Sperantza Vrana
Sperantza Vrana Σπεράντζα Βρανά | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elpida Homatianou 6 February 1928 |
| Died | 29 September 2009 (aged 81) Athens, Greece |
| Occupation | Actress/Writer |
| Years active | 1950–1999 |
Sperantza Vrana (Greek: Σπεράντζα Βρανά; 6 February 1928 – 29 September 2009) was a Greek actress and writer.
Vrana began her theatrical career in 1943 with touring companies. In 1948 she made her Athens debut at the Metropolitan theatre in the revue Anthropoi, Anthropoi by Alekos Sakellarios and Christos Giannakopoulos, where she performed the song "Το τραμ το τελευταίο" ("The Last Tram"). During the 1950s and 1960s, she became one of the leading performers of Greek revue.[1][2]
She was born as Elpida[a] Homatianou (Ελπίδα Χωματιανού) in Messolongi on 6 February, either in 1926 or 1932. She wrote several books, with the most famous of them being her autobiography Tolmo (Τολμώ, I Dare). Sperantza Vrana died of a heart attack on 29 September 2009, aged 81.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Transliteration and translation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ela sto theio | Έλα στο θείο Come to the Uncle | Nana |
| 1953 | To soferaki | Το σωφεράκι The Chauffeur | - |
| 1954 | The Beauty of Athens | Η ωραία των Αθηνών I orea ton Athinon | Clara |
| 1955 | Glenti, lefta ki agapi | Γλέντι, λεφτά κι αγάπη | Yiouyiou |
| 1955 | I Kalpiki lira | Η κάλπικη λίρα The Counterfeit Lira | Maria |
| 1958 | Melpo | Μέλπω | - |
| 1958 | Adekaroi erotevomeni | Αδέκαροι ερωτευμένοι | - |
| 1961 | O skliros andras | Ο σκληρός άντρας The Hard Man | Loula |
| 1963 | O anipsios mou o Manolis | Ο ανιψιός μου ο Μανώλης My Nephew Manolis | - |
| 1965 | I Eva den amartisse | Η Εύα δεν αμάρτησε | Persefoni |
| 1965 | Den boroun na mas horisoun | Δεν μπορούν να μας χωρίσουν They Can't Separate Us | - |
| 1965 | Apokliroi tis koinonias | Απόκληροι της κοινωνίας | - |
| 1979 | O palavos kosmos tou Thanasi | Ο παλαβός κόσμος του Θανάση Thanasi's Mad World | - |
| 1984 | O glykopseftis (Video only) | Ο γλυκοψεύτης The Sweet Liar | - |
| 1985 | Rambo from Trikala (Video only) | Ο Ράμπο από τα Τρίκαλα | Angela |
| 1999 | San to spiti mas (TV series) | Σαν το σπίτι σας Feel Like Home | a presenter |
| 1999 | Safe Sex | Roberta | |
Notes
References
- ↑ "Ήρθε κι έφυγε με το Τραμ το τελευταίο". Ta Nea (in Greek). 30 September 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "Σπεράντζα Βρανά – 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2009". ERT.gr (in Greek). Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ "The word 'Ελπίδα' in Greek-English lexicon". WordReference.com. WordReference. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "The word 'Hope' in English-Italian lexicon". WordReference.com (in Italian). WordReference. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ↑ "Πέθανε από ανακοπή καρδιάς η Σπεράντζα Βρανά" [Speranza Vrana died of a heart attack] (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-09-29.