Elena Nathanail

Elena Nathanail

Born: January 19, 1947
Died: March 4, 2008
in Athens, Greece
Elena Nathanael (Greek: Έλενα Ναθαναήλ, January 19, 1947 – March 4, 2008) was a Greek film actress.

Her impressively good looks got her noticed in the 1960s by producers and directors of the then-flourishing Greek cinema. She first appeared at the cinema, in the movie Kati na kaiei in 1964, directed by Giannis Dalianidis. Her second screen role was in 1965, in the German movie The Blood of the Walsungs, directed by Rolf Thiele and based on a Thomas Mann novel. A few more parts followed in Greek movies of the late sixties and in most of her roles she was featured as a spoilt rich girl.

In 1968 she got the "Best Actress Award" in the International Thessaloniki Film Festival for her role in the movie Randevou me mia agnosti. In the early 1970s she established her screen persona as a free-spirited, beautiful young woman and became a fashion icon. The abrupt decline of the Greek commercial cinema during that decade had an unpleasant impact on her career which was something usual for the Greek film stars of the period.

After a seven-year absence she made a comeback with a number of straight-to-video movies, usually light comedies. After that she faded away and she made only some special appearances. One of her roles worthy of her beauty and acting abilities was that of "Julia" in the hugely successful soap opera, Aggigma psyhis, in 1998. Her last appearance was the role of "Maya Hoover" in the popular TV series aired on Mega Channel, Gorgones, in 2007, and her return was warmly received by the audience .

Movies for Elena Nathanail...

