Melina Mercouri
Greek actress, singer and politician. Minister of Culture of Greece (1920–1994)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Greek actress who made waves with Never on Sunday, collecting an Oscar nod and a Cannes Best Actress Award along the way. Later pivoted to politics and activism, bringing the same intensity that made Topkapi sing.
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Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a prominent political family for multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a French Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award for her performance in the film Never on Sunday (1960) and an Italian David di Donatello for Topkapi (1964). Mercouri was also nominated for one Tony Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and one New York Film Critics Circle Award during the course of her acting career. In 1987, she was awarded a special accolade in the first editi…
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