MELINA MERCOURI

Melina Mercouri

 

   Melina Mercouri was born on 18^th October 1920 and died on 6^th March 1994. She was an actress, singer and politician.

   As an actress she made her film debut in Stella and met international success with her performances in Never on Sunday, Phaedra, Topkapi and Promise at Dawn. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Never on Sunday, and she was also nominated for an Academy Award, Three Golden Globe Awards, and two BAFTA Awards.

   A Political Activist during the Greek military junta of 1967-1974, she became a member of the Hellenic Parliament in 1977 and the first female Minister of Culture in 1981. Mercouri conceived and proposed the programme of the European Capital of Culture, which has been established by the European Union since 1985.

   She was a stong advocate for the return to Athens of the Parthenon Marbles, which were removed from the Parthenon, and are now displayed in the British Museum.

1.       Melina Mercouri won the award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in

a.       Phaedra

b.      Never on Sunday

c.       Topkapi

d.      Stella

2.       She made her film debut in

a.       Stella

b.      Topkapi

c.       Promise at Dawn

d.      Phaedra

3. She was a(n)

a. singer

b.politician

c. actress

d. all the above