Mary Metaxa

Biography

Mary Metaxa (Greek: Μαίρη Μεταξά) was a Greek actress. She was born in 1912 in Eastern Rumelia and died in Athens on January 10, 1987. Characteristic are the roles she played in Greek cinema as the Constantinopolitan - and most often overprotective - mother of Kostas Voutsas. In fact, Kostas Voutsas was the one who was close to Mary Metaxa when she passed away. She had a significant appearance in the film 20 Women and Me. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1958 in the film Our Lady the Midwife in the role of a desperate village mother who has brought her baby to be cared for by the midwife -Georgia Vassiliadou-. Her last appearance was in 1980 in the film Kotsos in the EEC in the role of Mrs. Evropaidou. She also appeared in the legendary TV series Our Neighborhood and once again in the role of Kostas Voutsas' mother in the series The Dreamer. In total, she acted in 40 films.

Known For

Maiden's Cheek

The Lady and the Tramp

The Liar

Madalena

The Barefoot Prince

The little man

The Man from Karpazia

The Blue Beads from Greece

All Movies (35)

• Kotsos at the EEC1980 · as Mrs. Evropaidou
• The Street Smarts1979 · as Gesthimani Papalaourda
• John the Violent1973
• Twenty Women and I1973 · as Domna
• Η περιπτερού1970 · as Katina
• The Baroness and Prokopis1970
• Two Crazy and crafty, clever and cunning person1970
• The little man1969 · as Polyxeni
• The Barber's Beauty1969 · as Σουλτάνα
• The Man from Karpazia1969 · as Vasiliki Faka
• Prokopis the Unlucky One1969
• The Lady and the Tramp1968 · as receptionist
• Mikes Is Getting Married1968 · as Προξενήτρα
• The Liar1968 · as Kostas' mother
• A Lady In Bouzoukia1968
• The Brightest Bouzouki1968 · as Katina Brokola
• Wedding night1967 · as Pinelopi Iordanidou
• Groom from London1967 · as Martha
• The Blue Beads from Greece1967 · as Mrs. Pitoura
• The Barefoot Prince1966 · as Anastasia
• Short break1966
• Return1965 · as Eleni
• Φτωχός, αλλά τίμιος1965 · as Andreas' mother
• Ενώνει ο πόνος δυο καρδιές1965
• Tired life1964
• School for Chauffeur Ladies1964 · as Μαθητευόμενη οδηγός
• Jack of All Trades, Master of None1963 · as drug store's customer
• The lucky pants1963 · as Fofi
• O Ippolytos kai to violi tou1963 · as Θεία Παναγιώτα
• Runaway Bride1962 · as Elpiniki Alexopoulou
• Mrs. Midwife1961 · as Sofia
• Madalena1960
• Maiden's Cheek1959 · as cook
• The Unwilling Nanny1959 · as Foteini
• Astero1959