Melina Mercouri Net Worth is
$700,000

Mini Biography

When she starred in her first film Stella (1955), beneath the direction of Mihalis Kakogiannis, she was 35 years. Her true stardom came beneath the path of her hubby Jules Dassin as well as the film Hardly ever on Weekend (1960) (Hardly ever on Weekend (1960))5 years afterwards, when she was 40 years previous. The most well-known Greek manufacturer Filopoimin Finos acquired never recognized her being a film superstar, due to her big mouth area. Therefore, when he turned down the chance to co-produce Hardly ever On Weekend, he lost the best opportunity to broaden in the worldwide market. Finos acquired also turned down her for the primary function of Lily from the Harbor (1952), afterwards performed by Eleni Hatziargyri, a Karolous Koun pupil, as Melina was. Her film that emerged after Hardly ever On Weekend, Phaedra (1962) was today’s adaption of Euripides’ traditional tragedy called “Ippolytos”.Anthony Perkins and ‘Phaedra (1962)’ were her costars, Mikis Theodorakis wrote the wonderful music, Jules Dassin directed her once again. However the film flopped miserably in USA it had been a big strike in many Europe, and it had been the reason why that Anthony Perkins turn into a superstar in European countries. She co-starred with the wonderful Ellen Burstyn in Jules Dassin’s Kravgi gynaikon (1978), but as Melina’s biography by Frida Bioumpi records Melina didn’t enjoy her cooperation using the Oscar champion celebrity. She was nominated for an Oscar for Hardly ever on Sunday, nonetheless it was Elizabeth Taylor’s calendar year in Hollywood. She gained the Cannes Award, a Award she happily distributed to the well-known Jeanne Moreau. She was also nominated for the Cannes award in 1955 in Cacoyiannis’ Stella. She didn’t earn, as no award was given for an celebrity that calendar year. But Isa Miranda among the judges provided her one award, called Isa Miranda award. She asked that her theatrical dressing area in the Greek Country wide Theatrical Museum will end up being set next compared to that of her buddy and celebrity Ellie Lambeti, who acquired died from cancers few years sooner than Melina.

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Quick Facts

Date Of Birth	October 18, 1920
Died	March 6, 1994, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Place Of Birth	Athens, Greece
Height	1.69 m
Profession	Actor, Singer, Politician, Film producer, Screenwriter
Nationality	Greek
Spouse	Jules Dassin, Panos Harokopos
Parents	Stamatis Mercouris, Irene Lappa
Siblings	Spiros Mercouri
Awards	Cannes Best Actress Award, David di Donatello Golden Plate Award, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best New Personalities
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Movies	Pote tin Kyriaki, Topkapi, Phaedra, Stella, A Dream of Passion, He Who Must Die, 10:30 P.M. Summer, Promise at Dawn, A Man Could Get Killed, The Victors, Gaily, Gaily, The Gypsy and the Gentleman, Once Is Not Enough, The Rehearsal, Nasty Habits, The Uninhibited, The Law, The Last Judgment, Long Live Henry IV... Long Live Love, Gynaikes stin exoria
TV Shows	Cities