Christina Kalogerikou

Christina Kalogerikou (; 24 February 1885 – 3 November 1968) was an actress which she was awarded for her work in the theatre. She is descended from an acting family and acted at the National Theatre.

Biography

Christina Kalogerikou was born in 1885 and was the daughter of Pantelis Roussos and his wife Elpiniki. The two sisters, Evangelia and Anthi did a great career as character actors in the Greek theatre. Anthi was the first wife of Nikos Miliadis, father of celebrated actor Takis Miliadis.

She married Nikolaos Koukoulas and afterwards married her second husband Panos Kalogerikos. It is believed that she married Marios Paleologos.

She was decorated as actor with Taxiarchis Evpiias. Kalogerikou died in 1968.

Artwork presentation

She played mostly in roles at the National Theatre. After World War II, she left and starred herself in movies with her most popular role was the mother of Giorgos Foudas and the noted father in-law of Melina Mercouri in Stella by Michael Cacoyannis, she starred in To Amaxaki in 1955 by Dinos Dimopoulos, she played a part in the bankrupt leader, on the side of Orestis Makris and Vasilis Avlonitis.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1917 O aniforos tou Golgotha Maria Magdalena 1951 Nekri politeia Mrs. Petrokosta 1954 O dromos me tis akakies Mrs. Petri 1955 Stella Miltos' Mother 1955 O agapitikos tis voskopoulas 1957 To amaxaki 1958 Makrya ap' ton kosmo Abbess (final film role)