Jenny Karezi's photo

Jenny Karezi

Born: 1932-01-01 in Athens - Greece

Died: 1992-07-27

Known For: Acting

Biography

Evgenia Karpouzi was born in Athens, Greece, to a mathematician father and high school teacher mother. She studied under the direction of the Sisters of St. Joseph at a private French school in Thessaloniki, and later by the same Order in Athens. She learned French fluently. When she was a teenager, her father left the family and she continued to live with her mother. Her father died in a car accident in 1971. In 1951 she was accepted at the Greek National Theater,  where she studied in the Drama School. The playwright Angelos Terzakis and the director Dimitris Rontiris were among her teachers. Upon graduation, in 1954, she was immediately thrust into starring roles in the theatre, playing alongside actors such as Alexis Minotis and Katina Paxinou.

Filmography

2021

1990

1972

1971

1970

1968

1966

1965

1964

1963

1962

1961

1960

1957

1955

Write a Review for

Create a New List