Anna Synodinou (Greek: Άννα Συνοδινού; 21 November 1927 – 7 January 2016) was a Greek actress and politician.

Anna Synodinou
Άννα Συνοδινού
Deputy Minister of Social Services
In office
20 November 1977 – 10 May 1980
Prime MinisterKonstantinos Karamanlis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
for Athens A
In office
17 November 1974 – 28 February 1990
Personal details
Born21 November 1927
Loutraki, Greece
Died7 January 2016(2016-01-07) (aged 88)
Athens, Greece
Resting placeCemetery of Vyronas, Athens
Political partyNew Democracy
Spouse
Georgios Marinakis
(m. 1956; died 2009)
Alma materNational Theatre of Greece Drama School
Occupation
  • Actress
(1954–2009)

Born in Loutraki, she studied at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School.[1] She mainly excelled in ancient drama and won the Kotopouli theatre award twice.[2] She also performed in Shakespearean stage productions. She had a brief but notable career in cinema, and a sparse presence in Greek television where she was awarded for her role in the series Matomena Homata.[3]

She was elected to the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy MP in 1974 and remained an MP until 1990.[4] She served as deputy minister for social services from 1977 to 1980.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1954 Thanassakis o politevomenos Mairy
1956 Dollaria kai Oneira Mary
1958 O Anthropos tou Trenou Mado Kostopoulou
1959 Oresteia
1960 Germa
1962 The 300 Spartans Queen Gorgo
1962 Electra Ilektra
1992 O agapitikos tis voskopoulas

References

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  1. ^ "Actress Anna Synodinou, 88, dies | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  2. ^ "Άννα Συνοδινού: Η ζωή και το έργο του ιερού τέρατος της αρχαίας τραγωδίας". koolnews.gr. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Τηλεοπτικά βραβεία WIND «Πρόσωπα 2009»". zougla.gr. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ "ΒΟΥΛΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ". www.hellenicparliament.gr. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  5. ^ "Γενική Γραμματεία της Κυβέρνησης | ΚΑΡΑΜΑΝΛΗ Γ. ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΥ". www.ggk.gov.gr. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
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