Elena Nathanael

Elena Nathanael (Greek: Έλενα Ναθαναήλ, January 19, 1947 – March 4, 2008) was a Greek film actress.

Elena Nathanael
Έλενα Ναθαναήλ
Born
Eleni Delivassili-Nathanael

January 19, 1947
DiedMarch 4, 2008(2008-03-04) (aged 61)
OccupationActress
Years active1963–2007
PartnerTasos Mitropoulos
ChildrenInka
AwardsThessaloniki Film Festival - Best Actress
1968 Randevou me mia agnosti - Christina

Biography

Early life

Elena Nathanael was born Eleni Delivassili-Nathanael,[1][2] in Nea Filadelfeia, a town near Athens, to a well-off family. Delivassili was her father's surname and Nathanael was her mother's one, but she had kept both of them, although she was credited and became famous as Nathanael. Her father was a textile designer and manufacturer, an Asia Minor Greek from Aivali, while her mother was a Maniot. She studied drama at the Pelos Katselis Drama School.

Career

Her impressively good looks got her noticed in the 1960s by producers and directors of the then-flourishing Greek cinema. She first appeared at the cinema, in the movie Kati na kaiei in 1964, directed by Giannis Dalianidis. Her second screen role was in 1965, in the German movie The Blood of the Walsungs, directed by Rolf Thiele and based on a Thomas Mann novel. A few more parts followed in Greek movies of the late sixties and in most of her roles she was featured as a spoilt rich girl.

In 1968 she got the "Best Actress Award" in the International Thessaloniki Film Festival for her role in the movie Randevou me mia agnosti. In the early 1970s she established her screen persona as a free-spirited, beautiful young woman and became a fashion icon. The abrupt decline of the Greek commercial cinema during that decade had an unpleasant impact on her career which was something usual for the Greek film stars of the period.

After a seven-year absence she made a comeback with a number of straight-to-video movies, usually light comedies. After that she faded away and she made only some special appearances. One of her roles worthy of her beauty and acting abilities was that of "Julia" in the hugely successful soap opera, Aggigma psyhis, in 1998. Her last appearance was the role of "Maya Hoover" in the popular TV series aired on Mega Channel, Gorgones, in 2007, and her return was warmly received by the audience .

Personal life

Elena Nathanael had a relationship with Giorgos Tsagkaris, with whom gave birth to her daughter named Inka, in 1973. After her retirement, she had been living for several years at her farm in Euboea, with her life partner Tasos Mitropoulos, a veteran footballer of Olympiacos, where she had taken up wine production. She died from lung cancer on March 4, 2008, and the Greek press referred to her as the "Enchantress of the Greek cinema" (Γόησσα του ελληνικού κινηματογράφου). Her funeral took place on March 5, in the cemetery of Nea Filadelfeia, where a lot of people took leave of her.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964Something Is BurningJenny
1965The Blood of the WalsungsSieglinde Arnstatt
1966Erotas stin kafti ammoKaterina
The FearAnna
Queen of ClubsElena
1967O 13osMaria
1968Apollo Goes on HolidayElena
Kataskopoi ston Saroniko
One Night for LoveChristina
1969To leventopaidoKaterina
Xypna VasiliDina Vasilaki
1970ProklisisEirini
1971Ethelontis ston erotaMirka
Ekeino to kalokairi
Il sorriso del ragno
1972AnazitisisElena Hrysou
Antartes ton poleonAnna Papadima
1973O aisiodoxosMary Saranti
Zitima zois kai thanatouOlga
1980O podogyrosJournalist
1981Enas kontos tha mas sosei!Flora
Eisai stin EOK, pathe gia tin EOKJournalist
Tis politsmanas to... kangeloElena
1982Apithanoi, alloiotikoi ki oraioi...Annita
Pagida stin Ellada
1986Oi Pontioi
1987Apousies
1998Black Out p.s. Red OutHristos' Mother
2002Sti skia tou Lemmy CautionAntigoni

References

  1. Η γόησσα που έφυγε σαν Λεβεντόπαιδο (in Greek). Ethnos. 2004-02-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  2. ΚΑΛΛΙΤΕΧΝΕΣ (in Greek). Dimitris Lyberopoulos-Journalist. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
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