Tasso Kavadia

Anastasia (Tasso) Kavadia (Greek: Τασσώ Καββαδία; 10 January 1921 – 18 December 2010) was a Greek film and television actress.

Tasso Kavadia
Τασσώ Καββαδία
Born	(1921-01-10)10 January 1921 Patras, Greece
Died	18 December 2010(2010-12-18) (aged 89) Athens, Greece
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1954–2009

Biography

Kavadia was born on 10 January 1921 in Patras. She studied piano in Athens, writing and decoration in Paris, scenario and clothing with Giannis Tsarouchis, and acting at the Drama School at the Art School with Karolos Koun. She became commonly associated with roles of strict and bad-tempered women, mothers-in-law, etc.

From 1954 until 1967, Kavadia worked as a radio journalist and radio executive. From 1955 until 1969, she was a newspaper reporter.

Kavadia died on 18 December 2010 in Athens and was buried in the First Cemetery of Athens.

Filmography

Year	Title	Greek title	Role	Notes
1954	Kyriakatiko xypnima	Κυριακάτικο ξύπνημα	Liza Karagianni
1955	Stella	Στέλλα	brother of Alekou
1955	Katadikasmeni ki ap' to paidi tis	Καταδικασμένη κι απ' το παιδί της
1958	Vacation in Egina	Διακοπές στην Αίγινα Diakopes stin Aigina	Titina
1960	To klotososkoufi	Το κλωτσοσκούφι	Ourania
1960	To megalo kolpo		Sofia Karanasi
1960	Eroika	Ερόικα
1962	Phaedra	Φαίδρα
1962	O tritos dromos
1964	Enas megalos erotas	Ένας μεγάλος έρωτας	Athina
1965	And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband		Aglaia Papamitrou
1965	History of a Life	Ιστορία μιας ζωής Istoria mias zois
1965	O metanastis
1965	Istoria mias zois		Mikes' sister
1965	Dyskoloi dromoi	Δύσκολοι δρόμοι
1965	Angeloi horis ftera
1966	Stefania	Στεφανία	jail journalist
1966	Hameni eftyhia		Eleni's mother
1966	Koinonia, ora miden		Mother
1966	Mazi sou, gia panta
1966	Aharisti
1967	Dakria orgis	Δάκρυα οργής	mother of Manos
1968	Olga My Love	Όλγα αγάπη μου Olga agapi mou	Elena
1968	Poly arga gia dakrya	Πολύ αργά για δάκρυα Katakouzinou
1968	I epistrofi tis Mideias
1968	Kapetan fantis bastouni	Καπετάν φάντης μπαστούνι	Vassiliki
1968	As me krinoun oi gynaikes
1969	Kynigimeni prosfygopoula
1969	Wake Up, Vassilis!	Ξύπνα, Βασίλη! Xypna, Vassili!	Mrs. Farlakou
1969	I kravgi mias athoas
1969	I diki enos athoou
1969	Filise me, prin fygeis gia panta
1970	A Lazy, Lazy Forty-Year-Old Woman	Μια τρελή τρελή σαραντάρα Mia treli terli sarantara	Aimilia
1971	O aittitos
1971	Phrenitis	Φρενίτις Frenitis	Rea
1972	I amartia tis omorfias		Mother
1972	Pio trelloi ki ap' tous trellous
1972	Answers	Αναζήτησις Anazitissis	Natassa
1975	To hroniko mias Kyriakis
1975	O gios mou o Stefanos	Ο γιος μου ο Στέφανος Stefanos, My Son	Zoi
1992	Donoussa	Δονούσα	Sophia
1996	Heading for Freedom	Προς την ελευθερία Pros tin eleftheria
1997	Lost Nights	Χαμένες νύχτες Hamenes nihtes	Tante
1998	Patagonia	Παταγονία		Short
1999	Ladies' Company	Θηλυκή εταιρεία	Stamata
2000	Greek Fear	Φοβού τους Έλληνες	grandma Maria
2001	Alexandros and Iseh?	Αλέξανδρος και Αϊσέ
2009	I diathiki tou ierea Jean Meslier			(final film role)

Television

Year	Film	Greek title	Broadcaster
-	O spagkoramennos	Ο σπαγκοραμμένος	-
-	Taverns	Ταβέρνα Taverna	-
1991-93	O chiros, i chira kai ta cheirotera	Ο χήρος, η χήρα και τα χειρότερα	ANT1
1993-94	Gigas motel	Γίγας μοτέλ	Mega
1999–2000	Anischyra psefdi	Ανίσχυρα ψεύδη	ET1
2000-01	Grandpas in Action	Παππούδες εν δράσει Pappoudes en drasei	ET1
2001-02	For a Woman and a Car	Για μια γυναίκα και ένα αυτοκίνητο Gia mia gynaika kai ena aftokinito	ANT1

External links

• Tasso Kavadia at IMDb