Eva Kotamanidou

Biography:

Eva Kotamanidou (Greek: Εύα Κοταμανίδου) was a Greek actress. Born on March 16, 1936, in Nea Filadelfeia. In 1975, with Theodoros Angelopoulos' iconic film "The Travelling Players" she made her appearance in cinema and was awarded for her performance at the Thessaloniki and Johannesburg Film Festivals. Then he played in Angelopoulos' films "The Hunters" (1977), "Alexander the Great" (1980), "Landscape in the Mist" (1988) and "Ulysses' Gaze" (1995) and "The Weeping Meadow" (2004). He also played in the films "The Gate" by Dimitris Makris (1978), "Rose" by Christoforos Christofis (1982), "The Blood of the Statues" by Tonis Lykouresis (1982), "The Happy Face of Leonora" by Dinos Mavroidis (1982 ), "The Last Bet" by Kostas Zyrini (1989), "Donoussa" by Angeliki Antoniou (1992) and "Zoi charisameni" by Patris Vivanko (1993). For her performances in the films "Rosa" and "Zoi Harisameni" she was awarded at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. Athens, she became most known for O Thiassos (1975), Topio stin omichli (1988) and Alexander the Great (1980). She died on November 26, 2020, aged 84. Kotamanidou is included as one of the most important Greek actresses of the big screen.