Maro Kodou
Known for Acting · 58 credits
- Born
- 1934-06-21
- Died
- 2026-07-15
- Place of birth
- Athens, Greece
- Also known as
- Maro Kontou · Μάρω Κοντού · Μαρω Κοντου · Maro Kondou · Маро Конду · Маро Коду
Biography
Maro Kontou (Greek: Μάρω Κοντού; born 21 June 1934 - 15 July 2026) was a Greek actress and politician. She performed in more than sixty films since 1954. Maro Kontou's first film appearance was just after she had started at the National Theater, with a silent role in the Finos Film film "Happy Beginning" (1954) by Dinos Dimopoulos. Roles in films by other producers followed ("The Man on the Train", "Crime in Kolonaki", "Crime Behind the Scenes") before making her debut with a leading role in the Finos Film film "The Yellow Gloves" (1960) as the wife of the jealous Nikos Stavridis. She returned to Finos Film in 1963, starring alongside Dinos Iliopoulos in the film "My Friend Lefterakis".
She participated in over 50 film productions, including George Tzavellas' film "Antigone" (1961) as Ismene, as well as the timeless film (also by Tzavellas) "A Woman Afraid of Man" (Damaskinos-Michailidis, 1965), where together with George Konstantinou they played the Kokovikos couple, one of the most famous couples in Greek cinema. Maro Kontou's last collaboration with Finos Film was in the unforgettable "An Italian Woman from the Kulypseli" (1968) in the central role alongside Alekos Alexandrakis. The 13 films in which she co-starred with Lambros Konstantaras ("The Old Man", "The Squirrel Who Became a Lamb", "Too Bad for Your Boy", etc.) were also particularly successful.
With the decline of commercial cinema from the mid-1970s, her choices became fewer and fewer. Perhaps the role in the film "The Big Cannon" (1981) with Thanasis Vengos stands out. It took a long period of absence from cinema for Maro Kontou to return in 2012 with a role in the film "If" by Christoforos Papakaliatis.
During her career, her television appearances were limited ("Enochoi", "Treis sto Gyro", "To Pathos", etc.). In 2021, he was back on television screens with a featured role in the series "Land of Olives".
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (54)
And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
1965
as Eleni
The Grouch
1969
as Vera
Oh, If I Only Were a Man
1966
as Stella / Alekos
Yie mou... Yie mou...
1965
as Rena Papasavva
Μία γυναίκα κατηγορείται
1966
Crime in Kolonaki
1959
as Zanet Flora
Seven Years of Marriage
1972
as Efi Fotiou
The wildcard Labroukos
1981
as Rena Skoularikou
What If...
2012
as Elenitsa Kokovikou
Woe to the Young
1961
as Rita
A Crazy Party Animal
1970
as receptionist
The yellow gloves
1960
as Ρένα Καλλιγαρίδη
An Italian girl from Kypseli
1968
as Bianca
The barker
1964
as Gioula
The Deeds of Jealousy
1971
as Christina Karali
A script is our life
1985
as Mrs. Giavroglou
The Greedy
1967
as Lena Kapantai
Murder Backstage
1960
as Elena Pavlidi
As they should people
1963
as Eleni
The Sold Man
1967
as Βάνια Ζαπάντη
The third way
1963
Η κυρία είναι χάι
1989
Horafa family
1968
as Marika Chorafa
The Man on the Train
1958
as Jenny
The Strongman Who Became a Lamb
1968
as Mary Hatzithoma / Mrs. Konstantinidou
A Pitiful Don Juan
1960
The Woman Driver
1964
as Lili Haridimou
My friend, Lefterakis
1963
as Fofo Vlassi
Captain Fandis Bastounis
1968
as Marina Gianna
Καρέ του έρωτα
1986
The Bluffer
1969
as Elli
Antigone
1961
as Ismene
What a Waste!
1970
as Danae Triantafyllidi / Rodanas widow
The Scum
1963
as Magda 'Markisia'
Taste from Greece
1980
as Ourania
The Windbag
1971
as Gina Conte Rosa
Gerontokoros
1967
as Mary Angelidou
Wedding like... Greek
1964
as singer
Gigolos
1981
as Maro Kodou
Ω!!! Τι κόματος μπαμπά...
1988
The Stigmatized
1966
as Efi
Three Ladies and me
1960
as Dolly
The Big Cannon
1981
as Martha Apaloheri
Μπροστά στην αγχόνη
1968
The Bedroom
1971
as Koula Tsivikli
The Three Liars
1970
Gang of Lovers
1972
as Elena Georgiadou-Vagiannou
My Wife's Husband
1962
as Loulou
I have you behind me, Satan
1971
as Eva
The Hemline
1980
as Marianna Delmouzou
My Dimitri... My Dimitri
1967
as (uncredited)
ABE Mafia... National academy of crooks
1989
At Hell's Door
1960
The Bald Student
1979
as minister
About Maro Kodou
Maro Kontou (Greek: Μάρω Κοντού; born 21 June 1934 - 15 July 2026) was a Greek actress and politician. She performed in more than sixty films since 1954. Maro Kontou's first film appearance was just after she had started at the National Theater, with a silent role in the Finos Film film "Happy Beginning" (1954) by Dinos Dimopoulos. Roles in films by other producers followed ("The Man on the Train", "Crime in Kolonaki", "Crime Behind the Scenes") before making her debut with a leading role in the Finos Film film "The Yellow Gloves" (1960) as th… With 58 credits spanning from 1958 to 2021, Maro Kodou has appeared in 54 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maro Kodou Movies
- And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband (1965) — as Eleni
- The Grouch (1969) — as Vera
- Oh, If I Only Were a Man (1966) — as Stella / Alekos
- Yie mou... Yie mou... (1965) — as Rena Papasavva
- Μία γυναίκα κατηγορείται (1966)
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