Katia Dandoulaki
| Katia Dandoulaki | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ekaterini Dandoulaki May 16, 1948 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Residence | Athens, Greece |
| Spouse(s) | Marios Ploritis (1996–2006) |
Ekaterini "Katia" Dandoulaki (Greek: Κάτια Δανδουλάκη; born May 16, 1948) is a theatre, television and film actress, former fashion model and recording artist. She is best known for her role as protagonist Virna Drakou on the Greek television series Lampsi in the 1990s.
She was the spouse of the Greek intellectual, translator, writer Marios Ploritis, who has translated many of her plays, until his death in 2006.
Dandoulaki studied English at Boston University for one year (1968) and speaks fluent English.
Katia Dandoulaki starred in many popular Greek films, like Papaflessas (1971) with Dimitris Papamixail. She played the role of Marmo Panteou, a young wife, in the classic TV series "Pantheoi, Oi" (1977), based on a classic novel by Tassos Athanassiadis. During the 90s she starred as Virna Drakou in a popular Greek soap opera of Nikos Foskolos Lampsi.
She also played Maria Callas in Terence MacNally's Master Class, and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire. She was one of the basic stars in the TV series, "Istera irthan oi melisses" (2000), directed by Yiannis Koutsomitis. It was one of the few successes that ET1, the state TV channel, had in the last few years. During the 2001-2002 season she played Emma in the classic Pinter play 'Betrayal'. It was a big success, and directed by Stamatis Fasoulis. Her co-stars were S. Zalmas and K. Konstantopoulos.
Lately, she worked on Vera Sto Dexi, as a main character, until 2007.
Katia Dandoulaki has a theatre named after her in Athens. The modern theatre of Katia Dandoulaki resulted from the remodelling of the third floor of a commercial complex of entertainment halls built in the 1960s. In particular, the 1000 m2 area of the Superstar Theatre was completely remodelled. It is a work by architect Katerina Thanou.
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