Marika Krevata (Greek: ÎœÎ±Ï Î¯ÎºÎ± ÎšÏ ÎµÎ²Î±Ï„Î¬; 1910 â€" 14
September 1994) was a Greek actress of theatre and film.Marika was the
daughter of Stamatis Krevatas (musician) and Sofia (actress in
Constantinople (now Istanbul), of the Panteliadis). She was born in
Athens in 1910. Krevata lost her father and her little sister Thaleia
when she was 2. Her childhood years were poor. She first appeared in
theatre at an early age. In the beginning she took part in companies
which toured the Greek outdoors along with children's acts including
Daskalitsa (Î"ασκαλίτσα) by Nicodemi next to Marika
Kotopouli. She later appeared in operettas by Georgios Xydis which
included her first substantial appearance in the company with Rozalias
Nika. She spent time at various theatre companies, including Manos
Filippidis, which became famous in the musical theatre of old Athens
and Krevata played Eva in the same opera by Lehár in the Lyric
Scene.Krevatas also wrote Pipitsa based on the work of
Prinea-Mastora.In the early 1930s, she met Angelos Mavropoulos,
protagonist of operas in which three months after her marriage was
divorced, six months later, she raised her first child Gelly
Mavropoulou. She loved her second husband Giorgos Gavriilidis (died in
1982) as much as life and as much as her work.
September 1994) was a Greek actress of theatre and film.Marika was the
daughter of Stamatis Krevatas (musician) and Sofia (actress in
Constantinople (now Istanbul), of the Panteliadis). She was born in
Athens in 1910. Krevata lost her father and her little sister Thaleia
when she was 2. Her childhood years were poor. She first appeared in
theatre at an early age. In the beginning she took part in companies
which toured the Greek outdoors along with children's acts including
Daskalitsa (Î"ασκαλίτσα) by Nicodemi next to Marika
Kotopouli. She later appeared in operettas by Georgios Xydis which
included her first substantial appearance in the company with Rozalias
Nika. She spent time at various theatre companies, including Manos
Filippidis, which became famous in the musical theatre of old Athens
and Krevata played Eva in the same opera by Lehár in the Lyric
Scene.Krevatas also wrote Pipitsa based on the work of
Prinea-Mastora.In the early 1930s, she met Angelos Mavropoulos,
protagonist of operas in which three months after her marriage was
divorced, six months later, she raised her first child Gelly
Mavropoulou. She loved her second husband Giorgos Gavriilidis (died in
1982) as much as life and as much as her work.
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