Maria Foka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.2647

Gender

Female

Birthday

01-Oct-1917

Age

(109 years old)

Place of Birth

Argostoli Kefallonia, Greece

Also Known As
  • Μαρια Φωκα
  • Μαρία Φωκά

Maria Foka

Biography

Maria Foka (Greek: Μαρία Φωκά, Argostoli, 1 October 1916 - London, 15 June 2001) was a Greek actress. She was born in Argostoli to her parents Nikolaos Th. Fokas (a captain) and Kaikilia Kountouri. She was an actress and activist of the Left who distinguished herself in roles of embodying strong characters. In the 1950s, she abstained from the stage, for almost 8 years, due to her conviction as a spy, in the trial of Nikos Belogiannis. She had been sentenced to life imprisonment by a vote of 3-2, but this was later commuted to 10 years' imprisonment with deprivation of political rights. She was President of SEI (1977). She was married to the actor Lykourgos Kallergis. She was one of the most famous grandmothers on Greek television, her roles in the series Ekmek pagato and Dolce Vita were characteristic. In the latter, she achieved enormous success playing the role of Olga Markatou. Her last television appearance was in the series Oi theosevoumoni in 2000. She died in London on June 15, 2001, after long-term heart problems and was released in Portsmouth.


Credits

Εμείς οι αμαρτωλοί Εμείς οι αμαρτωλοί (1966) Character: N/A
A prominent lawyer goes abroad for medical examinations and, during his absence, his wife cheats on him with a young man. Their gardener takes advantage of the situation and begins blackmailing them.
Ο Κόκκινος Βράχος Ο Κόκκινος Βράχος (1949) Character: Ms. Flogatorou
Fiore di Levante, Zakynthos, in 1883. A young lady of noble rank, Foteini Santri, lives a carefree life with her younger brother Mimis. The arrival of her first cousin, forty-year-old Angelos Marinis, who has come to the island on vacation, puts an end to her carefree existeness and fills her with troubles and worries. Angelos falls passionately in love with her, but she doesn’t respond to his feelings, since they are related. Angelos, disappointed, returns to Athens...
Η Αλίκη της σύγχρονης γενιάς Η Αλίκη της σύγχρονης γενιάς (1973) Character: N/A
The young orphan Aliki is entrusted by her grandfather to the care of a wealthy childless couple. Several years later, Aliki falls in love with the waiter at a nightclub, who is also a medical student. Her social environment stands in the way of their love, but the intervention of her grandfather, who sells cigarettes at the same club, leads to a happy ending.
Ο αήττητος Ο αήττητος (1971) Character: N/A
A childless Romani woman abducts the daughter of the prosecutor who imprisoned her. As she trains the child to do her evil bidding, the girl becomes a woman and soon finds herself accused of murder. Can a trainee solicitor clear her name?
Θύελλα Στο Σπίτι Των Ανέμων Θύελλα Στο Σπίτι Των Ανέμων (1968) Character: N/A
Lawyer Orestis Lambiris and his family are spending the summer at their cottage by the sea.
Η Κόμησσα της Φάμπρικας Η Κόμησσα της Φάμπρικας (1969) Character: Ourania
A beautiful young woman is arrested by a wonderful policeman, due to her effort to steal letters from a gigolo's house.
Ο άνθρωπος που γύρισε από τον πόνο Ο άνθρωπος που γύρισε από τον πόνο (1966) Character: N/A
Nikos Liosis returns to his homeland, with the wounds of the Korean War still fresh in his mind and body. His wife Vera and all his relatives think him dead. He does not want to be present in his home in the state where he is. One day Vera meets him at random. He denies the identity of Nikos Liossis and is recommended as Alexis Sarris. She asks him to play the role of her real husband who never ceases to love, to avoid the marriage forced by her parents.
Τα 201 Καναρίνια Τα 201 Καναρίνια (1964) Character: Victoria Maraki
A deliberate injustice forces an orphaned music student to leave home, only to land a job as a pianist for an affluent woman's canaries. Now, it's time to turn the page. Can she find a bright future amid two hundred and one songbirds?
