Mairi Hronopoulou

Mairi Hronopoulou

Mary Chronopoulou (Greek: Μαίρη Χρονοπούλου; 16 July 1933 - 6 Octomber 2023) was a Greek actress. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1960s. She starred in many films, 16 of which were produced by Finos Film. She was one of the main protagonists of Greek theatre and cinema. She was born and raised in Athens. She graduated from the National Theatre School, where she appeared in dance groups and in ancient dramas. In 1957 she began collaborating with the independent theatre, performing at the Acropolis in the plays by Alekos Sakellarios-Christos Giannakopoulos “The Lady” and “Romance of a Maid”. She first appeared in cinema as an extra in Dinos Dimopoulos’ Happy Beginning in 1954, when she was still a student. In 1958 she took a small role in Michael Cacoyannis’ The Last Lie. From 1963 onwards, she starred in dozens of dramatic films by Finos Film, and not only, in the roles of a damsel and a femme fatale, alongside all the male protagonists of the era, such as Nikos Kourkoulos, Phaedon Georgitsis, Dimitris Papamichael, Giorgos Fountas and Alekos Alexandrakis. Among these social and dramatic films, she also appeared in three successful musicals by Yannis Dalianidis: The Sea Beads, A Lady with a Bouzouki and Mermaids and Guys. In the period 1967-1968, she won the Critics' Association Award for Best Leading Actress. In her theatrical career, she collaborated with all the major troupes of Athens. In 1972 she formed her own troupe, with which she staged the plays: "What Time Will You Come Back, Penelope" by Somerset Maugham and "A Hot Girl" by Iakovos Kambanelis. She also had important performances in the new Greek cinema, such as in Theodoros Angelopoulos' films The Hunters and Journey to Kythera, while she won the Best Actress award at the Thessaloniki Festival with the film The Swallow's Children by Kostas Vrettakos, in 1987. On June 16, 2021, Mary Chronopoulou was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the IRIS Awards Ceremony by the Hellenic Film Academy. She passed away on October 6, 2023, at the age of 90.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Athens, Greece
    Birthday
    16 July 1933
Towards Freedom
Towards Freedom
2
The Red Lanterns
The Red Lanterns
7.019
Voyage to Cythera
Voyage to Cythera
6.9
The Fear
The Fear
7.4
The Naked Brigade
The Naked Brigade
0
Mermaids for Love
Mermaids for Love
5.875
Lazy like a dog
Lazy like a dog
5.3
Without Identity
Without Identity
6.5
Blood on the Land
Blood on the Land
6.9
Each With Their Own Madness...
Each With Their Own Madness...
7
Visibility Zero
Visibility Zero
7.1
When the City Dies
When the City Dies
3.667
Stournara 288
Stournara 288
5.4
The Hunters
The Hunters
7.7
The Jungle of Cities
The Jungle of Cities
5.8
A Lady In Bouzoukia
A Lady In Bouzoukia
5.444
Savage Hunt
Savage Hunt
0
The Ruthless
The Ruthless
6.2
Panic in the Schools
Panic in the Schools
4.4
Scream
Scream
5.5
The Gigolo of Athens
The Gigolo of Athens
4.75
The Avenue of Hate
The Avenue of Hate
7
The Hemline
The Hemline
2.333
The Sunday girl
The Sunday girl
0
Tears for Electra
Tears for Electra
3.6
A Matter of Dignity
A Matter of Dignity
7
Zero Hour Society
Zero Hour Society
5.375
Feminism
Feminism
6.3
Hippocrates And Democracy
Hippocrates And Democracy
6
The Blue Beads from Greece
The Blue Beads from Greece
6.9
The Children of the Swallow
The Children of the Swallow
5.7
In the name of the law
In the name of the law
6
A Woman's Past
A Woman's Past
7.5
Bread for a Fugitive
Bread for a Fugitive
0
Too Late for Tears
Too Late for Tears
4
Τα παληόπαιδα
Τα παληόπαιδα
0
Cyprus in flames
Cyprus in flames
0