Anna Kyriakou

Anna Kyriakou (Greek: Άννα Κυριακού; born 17 January 1929) is a Greek actress, known for playing the role of Soul in 1964 film Zorba the Greek.

Life and career
Kyriakou was born in Athens on January 17, 1929. She studied at the Dramatic School of the National Theater, as well as at the Charles Dullin School in Paris, with Jean Vilar as her teacher. She made her first theatrical appearance as a teenager at the REX Theater with the Marikas Kotopoulis troupe in the play "Carmen" and collaborated with Manolidou-Pappa, Vassilis Logothetidis, Katerinas, Manos Katrakis etc.

In 1953, she collaborated with Dimitris Myrat's troupe. Returning from Paris, she collaborated in leading roles with the troupes of Iliopoulos, Fotopoulos and Alexandrakis. In 1959 she starred in the "Piraeus Theatre" of Dimitris Rodiris in the plays "The Mistress of the Inn", "Marriage of Figaro" and "Electra" to follow a period of more than 20 years of collaboration with the National Theatre, starting with a great success as Calliope in " Temptation" by Grigorios Xenopoulos. Her appearance in the cinema was also notable: The Drunkard (1950), Liar Wanted (1961), Bridegroom Urgently Wanted (1971), Safe Sex (1999), Crying... Silicon Tears (2001), Blackmail Boy (2003) etc.

She took part in many TV series, from Him and Him, Our Neighbor and the 1970s Jugerman, to The Three Graces in which she played the legendary Aunt Bebeka. She appeared in a guest role in Constantinos and Helens, playing the role of Aunt Maros, as well as in Seven Deadly Mothers- in-Law, where she played the evil mother-in-law. Her theatrical repertoire on the radio is particularly rich, in the well-known shows "The theater on the radio".

Personal life
She was married to Margaritis Apostolidis until his death in 2005. They had a son.

Filmography

 * Do You Love Me? (2006)
 * Epta thanasimes petheres (2006) - Zoi
 * Silence (2004) - Anthoula
 * Blackmail Boy (2003) - Anneta
 * Crying... Silicon Tears (2001) - Thekla Bara
 * Athens Blues (2001) - Loukia
 * Sti skia tou polemou (1999)
 * Safe Sex (1999) - Therapist
 * Konstantinou kai Elenis (1998) - Aunt Maro
 * O Ious Tou Patera (1996)
 * Oi treis Harites (1990) - Bebeka
 * Zorba the Greek (1964) - Soul
 * Liar Wanted (1962) - Jenny Fereki