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Ellie Lambeti

Ellie Lambeti

She studied theatre at Marika Kotopouli's drama school. She worked with Karolos Koun Art Theatre. She played at "Blood Wedding" (Federico García Lorca) and "The glass Menagerie" (Tennessee Williams) in the late forties. She also worked with Mrs Katerina (famous Greek actress at that time) and with Costas Moussouris's group in the early fifties. In the mid fifties she created a group with two Greek actors, Dimitris Horn and Giorgos Pappas. In the sixties she gave unforgettable performances with her own group. One of these performances was "A streetcar named desire" where she played Blanche du Bois. In 1967 she suffered the onset of cancer. Although she was seriously ill, she continued to appear on stage until 1982 (one year before her death). Her last appearance was as Sarah in a play which is widely known from the movie Children of a Lesser God (1986). At that time she no voice at all, the cancer having deprived her of it.

Personal information

Birthday

1926-04-12

Birth Place

Vilia, Attiki, Greece

Movies and TV shows :

A Girl in Black

A Girl in Black

1956

6.3

Movie
A Matter of Dignity

A Matter of Dignity

1958

6.9

Movie
Bloody Christmas

Bloody Christmas

1951

5.4

Movie
Praises of Holy Week (According to Matthew's Gospel)

Praises of Holy Week (According to Matthew's Gospel)

1979

0.0

Movie
The Counterfeit Coin

The Counterfeit Coin

1955

7.6

Movie
The Wastrel

The Wastrel

1961

4.5

Movie
Unsubdued Slaves

Unsubdued Slaves

1946

7.0

Movie
Windfall in Athens

Windfall in Athens

1954

6.4

Movie
Youth of Athens

Youth of Athens

1949

0.0

Movie
Zero for Conduct

Zero for Conduct

1949

3.4

Movie