Job Actress, Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Minister for Culture of Greece
Top Roles Donna Lucrezia, Elizabeth Lipp, Phaedra, Foreign lady, Lil
Top GenresDrama, Comedy, Romance, Film Adaptation, Adventure, War
Top TopicsBook-Based, Heist, Romance (Drama)
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Melina Mercouri Overview:

Actress, Melina Mercouri, was born Maria Amalia Mercouri on Oct 18, 1920 in Athens, Greece. Mercouri died at the age of 73 on Mar 6, 1994 in New York City, NY and was laid to rest in First Cemetery in Athens, Greece.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Mercouri was nominated for one Oscar, she never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1960Best ActressNever on Sunday (1960)IlyaNominated
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Melina Mercouri Quotes:

Elizabeth Lipp: And where do we find these lily-white innocents?


[first lines]
Elizabeth Lipp: It can be done! That's the way it can be done! Aaah... oh, excuse me; I've just had a great idea - something I've been looking for a long time... a very long time.


Elizabeth Lipp: Do you mind that I am a nymphomaniac?
Walter Harper: It's your most endearing quality.
Elizabeth Lipp: Don't waste it - use it.


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Melina Mercouri Facts
Melina claimed that her lucky number was 18, because Dassin was born on 18th of December, her grandfather, the mayor of Athens, Spyros Merkouris was born on 18th of June, and she met Jules Dassin in Cannes on May 18th 1955.

Melina had beside her bed the photograph of her great friend Anthony Perkins, and co-star in Phaedra (1962). She said that the only problem that the famous star had, was his taste for milk.

Melina was the stepmother of three children, all by Jules Dassin. The names of the children are Julie Dassin, Richelle and Joseph Dassin, who was a famous French singer, but died very young.

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