Katina Paxinou
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Acting Credits
Biography
Katina Paxinou (Greek: Κατίνα Παξινού; 17 December 1900[1]– 22 February 1973) was a Greek film and stage actress. She started her stage career in Greece in 1928 and was one of the founding members of the National Theatre of Greece in 1932. The outbreak of World War II found her in the United Kingdom and she later moved to the United States, where she made her film debut in For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Su...
Known For
Filmography
A Savage Summer
1970
as Marya
Zita
1968
as Aunt Zita
The Island of Aphrodite
1965
as Lambrini
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Agatha Payne
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
as Rosaria Parondi
The Miracle
1959
as La Roca
The Immortal Land
1958
Mr. Arkadin
1955
as Sophie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Prince of Foxes
1949
as Mona Zoppo
Uncle Silas
1947
as Madame de la Rougierre
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
as Christine Mannon
Confidential Agent
1945
as Mrs. Melandez
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Pilar
Hostages
1943
as Maria