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- Born
- 1900
- Died
- 1973
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- 1
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Acting · Piraeus, Greece
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…
Known for
- A Savage Summer — Marya1970
- Zita — Aunt Zita1968
- The Island of Aphrodite — Lambrini1965
- BBC Play of the Month — Agatha Payne1965
- Rocco and His Brothers — Rosaria Parondi1960
- The Miracle — La Roca1959
- The Immortal Land1958
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1900 births1973 deaths20th-century American actresses20th-century Greek actressesActors from PiraeusActresses from AthensAlumni of the Conservatoire de Musique de GenèveAmerican film actressesAmerican stage actressesBest Supporting Actress Academy Award winnersBest Supporting Actress Golden Globe (film) winnersBurials at the First Cemetery of Athens