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Sapfo Notara

Actor
Born January 1, 1907Died June 11, 1985 (78 years)
Sappho Notara (Vissani, Ioannina, April 13, 1907 – Athens, June 11, 1985) was a Greek film and theater actress.

Her real surname was Handanou. She studied at the Professional Theater School and the Drama School of the Piraeus Association. She got the surname Notara from the street where the drama school she attended was located.

Se made his debut in the theater and collaborated with the greatest actors of the time (Marika Kotopoulis, Katerina Andreadis, Christoforo Nezer, Elli Lambeti, Dimitri Horn). She also appeared in several motion pictures. Her commanding voice will be unforgettable:

"Her physiognomy, her thunderous hoarse voice and her inner exuberance helped her to create a strictly personal comic type, which she supported with particular success".

Among her performances is a song with lyrics by Jean-Paul Sartre and music by Manos Hadjidakis, entitled "On Blamando Street". Her swan song was her collaboration with the latter, in "Pornografia", in 1981. She also became famous through her lines, such as "Sodom and Gomorrah are happening in here" and "Burlotto".

She left an era with her performances in the films Ah, this woman of mine, The Card Player, Pornography and Mrs. Kyriaki (the latter was a radio production by Kostas P. Panagiotopoulos).

She was close friends with the painter Yiannis Tsarouchis and the writer Kostas Takhtsis.
Known For
  • Ah! Afti I Gynaika Mou
  • I hartopaihtra
  • Windfall in Athens

Filmography

1970
To theatro tis Defteras (TV Series) · as Evlalia
1970
To Win the Lottery · as Thodora
1967
1967
1967
1966
5,000 Lies · as Efthalia
1964
I hartopaihtra · as Marigo
1964
An eheis tyhi... · as Koula
1964
1963
The Madman · as Melpomeni
1963
A Patented Stupid Man · as Tonis' Customer
1962
1962
Zito i trella · as Aunt Evridiki
1962
Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday · as Harikleia's Mother
1961
1961
Poia einai i Margarita · as Aunt Lena
1960
Murder Backstage · as Thaleia's Maid
1960
1960
A Pitiful Don Juan · as Katerina
1958
Mrs. Midwife · as Πολυξένη
1957
Night Doings · as Maria
1954
Windfall in Athens · as Miss Ketty

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