Mary Metaxa

Biography

Mary Metaxa (Greek: Μαίρη Μεταξά) was a Greek actress. She was born in 1912 in Eastern Rumelia and died in Athens on January 10, 1987. Characteristic are the roles she played in Greek cinema as the Constantinopolitan - and most often overprotective - mother of Kostas Voutsas. In fact, Kostas Voutsas was the one who was close to Mary Metaxa when she passed away. She had a significant appearance in the film 20 Women and Me. Her first appearance in cinema was in 1958 in the film Our Lady the Midwife in the role of a desperate village mother who has brought her baby to be cared for by the midwife -Georgia Vassiliadou-. Her last appearance was in 1980 in the film Kotsos in the EEC in the role of Mrs. Evropaidou. She also appeared in the legendary TV series Our Neighborhood and once again in the role of Kostas Voutsas' mother in the series The Dreamer. In total, she acted in 40 films.

Known For

Maiden's Cheek

as cook

The Lady and the Tramp

as receptionist

Wedding night

as Pinelopi Iordanidou

Madalena

The Barefoot Prince

as Anastasia

Jack of All Trades, Master of None

as drug store's customer

School for Chauffeur Ladies

as Μαθητευόμενη οδηγός

Mrs. Midwife

as Sofia

Groom from London

as Martha

The Blue Beads from Greece

as Mrs. Pitoura