Angeliki Papoulia
Actress

Angeliki Papoulia Net Worth

Angeliki Papoulia is a Greek actress, producer, and theater artist. She graduated from the theater school of "Empros" theater in 2000 and is a founding member of the "blitz" theater group. She has acted in numerous successful films, such as "Dog tooth", which won in Cannes Festival "Un Certain Regard", Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema "Citizen Kane" award, and was nominated for the Oscar of "Best Foreign Language Film of the Year" in 2011.
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Who is it? Actress, Producer
Birth Day February 19, 1924
Age 100 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $20 Million (2024)

Angeliki Papoulia, a renowned actress and producer, has built an impressive net worth of $20 million as of 2024. Born in 1924, she has dedicated her life to the world of cinema and carved a niche for herself through her exceptional talent and numerous successful projects. With a career spanning several decades, Papoulia has garnered critical acclaim and a strong fan base for her remarkable performances. Her contributions to the industry go beyond acting, as she has ventured into producing as well. With her artistic prowess and entrepreneurial spirit, Angeliki Papoulia has solidified her position as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.

Biography/Timeline

1975

Papoulia was born in 1975 in Athens, Greece. She graduated from the Embros drama school. Right after her graduation she collaborated with Greek theatre Directors Michail Marmarinos, Lefteris Voyatzis and Yannis Houvardas in various performances, most notably National Anthem'', School of Women, and Romeo and Juliet.

2002

Parallel to her theater work, Papoulia started her film acting career with short films and a minor part in feature film Alexandreia by Maria Iliiou. In 2002, she appeared in Yannis Economidis' debut film "Matchbox" in the part of Kiki. In 2008, she had the leading part of 'Older Daughter' in Yorgos Lanthimos' Oscar nominated and Cannes film festival awarded Dogtooth. Her collaboration with Lanthimos continued in his next film Alps that was awarded with the Best Screenplay Award at the Venice International Film Festival. In 2014, Angeliki Papoulia had the leading part of 'Maria' in Syllas Tzoumerkas' A Blast which premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival. In 2015, she appeared as the 'Heartless Woman' in Yorgos Lanthimos' Cannes awarded and Oscar nominated The Lobster. For her performances in these four films, Angeliki Papoulia was widely praised by the international press, with Der Spiegel calling her "one of the most fearless European actresses working today'.

2004

In 2004, she founded together with fellow actors Christos Passalis and Yorgos Valais the blitz theatre group. Since then, she co-directed, co-written and acted in all of the group's performances in Athens and across Europe: Motherland (Bios theatre, Athens), Joy Division (Bios theatre, Athens), New Order (Bios theatre, Athens), Faust (National Theatre of Greece), Katerini (Athens and Epidaurus Festival), Guns! Guns! Guns! (National Theatre of Greece), Cinemascope (Athens and Epidaurus Festival and Bios theatre, Athens), Galaxy (Michalis Cacoyannis Institute, Athens & Schaubuhne, Berlin), Don Quixote (Athens & Epidaurus Festival), Late Night (Onassis Cultural Center and La Filature), Vanya - Ten years After (Technis theatre in co-production with La Comédie de Reims and Théâtre Dijon-Bourgogne), 6am How To Disappear Completely (Onassis Cultural Center in co-production with Sao Luiz Teatro Municipal, Lisbon, La Filature, La Comédie De Reims, Théâtre De La Ville - Paris, Nouveau Théâtre De Montreuil, Ligne Directe - Paris and Festival d' Avignon). One of the most celebrated Greek theatre ensembles, the blitz theatre group define their basic principles as following: "theatre is a field where people meet each other and exchange ideas in the most essential way, not a field for virtuosity and ready made truths. There is a need for answers to what society asks from art today and what theatrical structures stand for in the dawn of the 21th century. All members are equal throughout conception, writing, direction and dramaturgy process, everything is under doubt, there is nothing to be taken for granted, neither in theatre nor in life."

2016

In 2016, Angeliki Papoulia was a member of the Locarno International Film Festival Pardi di domani Jury and of the Sarajevo International Film Festival Competition Jury.

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