Katina Paxinou
Known for Acting · 16 credits
- Born
- 1900-12-17
- Died
- 1973-02-22
- Place of birth
- Piraeus, Greece
- Also known as
- Κατίνα Παξινού · Aikaterini Konstantopoulou
Biography
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 Tolls (1943) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in a few more Hollywood films, before returning to Greece in the early 1950s. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1951. She then focused on her stage career and appeared in a number of European films including Rocco and His Brothers (1960).
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (14)
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
as Rosaria Parondi
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Pilar
Confidential Agent
1945
as Mrs. Melandez
The Miracle
1959
as La Roca
Mr. Arkadin
1955
as Sophie
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Christine Mannon
Prince of Foxes
1949
as Mona Zoppo
Hostages
1943
as Maria
The Island of Aphrodite
1965
as Lambrini
Zita
1968
as Aunt Zita
Uncle Silas
1947
as Madame de la Rougierre
A Savage Summer
1970
as Marya
The Immortal Land
1958
Morte di un bandito
as Silvia
About Katina Paxinou
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 Tolls (1943) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in a few more Holly… With 16 credits spanning from 1943 to 1970, Katina Paxinou has appeared in 14 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Katina Paxinou Movies
- Rocco and His Brothers (1960) — as Rosaria Parondi
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) — as Pilar
- Confidential Agent (1945) — as Mrs. Melandez
- The Miracle (1959) — as La Roca
- Mr. Arkadin (1955) — as Sophie
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