Irene "Rena" Vlahopoulou (Greek: Î•Î¹Ï Î®Î½Î· (ΡÎνα)
Î'Î»Î±Ï‡Î¿Ï€Î¿Ï Î»Î¿Ï…; 28 July 1917â€" 29 July 2004) was a Greek
actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musical, and Greek cinema
productions, including The Gambler and The Countess of
Corfu.Vlahopoulou was born on the island of Corfu, the fifth of nine
children. She first began playing the piano, taught by her father,
Giannis Vlahopoulos. When she turned ten, she began singing at a local
bakery; she was a talented dancer and actress and a qualified
mezzo-soprano. Over the course of her fifty-five-year career she
appeared in 105 theatrical plays between 1939 and 1994, and twenty-six
films between 1951 and 1985.In 1939, Vlahopoulou and AEK footballer
Kostas Vasileiou eloped to Athens and were married. She began singing
at the Oasis varieté show in the Zappeion gardens, where Mimis
Traiforos presented his new work. In the winter of 1930â€"40, she sang
at the World Theatre of Kostas Makedos on Panepistimiou Street.
Î'Î»Î±Ï‡Î¿Ï€Î¿Ï Î»Î¿Ï…; 28 July 1917â€" 29 July 2004) was a Greek
actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musical, and Greek cinema
productions, including The Gambler and The Countess of
Corfu.Vlahopoulou was born on the island of Corfu, the fifth of nine
children. She first began playing the piano, taught by her father,
Giannis Vlahopoulos. When she turned ten, she began singing at a local
bakery; she was a talented dancer and actress and a qualified
mezzo-soprano. Over the course of her fifty-five-year career she
appeared in 105 theatrical plays between 1939 and 1994, and twenty-six
films between 1951 and 1985.In 1939, Vlahopoulou and AEK footballer
Kostas Vasileiou eloped to Athens and were married. She began singing
at the Oasis varieté show in the Zappeion gardens, where Mimis
Traiforos presented his new work. In the winter of 1930â€"40, she sang
at the World Theatre of Kostas Makedos on Panepistimiou Street.
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