Mary Metaxa
Mary Metaxa (Greek: Μαίρη Μεταξά) was a Greek actress. She was born in 1912 in Eastern Rumelia and died in Athens on January 10, 1987. Characteristic are the roles she played in Greek cinema as the Constantinopolitan - and most often overprotective - mother of Kostas Voutsas. In fact, Kostas Voutsas was the one who was close to Mary Metaxa when she passed away. She had a significant appearance in the film 20 Women and Me. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1958 in the film Our Lady the Midwife in the role of a desperate village mother who has brought her baby to be cared for by the midwife -Georgia Vassiliadou-. Her last appearance was in 1980 in the film Kotsos in the EEC in the role of Mrs. Evropaidou. She also appeared in the legendary TV series Our Neighborhood and once again in the role of Kostas Voutsas' mother in the series The Dreamer. In total, she acted in 40 films.
Acting
Movie
Maiden's Cheek
as cook
1959
Movie
The Lady and the Tramp
as receptionist
1968
Movie
The Barefoot Prince
as Anastasia
1966
Movie
Wedding night
as Pinelopi Iordanidou
1967
Movie
Jack of All Trades, Master of None
as drug store's customer
1963
Movie
Madalena
1960
Movie
School for Chauffeur Ladies
as Μαθητευόμενη οδηγός
1964
Movie
Groom from London
as Martha
1967
Movie
Mrs. Midwife
as Sofia
1961
Movie
The Blue Beads from Greece
as Mrs. Pitoura
1967
Movie
The little man
as Polyxeni
1969
Movie
Twenty Women and I
as Domna
1973
Movie
Runaway Bride
as Elpiniki Alexopoulou
1962
Movie
A Lady In Bouzoukia
1968
Movie
The Barber's Beauty
as Σουλτάνα
1969
Movie
The Liar
as Kostas' mother
1968
Movie
The Street Smarts
as Gesthimani Papalaourda
1979
Movie
Mikes Is Getting Married
as Προξενήτρα
1968
Movie
The Man from Karpazia
as Vasiliki Faka
1969
Movie
John the Violent
1973
Movie
O Ippolytos kai to violi tou
as Θεία Παναγιώτα
1963
Movie
Astero
1959
Movie
The Brightest Bouzouki
as Katina Brokola
1968
Movie
Kotsos at the EEC
as Mrs. Evropaidou
1980