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Elena Nathanail

Elena Nathanail

Birthday: 1947-01-19 | Place of Birth: Athens, Greece

Elena Nathanael (Greek: Έλενα Ναθαναήλ, January 19, 1947 – March 4, 2008) was a Greek film actress. Her impressively good looks got her noticed in the 1960s by producers and directors of the then-flourishing Greek cinema. She first appeared at the cinema, in the movie Kati na kaiei in 1964, directed by Giannis Dalianidis. Her second screen role was in 1965, in the German movie The Blood of the Walsungs, directed by Rolf Thiele and based on a Thomas Mann novel. A few more parts followed in Greek movies of the late sixties and in most of her roles she was featured as a spoilt rich girl. In 1968 she got the "Best Actress Award" in the International Thessaloniki Film Festival for her role in the movie Randevou me mia agnosti. In the early 1970s she established her screen persona as a free-spirited, beautiful young woman and became a fashion icon. The abrupt decline of the Greek commercial cinema during that decade had an unpleasant impact on her career which was something usual for the Greek film stars of the period. After a seven-year absence she made a comeback with a number of straight-to-video movies, usually light comedies. After that she faded away and she made only some special appearances. One of her roles worthy of her beauty and acting abilities was that of "Julia" in the hugely successful soap opera, Aggigma psyhis, in 1998. Her last appearance was the role of "Maya Hoover" in the popular TV series aired on Mega Channel, Gorgones, in 2007, and her return was warmly received by the audience .

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2007
Mermaids

as    Μάγια

1998
Άγγιγμα ψυχής

as    Τζούλια Μεγαπάνου

1987
Absences

as    Mother

1973
The optimist

as    Mary Saranti

1972
Provocation

as    Eirini

1972
The Jet Set

as    Elena Chrysou

1971
Volunteer in Eros

as    Mirka

1971
That Summer

as    The Woman

1969
The Leventopaido

as    Katerina

1968
Assignment Skybolt

as    Toni

1966
The Fear

as    Anna Kanali

1966
Queen of Clubs

as    Elena

1965
The Blood of the Walsungs

as    Sieglinde Arnstatt

1964
Something Hot

as    Jenny Petridi