Dora Volanaki
Dora Volanaki was born in 1915 in Athens and studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre as well as at the French Academy and the British Institute. She also translated aesthetic essays (My Life in Art, Stanislavski) and plays. She adapted plays for the radio. She made her debut in the theatre in 1933 and in 1935 became a member of the Greek Theatre Association. From 1943 until the end of the Occupation, she was a key figure in the State Theatre of Thessaloniki. Later, for several years, she collaborated with the troupe of her teacher, Dimitris Rontiris, and with many troupes of well-known leading actors. Dora Volanaki passed away at the age of 83, on May 12, 1998.
Acting
Movie
Ulysses' Gaze
as Old Woman
1995
Movie
The Beekeeper
1986
Movie
Voyage to Cythera
as Katerina
1984
Movie
A Foolish Love
as Haris' Mother
1981
Movie
Varieté
1985
Movie
Honeymoon
1979
Movie
Treason
1964
TV
Monday's Theater
as Κα Μπόιλ
1972
Movie
Two Turkish Eggs
as Grandmother
1987
Movie
120 Decibels
1987
Movie
Silent Rebellion
as Irene
1982
Movie
Κατηγορούμενος... ο Έρως
1962
Movie
Erotic Moments
1972
Movie
The Death of Alexandros
1966
Movie
Τα όπλα μου ρίχνουν λουλούδια
as Emi
1981
Movie
Erebos
as Andromache
1989
TV
Manto Mavrogenous
as Ζαχαράτη Χατζή Μπάτη
1983
TV
Οι απόμαχοι
1982
Movie
Σας ζητούν στο τηλέφωνο
1934
Movie
The Olives
as Narrator
1964
TV
Χατζημανουήλ
as Νενέ Αγγερού
1984