Tzeni Karezi was a renowned Greek actress born on January 12, 1932. She is remembered for her iconic role in the movie The Red Lanterns, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1963 Academy Awards. Karezi's performance in the film cemented her place in the history of Greek cinema.
Tzeni Karezi is a member of Movie Actress
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $20 Million (2024)
About
One of the most admired actresses in the history of Greek cinema, she starred in The Red Lanterns, a movie that was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1963 Academy Awards.
Before Fame
She studied with Playwright Angelos Terzakis and Director Dimitris Rontiris at the Greek National Theater.
Trivia
Her 1963 film The Red Lanterns brought her international acclaim.
Family Life
She and her second husband, Greek actor, Director, and Politician Kostas Kazakos, were briefly imprisoned for their participation in the 1973 play Our Big Circus, which was deemed a mockery of the Greek dictatorship.
Associated With
Her involvement in theater continued after her retirement from film acting, and she appeared in such productions as Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Euripides' Medea, and Sophocles' Electra.