Ellie Lambeti

Ellie Lambeti

Born: April 12, 1926
Died: September 3, 1983
in Vilia, Attiki, Greece
She studied theatre at Marika Kotopouli's drama school. She worked with Karolos Koun Art Theatre. She played at "Blood Wedding" (Federico García Lorca) and "The glass Menagerie" (Tennessee Williams) in the late forties. She also worked with Mrs Katerina (famous Greek actress at that time) and with Costas Moussouris's group in the early fifties. In the mid fifties she created a group with two Greek actors, Dimitris Horn and Giorgos Pappas. In the sixties she gave unforgettable performances with her own group. One of these performances was "A streetcar named desire" where she played Blanche du Bois. In 1967 she suffered the onset of cancer. Although she was seriously ill, she continued to appear on stage until 1982 (one year before her death). Her last appearance was as Sarah in a play which is widely known from the movie Children of a Lesser God (1986). At that time she no voice at all, the cancer having deprived her of it.

Movies for Ellie Lambeti...

Praises of Holy Week (According to Matthew's Gospel)
Title: Praises of Holy Week (According to Matthew's Gospel)
Character: Narrator
Released: April 19, 1979
Type: Movie
A series of six fifteen-minute shows, directed by Pantelis Voulgaris, in which the unforgettable actress Elli Lampeti reads excerpts from the Gospel of Matthew, as well as from the Hymns and Praises of Holy Week.In the fourth show, M. Thursday, Elli Lambeti reads excerpts about the Crucifixion of the Lord, excerpts from the Gospel of Matthew and Antiphon 4 from the Holy Passion Sequence. The simple direction focuses on the face and the evocative voice of the great actress, while in some parts of her speech she makes use of photographic and film material. The broadcasts were shown for the first time in April 1979 by the television of the then YENED.
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The Wastrel
Title: The Wastrel
Character: Liana Bell
Released: February 24, 1961
Type: Movie
A wealthy and self-serving man, sets out on a perilous ocean voyage with his son. An unexpected incident with the vessel causes him to reflect on his not so perfect life.
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A Matter of Dignity
Title: A Matter of Dignity
Character: Hloi Pella
Released: February 10, 1958
Type: Movie
A daughter discovers her wealthy family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy and decides to charm a millionaire for his money in marriage. Soon she is torn between living a lie and keeping up appearances.
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A Girl in Black
Title: A Girl in Black
Character: Marina
Released: June 8, 1956
Type: Movie
Against the backdrop of a cloudless summer, love's unforeseen complications will entwine an Athenian writer, a morosely beautiful daughter, and a scorned local suitor. And then, calamity strikes. Can love redeem the sad girl in black?
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The Counterfeit Coin
Title: The Counterfeit Coin
Character: Aliki
Released: December 28, 1955
Type: Movie
Four stories, humorous, romantic or dramatic, are linked by a counterfeit gold sovereign. It is made by the honest engraver in the first story, seduced by the charms of a young widow, and it subsequently passes into the hands of a beggar and a prostitute, a wealthy miser and a newly married couple where the husband is a poor artist.
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Windfall in Athens
Title: Windfall in Athens
Character: Mina Labrinou
Released: January 11, 1954
Type: Movie
On a lazy Athenian Sunday, a young and fresh saleswoman loses her soon-to-be winning lottery ticket, only to meet its handsome new owner. Of course, she wants it back; however, what if fortune and ardent Cupid are already on her doorstep?
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Bloody Christmas
Title: Bloody Christmas
Character: Eleni
Released: March 12, 1951
Type: Movie
Returning to Athens after the end of the World War II, Captain Nikolas finds out what happened to his family from a neighbor.
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Youth of Athens
Title: Youth of Athens
Character: Maria Doni
Released: October 29, 1949
Type: Movie
A rich widower impregnates a poor young woman and dumps her. Her brother, member of a resistance group during the Occupation, tries to mend things up.
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Zero for Conduct
Title: Zero for Conduct
Character: Bilio Fountouka
Released: March 7, 1949
Type: Movie
A naughty, love-smitten teacher sets in motion an audacious scheme to woo a charming final-year student who is in love with her fisherman beau.
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Unsubdued Slaves
Title: Unsubdued Slaves
Released: January 1, 1946
Type: Movie
On the eve of World War II in Athens, a troupe of young actors plans to put on William Shakespeare's, A Midsummer Night's Dream. However, the outbreak of war changes everything.