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Katina Paxinou

Acting
Known For

72 Years Old

Katina Paxinou (Greek: Κατίνα Παξινού; 17 December 1900[1]– 22 February 1973) was a Greek film and stage actress. She started her stage career in Greece in 1928 and was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of Greece in 1932. The outbreak of World War II found her in the United Kingdom and she later moved to the United States, where she made her film debut in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in a few more Hollywood films, before returning to Greece in the early 1950s. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1951. She then focused on her stage career and appeared in a number of European films including Rocco and His Brothers (1960). Description above from the Wikipedia article Katina Paxinou, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Piraeus, Greece on 17th December 1900

Died

22nd February 1973

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BBC Play of the Month
Agatha Payne
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Rocco and His Brothers
Rosaria Parondi
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
Pilar
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Mr. Arkadin
Sophie
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The Miracle
La Roca
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Mourning Becomes Electra
Christine Mannon
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Confidential Agent
Mrs. Melandez
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Prince of Foxes
Mona Zoppo
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Uncle Silas
Madame de la Rougierre
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Hostages
Maria
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Zita
Aunt Zita
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A Savage Summer
Marya
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The Immortal Land
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The Island of Aphrodite
Lambrini