known for her directness and spontaneity. Her presence brought us joy, beauty and laughter, and will continue to do so.”
Karagianni’s cause of death is unclear and details about her funeral will be published shortly.
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Martha Karagianni’s Career in the Entertainment Business
Martha Karagianni was born on November 6, 1939 in Keratsini. She studied dancing and started performing on the Lyric Stage. When she was eight years old, she performed in Loukia Sakellaropoulou’s children’s ballet. She started her film career when she was only 17 years old, in 1956. Orestis Laskos directed her debut film, The Unknown. She made her theater debut in Elephants and Fleas in 1957, when she met Giannis Dalianidis. Napoleon Eleftheriou encouraged her to appear in the revue after seeing her at Sela pen.
Martha made her television debut in Kostas Pretenderis’ O Dromos series. Throughout her career, she performed in a number of musicals and comedies. They largely collaborated with Dalianidis, and their first film together was Ziteitai Pseftis, which was released in 1961. She then appeared in Merikoi for Protimoun Krio, a Greek musical. Karagianni went on to star in a number of musicals including Kati kai na kaiei, Koritsia gia filima, Mia Kyria sta Bouzoukia, Oi thalassies oi handres and others. The first time she sang was for the movie Kapetanios Gia Klamata, for the song San Fisa to Maistrali. She performed songs for movies such as Gorgones Kai Magkes, Mia Treli and Treli Zontohira.
She then struck a deal with a film studio and took part in Giorgos Konstantinou’s 1965 film 5,000 Lies. In 1969, she starred in Pethaino Kathe Ximeroma, followed by I Oraia tou Kourea, in which she played a humorous character.
Her collaboration with Dalianidis and Kostas Voutsas expanded with the 1969 film To Anthropaki, followed by O Magkas me to Trikiklo. Martha made a comeback with Giorgos Lazaridis O Podogyros. Pethaino gia Sena and Apo Erota, her most recent films, were released in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
She was part of the group of Georgia Vasileiadou and Vasilis Avlonitis and had a good career in the theater. She has appeared in theater revues with such celebrities as Nikos Stavridis, Nikos Rizos, Giannis Gionakis, Sperantza Vrana, Giannis Fermis, Sotiris Moustakas, Marika Nezer and others. Martha Karagianni is survived by relatives whose identities have not been revealed. She was married to Dimitrios Stefanakos, a Greek player who passed away last December.
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