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Despo Diamantidou

Date of birth: 1916-07-13

Place of birth: Piraeus, Greece

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου , Δεσπω Διαμαντιδου

Despo Diamantidou

Biography

Despoina "Despo" Diamantidou (Greek: Δέσπω Διαμαντίδου; 13 July 1916 – 18 February 2004) was a Greek actress. She appeared in more than seventy films from 1949 to 2003. She played Tatiana in Alan King's summer replacement sitcom, Ivan the Terrible starring Lou Jacobi, which aired on ABC from 21 August to 18 September 1976. Source: Article "Despo Diamantidou" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Never on Sunday
3.4

Never on Sunday

1960-05-24

An American scholar in Greece sets about improving the local prostitute with whom he is infatuated.

The Red Lanterns
3.5

The Red Lanterns

1963-12-02

The inextricably intertwined stories of five sex workers who live in a brothel at Pireas harbor.

Varieté
2.3

Varieté

1985-01-18

An actor's troupe puts up a variety show.

Hard Goodbyes: My Father
1.9

Hard Goodbyes: My Father

2002-12-27

Elias is a 10 year old boy living in Athens with his family in 1969 and has an interest in Jules Ver

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
2.5

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971-12-22

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

Madalena
3

Madalena

1960-10-24

Madalena is a tough seventeen-year-old who is forced to take on her father's ferry business after he

Thanasakis, the Politician
3.1

Thanasakis, the Politician

1954-01-11

The young daughter (Anna Synodinou) of a well-off family comes back from Switzerland after completin

Love and Death
3.7

Love and Death

1975-06-10

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleo

Acropol
2.3

Acropol

1996-01-12

1950s Athens. Prince, a self-made impresario and the owner of the "Acropole" review theater, fires o

Wedding like... Greek
2.7

Wedding like... Greek

1964-12-07

Mina is dreaming of becoming a painter and Petros works in a company. They meet and fall in love dur

Promise at Dawn
2.6

Promise at Dawn

1970-11-25

A single mother raises her son in impossible circumstances first in Leningrad, then Krakow, and then

The Horsemen
3.1

The Horsemen

1971-08-16

In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg an

The Werewolf of Washington
1.9

The Werewolf of Washington

1973-10-01

After being unknowingly inflicted with the bite of a werewolf while on a visit to Europe, White Hous

Lazy like a dog
2.6

Lazy like a dog

1963-02-12

A lazy and wasteful slacker who enjoys living off his hard-working brother reluctantly accepts to wo

Nicky's World
0

Nicky's World

1974-04-19

A close-knit Greek-American family, jeopardized when its Manhattan bakery goes up in flames, looks d

The despised
0

The despised

1965-01-01

And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband
3.7

And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband

1965-06-28

When a man decides to marry the woman he's been living with, she stops being the silent patient pers

Death Will Return
3

Death Will Return

1961-06-12

Adapted from Nikos Foskolos’ theatrical play. On a terribly stormy night, in a secluded hotel, the o

Short break
0

Short break

1966-09-26

Yannis meets and falls in love with the leading actress of a play, Emma. She convinces him to propos

For You My Love
0

For You My Love

1960-08-09

Maroula comes from Syros, established in Athens, to work as a servant in a wealthy home, but the hos

Make Me A Woman
1.8

Make Me A Woman

1965-07-31

A proud sponge-diver revolts against a cruel noblewoman, who exploits the islanders. When she finds

Alice in the Navy
3.2

Alice in the Navy

1961-02-20

Aliki is in love with someone who serves his duty in the greek navy. Wanting to see him, she disguis

The Sunday girl
0

The Sunday girl

1964-10-24

The Fairy Tale Girl
1

The Fairy Tale Girl

1956-01-12

A young girl, who lives in a poor neighborhood with her little brother, falls in love with a rich yo

A Matter of Dignity
3.5

A Matter of Dignity

1958-02-10

A daughter discovers her wealthy family is actually on the verge of bankruptcy and decides to charm

Youth of Athens
0

Youth of Athens

1949-10-29

A rich widower impregnates a poor young woman and dumps her. Her brother, member of a resistance gro

Anna's Summer
2.3

Anna's Summer

2001-08-30

A widow reminisces on her life after returning to her family home in Greece.

The Ruthless
3.1

The Ruthless

1965-06-12

After his release from prison, Stathis visits a private investigator, Othonas, whom he had assigned

Stefania
2.1

Stefania

1966-03-20

18 year old Stefania is brought to a juvenile reformatory for young prostitutes. The institution is

my father and i
2.3

my father and i

1963-01-01

A bankrupt cosmopolitan arrives with his daughter in Lagonisi, with the aim of finding a rich groom

The Girl of the Neighbourhood
1.8

The Girl of the Neighbourhood

1954-03-18

Spyros, an honest young man from a poor neighborhood, owns a small coffee shop. His only friends are

Betrayed love
2.8

Betrayed love

1962-06-06

Anna, who lives with her aunt, is afraid that Stratos, the man she loves, is cheating on her with an

Loustrakos
3.1

Loustrakos

1962-01-01

The small loustrakos Vasilis Maras alongside the school of fine on the streets of Athens to make mon

The Cabaret Girl
0

The Cabaret Girl

1979-01-01

Topkapi
3.2

Topkapi

1964-09-02

Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims t

Queen of Clubs
3.4

Queen of Clubs

1966-06-12

A model (Elena Nathanail) is on vacation with her sailor husband (Thodoros Roumpanis), and she falls

Something for Everyone
3.2

Something for Everyone

1970-07-22

In post-war Austria, an opportunistic young man begins working as a footman to a widowed countess an

Ποτέ Δε Σε Ξέχασα
1.2

Ποτέ Δε Σε Ξέχασα

1962-01-01

Made For Each Other
2.1

Made For Each Other

1971-12-12

An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a relationship

Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday
2.8

Don't Fall in Love on a Saturday

1962-01-01

A streetwise investment broker, who has been tricked into accepting a counterfeit $100 bill by a sta

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys
3.6

Snow White and the 7 Old Boys

1960-12-26

Alexia is a young woman who comes from the countryside and is in love with a rich man, Paris, who is

Sunday's Date
0

Sunday's Date

1960-07-09

Anthoula has lost her mother and her father is swept away by his new love, Martha, and moves away fr

The Duchess of Plakendia
3

The Duchess of Plakendia

1956-01-01

After leaving Nafplio, the first capital of the newly founded Greek Nation, the affluent French Duch

Amaryllis
2.8

Amaryllis

1959-01-01

No, Mr. Johnson.
2.5

No, Mr. Johnson.

1965-09-01

A tomato juice seller of a major American company arrives in Greece to promote his company's product

A Dream of Passion
2.8

A Dream of Passion

1978-05-21

Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the

Ο Χάρος Βγήκε Παγανιά
0

Ο Χάρος Βγήκε Παγανιά

2003-11-22

Anna is the Jewish daughter of a Spanish mother and a Greek father. She has returned to her family's

The Punk Of Fokionos Negri
2.9

The Punk Of Fokionos Negri

1965-01-01

A ruthless young man puts on eye the estate of a girl and after he is presented as in love with her,

Skipper Straad
0

Skipper Straad

2003-09-14

A seaman finds himself out of work and stranded in a distant port. He shares a cheap room. They take

Αθώος ή ένοχος;
0

Αθώος ή ένοχος;

1989-10-01

Εις θάνατον
0

Εις θάνατον

Μάνα κάνε κουράγιο
0

Μάνα κάνε κουράγιο

1962-01-01