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Nonika Galinea
Lived · 84
Born · Jun 8, 1938
From · Athens, Greece
Films · 2
🎭 Acting
Biography
Nonika (Antigone) Galinea (Athens, 8 June 1938 - Athens, 2 June 2023) was a Greek actress, writer, and translator.
She completed her secondary studies at private schools abroad in Florence and Zurich. She then studied Dramatic Art in London at the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art.
Her career began in 1963 after successfully passing exams at the Art Theater. Her first performance was with Aristophanes' Birds, in which she collaborated with Karolos Koun, Katina Paxinou, Dimitris Horn, Anna Synodinou, Alexis Minotis, Dimitris Myrat, etc.
Since 1969 he has collaborated with Alekos Alexandrakis, with whom they created two theatrical stages: the Ilisia Theatre and the Ilisia Studio. He then collaborated with the National Theatre, the State Theatre of Northern Greece and the Amphitheatre, while at the same time he had many collaborations with the Athens Concert Hall and performances in the Great and Small Epidaurus as well as in Covent Garden in London. He collaborated with recognized artists such as Minos Volanakis, Yannis Kokkos, Spyros Evangelatos, Michalis Cacogiannis, Andreas Voutsinas, Stuart Burge, Dionysis Fotopoulos, Theoni Vachlioti-Aldridge, Nikos Petropoulos, etc.
She appeared in cinema from 1968-1972 when she participated in four films, three of which with Finos Film. Her presence on television was minimal, participating in two small series (The Strange Traveler, The Thirteenth Ark).
She married Nikos Moutousis, a neurologist in Greece, and they lived in Paris for 5 years where they had three children: the twins Alexia and Arietta (1957) and Maria-Amalia (1961). Arietta and Amalia Moutousis are today important Greek actresses.
Her partner for several years was the actor Alekos Alexandrakis, whom she met at the Metropolitan Theater, where they co-starred. She and Alexandrakis broke up in 1990, after 21 years of relationship.
She passed away on June 2, 2023 at the age of 84, 6 days before her 85th birthday.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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