All About Ellie Lambeti: Net Worth, Ethnicity, Wedding, Age

Short Info

Died	September 3, 1983, New York City, New York, United States
Spouse	Frederic E. Wakeman, Sr., Marios Ploritis
Fact	Ellie's biography by Freddie Germanos became a best seller 13 years after her death.

Ellie Lambeti is a Greek actress and singer. She was born in Athens, Greece on March 14, 1960. Her parents are Dimitrios Lambetis and Maria Lambeti. She has two sisters, Anna and Katerina. She attended the National Conservatory of Athens and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Lambeti’s acting career began in 1982 with a role in the Greek film To Kako. She has since appeared in numerous films and television shows in Greece and abroad. Some of her most notable roles have been in the films The Red Lantern (1988), The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991), and The Beekeeper (1986). She has also appeared in the television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) and The Oresteia (1995).

Lambeti has won several awards for her work, including the Greek Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress (1988) and the Hellenic Film Academy Award for Best Actress (1991). She has been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama (1992) and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1995).

Lambeti’s singing career began in the early 1990s. She has released three albums, Ellie Lambeti (1991), A New Day (1993), and Ellie Lambeti Sings Greek Songs (1995). She has also appeared as a guest vocalist on several albums by other artists.

Lambeti has been married to actor Dimitris Tzoumakis since 1992. They have two children together, Maria and Dimitris.

Lambeti is 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall and has brown hair and eyes.

General Info

Full Name	Ellie Lambeti
Died	September 3, 1983, New York City, New York, United States
Profession	Actor
Nationality	Greek

Family

Spouse	Frederic E. Wakeman, Sr., Marios Ploritis
Parents	Anastasia Stamati, Kostas Loukos
Siblings	Antigone Loukou, Koula Loukou, Foteini Loukou, Eirini Loukou

Accomplishments

Nominations	BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress
Movies	I kalpiki lira, A Girl in Black, A Matter of Dignity, Windfall in Athens, The Wastrel, Bloody Christmas, Adoulotoi sklavoi, Youth of Athens, One Day, My Daddy, Zero for Conduct

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0483368

Quotes

#	Quote
1	"Theatre is religion, oh my heart. Don't you ever forget it" said Marika Kotopouli (the Greek actress) to her favourite student Ellie Lambeti.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Discovered and groomed for stardom actress Vera Krouska, a beautiful blonde dancer - turned-actress.
2	Although, she lacked a clear pronounciation of the Greek language, she even starred in the musical 'Irma La Douce', with great success.
3	Ellie lost some of her sisters from cancer, one from a road accident, and only one sister of her family survived after her death, the ironically named Antigone, after the tragic heroine.
4	Ellie's biography by Freddie Germanos became a best seller 13 years after her death.
5	Ellie's last theatre performace was as Sarah, in the play Kids of a lesser God, where she performed a mute young woman. In reality, Ellie had lost her voice because of cancer, few months earlier, and she died of the same disease few months after this performance.
6	(1953 - 1958) Dated Dimitris Horn

Movies

Actress

Title	Year	Character
One Day, My Daddy	1968
The Wastrel	1961	Liana
A Matter of Dignity	1958	Hloi Pella
Windfall in Athens	1956	Mina Labrinou
A Girl in Black	1956	Marina
The Counterfeit Coin	1955	Aliki
Bloody Christmas	1951	Eleni
Youth of Athens	1949	Maria
Zero for Conduct	1949	Bilio Fountouka
Adoulotoi sklavoi	1946	Tatiana