Tzeni Karezi

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Tzeni Karezi (Greek:, 12 January 1934 – 26 July 1992), also known as Jenny Karezi, was a Greek film and stage actress.

Early life

Evgenia Karpouzi was born in Athens, Greece, to a mathematician father and a high school teacher mother. She studied under the guidance of the Sisters of St Joseph at a private French academy in Thessaloniki and later in Athens under the same Order. She spoke French fluently. When she was a child, her father left the family and she continued to live with her mother. In 1971, her father was killed in a car crash.

She was accepted at the Greek National Theater ( ), where she studied in the Drama School in 1951. Angelos Terzakis and director Dimitris Rontiris were among her teachers. She was thrown straight into leading roles in the theatre right away after graduation in 1954, performing alongside actors such as Alexis Minotis and Katina Paxinou.

La belle Heléne, Melina Mercouri and Vasilis Diamantopoulos' debut in the French comedy La belle Heléne, was her first appearance in the Marika Kotopouli theatre. Karezi made her cinema debut in 1955 in Alekos Sakellarios' film Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo, a big success just like its sequel, Laterna, ftoheia kai garyfallo. "Min ton rotas ton ourano" ("Do not ask the sky"), a soundtrack to the 1959 film Tonisi ton genneon.

Her career flourished in the 1960s, when she founded her own theatre troupe in 1961 and appeared in some of Greece's most popular films, including Lola (1966), and Kontserto gia polyvola (1967). Ta kokkina fanaria (The Red Lanterns, 1963), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Lysistrata (1972), Aristophanes' Lysistrata (1972), was her last film appearance. She continued to produce and appear in such stage classics as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Medea, and Electra over the next decade. She appeared in Loula Anagnostaki's production, Diamonds and the Blues, for the last time in 1990; she was in great pain and had to leave the performance.

Zahos Hadjifotiou, a journalist from May 1962, was divorced two years later, but this union came to an end. She met Kostas Kazakos, with whom she had her only child, Konstantinos Kazakos, who later became an actor, in 1967, during the filming of Kontserto gia polyvola. They developed a famous pair and then moved to more sophisticated and academic performances. They were taken to prison for several nights as a result of the play To megalo tsirko (Our Big Circus), which insulted the Greek junta.

Personal life

Zahos Hadjifotiou, a journalist who died in May 1962, but his marriage ended in divorce two years later. She encountered Kostas Kazakos, with whom she had her only child, Konstantinos Kazakos, who later became an actor, in 1967 during the filming of Kontserto gia polyvola. Their repertoires shifted to more sophisticated and intellectual performances. They were taken to prison for several nights as a result of the 1973 play To mas tsirko (Our Big Circus), which insulted the Greek junta.

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Career

Melina Mercouri and Vasilis Diamantopoulos performed in the Marika Kotopouli theatre in La belle Heléne, France's comedy. Karezi made her cinema debut in 1955 in Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo, which was a huge success, much like its sequel, Laterna, ftoheia kai garyfallo in 1957. "Min ton rotas ton ourano" ("Do not ask the sky" was recorded on the soundtrack to the 1959 film Tonisi ton genneon.

She flourished in the 1960s, when she founded her own theater troupe in 1961 and appeared in some of Greece's most classic films, including Lola (1966), Kontserto gia polyvola (1967). Ta kokkina fanaria (The Red Lanterns, 1963), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, was her greatest film success.

Lysistrata (1972), Aristophanes', was her last film appearance. She continued to produce and appear in such stage classics as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Medea, and Electra over the past decade. She appeared in Loula Anagnostaki's play Diamonds and the Blues in 1990; she was in great pain and had to leave the theater.

Zahos Hadjifotiou, a journalist from May 1962, married Karezia, but the marriage ended in divorce two years later. Kostas Kazakos, with whom she had her only child, Konstantinos Kazakos, became an actor in 1967, met her in 1967 during the filming of Kontserto gia polyvola. The two couples developed a famous duo and Karezi's repertoire expanded to more sophisticated and academic roles. They were led to prison for many nights as a result of To megalo tsirko (Our Big Circus), which insulted the Greek junta.

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