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Dora Volanaki

Biography

Dora Volanaki was born in 1915 in Athens and studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre as well as at the French Academy and the British Institute. She also translated aesthetic essays (My Life in Art, Stanislavski) and plays. She adapted plays for the radio. She made her debut in the theatre in 1933 and in 1935 became a member of the Greek Theatre Association. From 1943 until the end of the Occupation, she was a key figure in the State Theatre of Thessaloniki. Later, for several years, she collaborated with the troupe of her teacher, Dimitris Rontiris, and with many troupes of well-known leading actors. Dora Volanaki passed away at the age of 83, on May 12, 1998.

Known For

Voyage to Cythera
Voyage to Cythera
Varieté
Varieté
Σας ζητούν στο τηλέφωνο
Σας ζητούν στο τηλέφωνο
Treason
Treason
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze
Two Turkish Eggs
Two Turkish Eggs
Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως
Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως
120 Decibels
120 Decibels
Honeymoon
Honeymoon

Filmography

1995 Ulysses' Gaze
as Old Woman
1987 Two Turkish Eggs
as Grandmother
1987 120 Decibels
as
1986 The Beekeeper
as
1985 Varieté
as
1984 Voyage to Cythera
as Katerina
1984 Χατζημανουήλ
as Νενέ Αγγερού
1983 Manto Mavrogenous
as Ζαχαράτη Χατζή Μπάτη
1982 Οι απόμαχοι
as
1982 Silent Rebellion
as Irene
1981 A Foolish Love
as Haris' Mother
1981 Τα όπλα μου ρίχνουν λουλούδια
as Emi
1979 Honeymoon
as
1972 Erotic Moments
as
1972 Monday's Theater
as Κα Μπόιλ
1966 The Death of Alexandros
as
1964 The Olives
as Narrator
1964 Treason
as
1962 Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως
as
1934 Σας ζητούν στο τηλέφωνο
as