Aliki Stamatina Vougiouklaki (Greek: Î'λίκη Σταματίνα
Î'ουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: [aˈlici stamaˈtina
vuÊ uˈklaci]; 20 July 1934 â€" 23 July 1996) was a Greek actress and
theatrical producer, best known for her films and theatrical plays.
She was one of the most popular actresses in Greece, and was given the
title of the National Star of Greece. Theatrically, she has mostly
starred in renditions of widely known Broadway musicals as well as
multiple Greek tragedy plays. Vougiouklaki died in 1996 at the age of
62, just three months after being diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer.Aliki Vougiouklaki made her stage debut in a 1953 Athens
production of Molière's Le Malade imaginaire. Around the same time
she made her movie debut in The Little Mouse (1954). She has since
then appeared in over 41 films, one of which, apart from the original
Greek, also had a Turkish version but was never officially released in
Turkey because of political issues between the two neighbouring
countries. The majority of her movies met great success and in 1960
she won the award for Best Actress in the Thessaloniki International
Film Festival for her performance in the movie Madalena.Vougiouklaki
was born in Marousi to Emmy Koumoundourou and Ioannis Vougiouklakis,
who was the provincial governor of Arcadia in the Peloponnese during
the war and was executed by the resistance organisation ELAS as a
collaborator. She had two brothers, Takis Vougiouklakis (film
director) and Antonis (an architect). As a student, she used to
participate in school plays which eventually led her to an acting
career. In 1952, she secretly auditioned for National Theatre of
Greece, passed the exams and started attending the classes. She
graduated three years later.Her first theatrical role was in The
Imaginary Invalid, Molière, in 1953, while her first movie was in
1954, called The Little Mouse. She appeared in 42 movies, mostly
musicals, television programs and theatre productions. She co-starred
with Dimitris Papamichail in most of the movies and in a number of
theatrical plays.
Î'ουγιουκλάκη Greek pronunciation: [aˈlici stamaˈtina
vuÊ uˈklaci]; 20 July 1934 â€" 23 July 1996) was a Greek actress and
theatrical producer, best known for her films and theatrical plays.
She was one of the most popular actresses in Greece, and was given the
title of the National Star of Greece. Theatrically, she has mostly
starred in renditions of widely known Broadway musicals as well as
multiple Greek tragedy plays. Vougiouklaki died in 1996 at the age of
62, just three months after being diagnosed with pancreatic
cancer.Aliki Vougiouklaki made her stage debut in a 1953 Athens
production of Molière's Le Malade imaginaire. Around the same time
she made her movie debut in The Little Mouse (1954). She has since
then appeared in over 41 films, one of which, apart from the original
Greek, also had a Turkish version but was never officially released in
Turkey because of political issues between the two neighbouring
countries. The majority of her movies met great success and in 1960
she won the award for Best Actress in the Thessaloniki International
Film Festival for her performance in the movie Madalena.Vougiouklaki
was born in Marousi to Emmy Koumoundourou and Ioannis Vougiouklakis,
who was the provincial governor of Arcadia in the Peloponnese during
the war and was executed by the resistance organisation ELAS as a
collaborator. She had two brothers, Takis Vougiouklakis (film
director) and Antonis (an architect). As a student, she used to
participate in school plays which eventually led her to an acting
career. In 1952, she secretly auditioned for National Theatre of
Greece, passed the exams and started attending the classes. She
graduated three years later.Her first theatrical role was in The
Imaginary Invalid, Molière, in 1953, while her first movie was in
1954, called The Little Mouse. She appeared in 42 movies, mostly
musicals, television programs and theatre productions. She co-starred
with Dimitris Papamichail in most of the movies and in a number of
theatrical plays.
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