Αγάπησα μια πολυθρόνα Αγάπησα μια πολυθρόνα (1971) Character: Vangelitsa
Years ago, Grigoris was forced to sell four velvet armchairs to the junk dealer. After the death of his aunt, he was informed that her entire legacy, which was a box of jewelry, was hidden in one of those four armchairs. In the meantime, the armchairs had been sold to other people, and so a desperate quest for the right armchair begins, resulting in many and sometimes grotesque adventures.
Καυτή εκδίκηση Καυτή εκδίκηση (1969) Character: N/A
When good girl Nadia investigates her sisters death she finds out that sadistic pimp Nick is behind it all so she straps on the leather and whips and beats him at his own games.
Γοργόνες και Μάγκες Γοργόνες και Μάγκες (1968) Character: Arhontissa
Petros, a race car driver and son of a construction mogul, hears about an island with promising business opportunities. He tells his father, they have to buy land there but Flora, a night club owner also learns about it and arrives at the island before him. Their competition disturbs the peaceful lives of the island's residents. Marina, the daughter of the local restaurant owner falls in love with Petros while Flora charms the men of the island and especially Nicolas, causing his fiance's jealousy. She on the other hand falls for Iasonas, the son of the island's Lady who worries about the outcome of these events.
Αγάπη μου, παλιόγρια Αγάπη μου, παλιόγρια (1972) Character: Aristea
An old couple reviews their lives together, from the first time they met and got married since the present, through good and bad moments...
Ένας Ιππότης για τη Βασούλα Ένας Ιππότης για τη Βασούλα (1968) Character: Kleio
Vasoula is a poor girl who works as a secretary for a cranky older lady, Ms Kleio who loves novels with knights and lives secluded in her mansion with her butler Aristeidis. One day, in the absence of Ms Kleio, Vasoula is visited by a couple, Popi and Mitsos Bezestainis who ask if they can stay. The sudden return of Ms Kleio causes great upheaval kai Vasoula is forced to introduce Mitsos as her husband, who is a sailor and often away. When Ms Kleio dies, she leaves her entire estate to Vasoula whom she mentions in her will as "wife of Dimitrios Bezestainis". Now, the problems begin, and they can only be solved when Vasoula marries Mitsos.
Ο μικρός δραπέτης Ο μικρός δραπέτης (1968) Character: N/A
A boy escapes from the reformatory and hides in a young girl’s house. The two kids become friends...
Ο Μικές Παντρεύεται Ο Μικές Παντρεύεται (1968) Character: Λουκία Παρδάλογλου
A naive young man, Mikes tries to solve its economic problems by marriage with a wealthy bride. After various matchmaking, find an equally naive but wealthy girl and the match ends in love. However, at the request of her father to marry her must first find the job himself. His efforts to restore business fail and decides to thieves with his beloved. Fortunately her father will give in and allow them to marry.
Δικτάτωρ καλεί Θανάση Δικτάτωρ καλεί Θανάση (1973) Character: Pinelopi Delithanasi
The adventures of a photographer, who undertook to take a photographs of exiled dictator from South America and eventually found chased without knowing why.
Γυμνοί Στο Δρόμο Γυμνοί Στο Δρόμο (1969) Character: N/A
Against the backdrop of social prejudice, a torrid affair between a rich heiress and a proud worker starts to bloom, against all odds. Are the star-crossed lovers meant to be together? Is there a future when you're naked in the street?
Μέ ιδρώτα καί δάκρυα Μέ ιδρώτα καί δάκρυα (1965) Character: N/A
A rich man's daughter leaves her home to live with the young man she loves. When her lover loses his job, after the intervention of her father, the girl will get a job, but the financial difficulty will force the young man to leave for Australia.
Οικογένεια Παπαδοπούλου Οικογένεια Παπαδοπούλου (1960) Character: Loukia
Young Alexis Vranas returns to Athens form studying abroad and starts working for a major company. There, he will meet and fall in love with a secretary, Varvara Papadopoulos.



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