Title: Γοργόνες
Character: Μάγια
Released: October 1, 2007
Type: TV
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Black Out p.s. Red Out
Title: Black Out p.s. Red Out
Released: December 4, 1998
Type: Movie
After her fighter pilot boyfriend commits suicide by crashing his jet into the ocean, a Greek fashion model reflects on their relationship and how it started, developed, then deteriorated. After a long bout of depression over his death, she learns that he may not be dead after all. Why would he have kept himself hidden from her, and will she ever be able to find him again?
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Title: Άγγιγμα ψυχής
Character: Τζούλια Μεγαπάνου
Released: October 5, 1998
Type: TV
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Absences
Title: Absences
Character: Mother
Released: October 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A family story of incest, decadence and desolation. Greece, early twentieth century. A bourgeois family is on the verge of breaking up. The mother has abandoned the family, and the father, a retired officer, keeps his three daughters, as well as the illegitimate son of the oldest daughter, confined in the house. After his death, the three sisters live through their personal drama. The eldest, Eleni, imbued with the morals of the time and closely identifying with her father, tries to take his place. The middle one, Maria, representing rebellion, goes off with a captain of the sanitation service, while the youngest, Anna, skating on thin ice through all this, is completely destroyed.
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Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
Title: Ένας Τρελός... Τρελός Ονειροπαρμένος
Character: Αγάπη, guest star
Released: June 11, 1986
Type: Movie
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Ο Τρελοξενύχτης
Title: Ο Τρελοξενύχτης
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The dream Julia is to become movie stars.The sucker of this throws in comic entanglements and the petty hands. With Julia but is love two brothers, a compact set feasts money in the centers of Athens and a doctor and serious scholars. Which of the two will revive and It landed from the madness?
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Οι πόντιοι
Title: Οι πόντιοι
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
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Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη
Title: Θυμήσου τον Σεπτέμβρη
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
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Απίθανοι αλλοιώτικοι κι ωραίοι....
Title: Απίθανοι αλλοιώτικοι κι ωραίοι....
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
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Παγίδα στην Ελλάδα
Title: Παγίδα στην Ελλάδα
Released: January 1, 1982
Type: Movie
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Της Πολιτσμάνας το... Κάγκελο!!
Title: Της Πολιτσμάνας το... Κάγκελο!!
Character: Silvia Nakou
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
A housewife slips into her cousin's police uniform to check on her husband who is dazzled by a seductive industrial spy, and in the meantime, gives wrongdoers what they deserve. But, can a law-enforcement uniform save her marriage?
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Είσαι Στην ΕΟΚ, Μάθε Για Την ΕΟΚ
Title: Είσαι Στην ΕΟΚ, Μάθε Για Την ΕΟΚ
Character: Vicky
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
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A Short Man Will Save Us
Title: A Short Man Will Save Us
Character: Flora St.
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
The Fontas Tsakiris is a truck driver and avid viewer. His dream is to have his taxi, but loses his job and is forced to seek employment elsewhere. Recourse to a TV production company, which is run by Flora, the dynamic daughter delicate Spyros Apostolou. There, the director of the big successes Belokas Harry discovers his talent and his Fontas accepts to star in the new TV series, with the condition to keep secret his marriage to Martha, which is forced to represent his sister, Christina.
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The Hemline
Title: The Hemline
Character: journalist
Released: November 10, 1980
Type: Movie
At a luxurious hotel various women spend their summer holidays trying, each one in her own way, to find the love of their life or solve the problems of a love affair. Through various misunderstandings and amusing incidents, the women find what they are looking for, with the help of luck and their female instinct.
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The optimist
Title: The optimist
Character: Mary Saranti
Released: October 15, 1973
Type: Movie
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A Matter of Fatal Importance
Title: A Matter of Fatal Importance
Character: Olga Plati-Mara
Released: January 2, 1973
Type: Movie
The Antonis Maras, a successful professional, and his wife Olga live a peaceful and happy life until the Antonis discovers the double life of his wife. Instructs s` an employee to monitor and eventually will discover that the husband goes secretly to a remote house. The secret of Olga, however, is that extorted by a coil holding her brother hostage. The brother of escapes and suicides and members of Spiral abduct Olga.
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Rebels Of The Cities
Title: Rebels Of The Cities
Character: Anna Papadima
Released: August 1, 1972
Type: Movie
A Middle East allied Force commander, Themis, parachutes in occupied Greece to organize a sabotage in the Meteora region but betrays the Germans and falls into ambush. Before retiring, he calls Fotis, a student who had hidden his house, and urges him to go to Athens and meet an Aristides. Despite the mobilization of the Germans who perform all the hostages they have captured, including his father, Fotis finally arrives in Athens, meets with Aristides and accepts to cooperate with him. With the name of Kostas Alexandrou he catches a room in the Papadima family home, falls in love with their daughter Anna and becomes a "friend" with the German Major Karl Asberg. He accepts the co-operation proposed by Carl - to become his agent - to supposedly trap the guerrillas. But he actually misleads the conquerors about blowing a munitions train. His fate is the same as the fate of every patriot who is sacrificed for his homeland.
