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Katerina Helmy

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Movies: 24Series: 2

TMDB ID: 1382830

IMDb ID: nm0375789

Known for: Acting

Born: August 12, 1939

Died: April 15, 2023

Age: 83

Place of birth: Athens, Greece

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1957 - 2019

Years active: 63

Average TMDB rating: 6.01

Wikidata: Q12878993

Also known as

Κατερίνα Χέλμη • Katerina Helmi • Caterina Helmy

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Biography

Katerina Helmi (Athens, 12 August 1939 - Kifissia, 15 April 2023) was a Greek actress. She became widely known to the Greek audience through roles in some of the most beloved films of Greek cinema. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1957 in the film Barbagiannis the Pitcher, but her greatest success is The Red Lights. She was also the rival of Aliki Vougiouklaki in the film Our Love. During her career, she has participated in more than 25 films and 4 television series. She has also written several books. Her husband was the professor and academic Konstantinos Svolopoulos. Unlike her husband Konstantinos Svolopoulos, who was a close friend of Konstantinos Karamanlis and director of the Karamanlis Foundation, Katerina Helmi was politically active in PASOK, as a member of the Trade Union Committee of Scientists-Artists. In the 1994 municipal elections, she was elected as a municipal councilor of the Municipality of Athens with the faction of Theodoros Pangalos. She died on 15 April 2023.