Melina Mercouri

Maria Amalia Mercouris
1915 - 1994 (lung cancer)
Greek born Athens

Nickname The last Greek Goddess . Melina Mercouri was born in Athens, Greece on October 18, 1920. An early woman activist, she was elected to the Greek Parliament in 1977. Later Miss Mercouri was to become the first woman to hold a Senior cabinet post "Minister of Culture" in the Greek government. In 1971 she wrote her autobiography titled "I Was Born Greek." Melina wed actor Jules Dassin in 1966 and remained married to him until her death in 1994. Melina Mercouri died of lung cancer in New York City, on March 6, 1994. Spouse Jules Dassin (18 May 1966 - 6 March 1994) (her death), Panos Harokopos (1941 - 1962) (divorced).

A Dream of Passion (1978) , Nasty Habits (1977) , Jacqueline Susann's Once Is Not Enough (1975) , The Rehearsal (1974) , Promise at Dawn (1970) , Gaily, Gaily (1969) , 10:30 P.M. Summer (1966) , A Man Could Get Killed (1966) , Pianos mecánicos, Los (1965) , Topkapi (1964) , The Victors (1963) , Phaedra (1962) , Giudizio universale, Il (1961) , Vive Henri IV... vive l'amour! (1961) , Pote tin Kyriaki (1960) , Legge, La (1959) , The Gypsy and the Gentleman (1958) , Celui qui doit mourir (1957) , Stella (1955)