Smaro Stefanidou


Smaro Stefanidou was a Greek theatre, film, television and radio actress.

Biography

Her family's origin is from Asia Minor. She graduated from Business School in Athens, she learned foreign languages and the piano. From a very young age she presented plays for children. Without telling her parents, she worked to pay for her tuition at the National Theatre Drama School, as her parents didn't want her to become an actress.
After her graduation from the Drama School, in 1937, she was hired by the top theatre star of these times, Marika Kotopouli. Since 1952 she was the main character actress in the company of Vassilis Logothetidis, with whom she stayed until his death, in 1960.
She also she acted alongside Katerina, Elli Lampeti, Dimitris Horn, Lambros Konstantaras, Giannis Fertis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Aliki Vougiouklaki, Stefanos Lineos, Giannis Gkionakis, Nikos Kourkoulos, Antonis Antypas and many more.
A bright point in her career was her rendition of queen Hecuba in the play Trojan Women by Euripides translated and directed by Giannis Tsarouchis at a makeshift theatre on Kaplanon Street and in Delphi At the "Tsarouhis Academy", as she playfully called it, she learned a lot from the charismatic artist.
She made her first cinema appearance in 1951, with G. Zervos' film "Four steps". Since then, she appeared in many movies, among which adaptations of theatre plays in which she had played. She also worked a lot for the radio, taking part in radio serials, radio theatre and readings of novels.
She married singer - chansonnier Vassos Seitanidis Their daughter, Leda - Irene, now known as Leda Shantala, is a yoga teacher, Bharata natyam dancer/teacher/choreographer and dance therapist.
In autumn 2003 Smaro Stefanidou and her daughter created the "Shantom House of Culture", in Chalandri, a centre hosting lessons, workshops and seminars as well as performances.
She died in 2010, at the age of 97, and is buried in the First Cemetery.

Theatre

1937–1940: Marika Kotopouli Company

1952–1960: Vassilis Logothetidis Company

In the summer of 1962 she took part in the musical play by Bost - Mikis Theodorakis Omorfi poli
In the winter of 1962–63 she appeared again with Dimitris Horn in the plays
Immediately after, with the Lambros Konstandaras Company in the plays
A small selection of her many theatrical appearances
YearFilmTransliterationRole
1951The Four StepsΤα τέσσερα σκαλοπάτια
Ta tessera skalopatia		Loukia Asprokotsyfa
1952The Tower of KnightsΟ πύργος των ιπποτών
O pyrgos ton ippoton		Orsa Delarossa
1953Santa ChiquitaΣάντα ΤσικίταMrs. Delacovia
1954Despoinis eton 39Δεσποινίς ετών 39
Despinis eton 39		Chrysanthi Karantari
1956The Lovers ArriveΟ ζηλιαρόγατος
O ziliarogatos		Mina Moutsopoulou
1957The lover of all womenΟ γυναικάς
O ghinaikas		Korina Frabala-Zouboulou
1960Three dolls and myself!Τρεις κούκλες κι εγώ!
Treis koukles ki ego		Chrysa
1960MadalenaΜανταλένα
'		Pipitsa
1961Woe to the YoungΑλλοίμονο στους νέους
Allimono stous neous		Eleni
...VoyageΤαξίδι
Taxidi		Loula
...The lover is comingΟ εραστής έρχεται
O erastis erchetai
...Lucky for me I've gone madΕυτυχώς τρελλάθηκα
Evtyhos trellathika
1964My Greek WeddingΓάμος αλά Ελληνικά
Gamos ala Ellinika		Petros' mother
1964Aristeidis and his LadiesΟ Αριστείδης και τα κορίτσια του
O Aristidis ke ta koritsia tou		Evdokia Delaporta
1967Mia pendaras niataΜιας πεντάρας νιάτα'Marika Konstandinou
1968The madman is the sanest of allΟ τρελός τα 'χει 400Sultana
197320 Ladies and I20 γυναίκες κι εγώ
20 yinekes ki ego		Smaro Filippou

Television

Theatrical plays on television

etc.

Television series

She took part, for a great number of years, in many theatrical and literary radio shows, as well as in radio serials such as:
She read, in installments, the novels: