Biography

Anna Mantzourani (Athens 1935 - Athens 9 January 1991) was a Greek theatre and film actress. She is best known for her roles in the films: Thanasis sifxe ki alko to zonari, Mathe paiði mou grámattami, etc. She won the Best Actress award at the 1981 Greek Film Festival for her role in the film Mathe paidi mou gramata. At the age of 18, she began her studies at the Takis Mouzenidis Drama School as well as at the Kalfopoulos singing school. She made her theatre debut in 1952 with Mouzenidis's Greek Musical Comedy troupe and made her film debut in 1958 in the film Melpo. In general, the actress acted more in theatre than in films. In the 1980s, she participated in one of the most famous films of that decade, Teach My Child the Letters, co-starring Vassilis Diamantopoulos. In 1981, she received the Best Actress award from the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Mantzourani was the wife of Antonis Karatzopoulos, who was a film producer.