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The Jet Set
Title: The Jet Set
Character: Elena Chrysou
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Erotica set in Greece's upper class of the 1970s.
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Web of Deception
Title: Web of Deception
Released: October 12, 1971
Type: Movie
An international crime syndicate absconds with over $5 million in precious jewels. Police are baffled. The insurance companies are outraged. When dashing Tony Driscoll-private investigator-is called in, the robbery investigation quickly becomes a murder case. And Driscoll is suspect #1. Dodging cops as well as criminals, Driscoll steps into a subterranean world. A world of beautiful women, exotic ports and sleek fast cars. Where hunter becomes hunted-and romance is heartbeats away from death.
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That summer
Title: That summer
Character: The Woman
Released: September 1, 1971
Type: Movie
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Volunteer in Eros
Title: Volunteer in Eros
Character: Mirka
Released: August 23, 1971
Type: Movie
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Provocation
Title: Provocation
Character: Eirini
Released: February 8, 1971
Type: Movie
Angelos holds nothing in Greece. His sweetheart married his former friend, the woman who once was his first, killed. Here it is just waiting for disappointment, so all the money he buys a ticket to Australia. But while the young man is waiting for departure in his life to happen a new love experience. A chance meeting with Isabella on the ship that was carrying him to Athens, would be for Angelos another test, would lead to a meeting with the past and will be the key to unlocking the old crime.
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Blind Date
Title: Blind Date
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A young woman who is married with an older man, she is getting bored more and more as she feels ignored and unfulfilled. One rainy day she meets a lonely painter at his little beach house.
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The Leventopaido
Title: The Leventopaido
Character: Katerina
Released: November 10, 1969
Type: Movie
Aristos, a ship worker and singer at a popular tavern in the evening, is preparing to marry a poor girl, Maryio. One night at the shop comes the rich Elena, which hides the truth about her financial situation, he falls in love with her and separates him from Maryio. However, after an accident, the real identity of Elena is revealed, as is the fact that she is betrothed. Elena, seeing the misfortune she has scattered around her, pretends that Aristos was just an adventure for her and lets him return to Maryio.
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Wake up Vassili
Title: Wake up Vassili
Character: Dina Vasilaki
Released: April 13, 1969
Type: Movie
Vasilis is a poor conservative man who works in a company and tends to buy the lottery very often - but with no luck. His life will turn upside down when his younger sister turns out to be an anarchist and gets involved with a leftist rebellious man he already knows and hates. Eventually, in an ironic twist of faith, the two of them will earn millions and gain the exact lifestyle they used to fight against and Vasilis will lose his mind.
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Assignment Skybolt
Title: Assignment Skybolt
Character: Toni
Released: April 14, 1968
Type: Movie
An American secret service agent goes to Greece to investigate a stolen hydrogen bomb. It's connected to an antique coin that belonged to his brother...another agent. Now he's tasked with taking his brother out!
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Apollo Goes on Holiday
Title: Apollo Goes on Holiday
Character: Elena
Released: February 28, 1968
Type: Movie
Prince Jan is spying on beautiful tour guide Elena from his helicopter while touring Greece. He escapes from his entourage and joins the girl's group, posing as a humble visitor. The two fall in love, but Prince Jan, knowing that he has duties and responsibilities to his country, leaves her, never revealing his true identity.
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Queen of Clubs
Title: Queen of Clubs
Character: Elena
Released: June 12, 1966
Type: Movie
A model (Elena Nathanail) is on vacation with her sailor husband (Thodoros Roumpanis), and she falls in love with an employee (Spyros Fokas) who works in the hotel where they are staying. She confesses her feelings to her husband, and he abandons her. The young woman hooks up with with the employee, who goes with her to Athens. There, their passion – and her crisis - will reach their peak.
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The Fear
Title: The Fear
Character: Anna Kanali
Released: February 28, 1966
Type: Movie
In this disturbing family drama, a prosperous middle-aged farmer takes up gambling and whoring at the expense of his devoted second wife. Meanwhile, his son the pervert becomes fascinated with the family's maid, a deaf-mute.
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Love on the Hot Sand (The Runaway)
Title: Love on the Hot Sand (The Runaway)
Character: Katerina
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
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The Blood of the Walsungs
Title: The Blood of the Walsungs
Released: January 21, 1965
Type: Movie
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Something Hot
Title: Something Hot
Character: Jenny Petridi
Released: January 13, 1964
Type: Movie
During an International Trade Fair at Thessaloniki, a mature woman, Rena (Martha Karagianni), goes there with her sister to convince her childhood friend Dinos (Dinos Iliopoulos) to have a "white wedding" so that she can inherit a large estate. Dinos though, does not accept because even though he is actually a womanizer he acts as a shy and modest man around people. Everyone there will meet a group of musicians and one of them will fall in love with the daughter of the strict manager of the company Dinos works for who is accompanied by Dinos. At some point, everyone goes to Athens where things get more complicated untill everyone finds his perfect match. In the end Rena gets her inheritance and all together they perform a musical play in a grand theater.