Vera Krouska
Born: 1949-01-01 in Athens, Greece
Known For: Acting
Biography
Varvara (Vera) Krouska (Athens, 1947) is a Greek actress. She began her career as a dancer in Fotis Metaxopoulos' ballet, and began appearing in films in small supporting roles in the early 1960s. Some of her most important roles are in the films: I Blame My Body (1969), Saint Nektarios (1969), The Last of the Comitatzes (1970), The Last of Roupel (1971) and Give Me Your Hands (1971). Vera Krouska, originally from Sparta, was born in Athens and raised in Agios Loukas in Patisia. At the age of 15, she received permission from the then "Exceptional Talents" committee to study at the Drama School of the Athens Conservatory of Music, while at the same time she began taking classical and modern dance lessons with teachers Sonia Morianova, Miriam Swazi and Kay Holden. She began her professional career initially as a dancer while also making her film debut with a small role in the film Taxi Driver (1962). She got her first leading role in 1967 with the film Love in Lesbos by producer James Parris, with whom Kruska signed a four-year collaboration contract. Her first appearance in the theater was in 1968 with the play "Forty Carats" alongside Elli Lampeti. She also took part as the leading actress in the plays: "The Cactus Flower" with the Elli Lampetis troupe and "Tavarits", "Picnic", "Oscar", with the Kostas Mousouris troupe. This was followed by her collaboration with the National Theatre and the plays "The Imaginary Patient" (1991), "The Criminals" (1992), "The Merchant of Venice" (1995), "Weighing in Anchors" (1997) and "Hamlet" (2003).
Filmography
2007
- If You Existed I Would Divorce You as Κορίνα
2004
- 7 Deadly Mother-in-Laws as Veronika
2001
- My Best Friend as Dafni
1996
- Oi Epangelmaties as Ελένη
1992
- Dyed Red Hair as Μέλπω
1982
1979
- An Uncompromising Man as Eirini
1977
- Death Steps in the Dark as Ingrid Stelmosson
1973
- The Swamp as Lena
1971
- Los heroes del patibulo as Olga
- 28th October, 5:30 as Eleni
- Δώστε τα χέρια as Filio
1969
- Saint Nektarios
- NO as Stella Salvatore
- Thymisou, agapi mou... as Vera
1968
- Assignment Skybolt
- I Blame My Body as Vera
- On the Border of Betrayal as Mirella
1967
- The Greedy as Dina Kapantai
1966
1963
- Someone like It Cold... as dancer
- The Liar as dancer