Sperantza Vrana

Sperantza Vrana (; 6 February 1928 – 29 September 2009) was a Greek actress and writer.

Vrana began her theatrical career in 1943 with touring companies. In 1948 she made her Athens debut at the Metropolitan theatre in the revue Anthropoi, Anthropoi by Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos, where she performed the song "Το τραμ το τελευταίο" ("The Last Tram"). During the 1950s and 1960s, she became one of the leading performers of Greek revue.

She was born as Elpida Homatianou (Ελπίδα Χωματιανού) in Messolongi on 6 February, either in 1926 or 1932. She wrote several books, with the most famous of them being her autobiography Tolmo (Τολμώ, I Dare). Sperantza Vrana died of a heart attack on 29 September 2009, aged 81.

Filmography

Film Year Film Transliteration and translation Role 1950 Ela sto theio Έλα στο θείο Come to the Uncle Nana 1953 To soferaki Το σωφεράκι The Chauffeur - 1954 The Beauty of Athens Η ωραία των ΑθηνώνI orea ton Athinon Clara 1955 Glenti, lefta ki agapi Γλέντι, λεφτά κι αγάπη Yiouyiou 1955 I Kalpiki lira Η κάλπικη λίρα The Counterfeit Lira Maria 1958 Melpo Μέλπω - 1958 Adekaroi erotevomeni Αδέκαροι ερωτευμένοι - 1961 O skliros andras Ο σκληρός άντρας The Hard Man Loula 1963 O anipsios mou o Manolis Ο ανιψιός μου ο Μανώλης My Nephew Manolis - 1965 I Eva den amartisse Η Εύα δεν αμάρτησε Persefoni 1965 Den boroun na mas horisoun Δεν μπορούν να μας χωρίσουνThey Can't Separate Us - 1965 Apokliroi tis koinonias Απόκληροι της κοινωνίας - 1979 O palavos kosmos tou Thanasi Ο παλαβός κόσμος του Θανάση Thanasi's Mad World - 1984 O glykopseftis(Video only) Ο γλυκοψεύτης The Sweet Liar - 1985 Rambo from Trikala(Video only) Ο Ράμπο από τα Τρίκαλα Angela 1999 San to spiti mas(TV series) Σαν το σπίτι σας Feel Like Home a presenter 1999 Safe Sex Roberta