Mary Metaxa

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1912-01-01 · Eastern Rumelia
- Died
- 1987-01-10
Known for
- Maiden's Cheek (1959) — cook
- The Lady and the Tramp (1968) — receptionist
- The Barefoot Prince (1966) — Anastasia
- Wedding night (1967) — Pinelopi Iordanidou
- Jack of All Trades, Master of None (1963) — drug store's customer
- Madalena (1960)
- Groom from London (1967) — Martha
- School for Chauffeur Ladies (1964) — Μαθητευόμενη οδηγός
- The little man (1969) — Polyxeni
- Mrs. Midwife (1961) — Sofia
- The Blue Beads from Greece (1967) — Mrs. Pitoura
- Twenty Women and I (1973) — Domna
- A Lady In Bouzoukia (1968)
- Runaway Bride (1962) — Elpiniki Alexopoulou
- The Barber's Beauty (1969) — Σουλτάνα
- The Liar (1968) — Kostas' mother