Katina Paxinou

Katina Paxinou

Deceased · Born: Dec 17, 1900 · Died: Feb 22, 1973

Personal Details

BornDec 17, 1900 Piraeus, Greece
Spouse
  • Alexis Minotis

    ( Mar 21, 1940 to Feb 22, 1973 )
  • Ioannis Paxinos

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

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.

Career

1960
Rocco and His Brothers
Rocco and His Brothers as Rosaria Parondi
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1959
The Miracle
The Miracle as La Roca
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1955
Confidential Report
Confidential Report as Sophie
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1949
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes as Mona Zoppo
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1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra as Christine Mannon
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The Inheritance
The Inheritance as Madame de la Rougierre
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1945
Confidential Agent
Confidential Agent as Mrs. Melandez
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1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls as Pilar
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