Film
★ 7.5
1995
Ulysses' Gaze
An exiled filmmaker finally returns to his home country where former mysteries and afflictions of his early life come back to haunt him once more.
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Acting
Dora Volanaki
Born
1915-01-01 · 83 yrs
Died
1998-05-12
From
Athens, Greece
Known for
Acting
Dora Volanaki was born in 1915 in Athens and studied at the Drama School of the National Theatre as well as at the French Academy and the British Institute. She also translated aesthetic essays (My Life in Art, Stanislavski) and plays. She adapted plays for the radio. She made her debut in the theatre in 1933 and in 1935 became a member of the Greek Theatre Association. From 1943 until the end of the Occupation, she was a key figure in the State Theatre of Thessaloniki. Later, for several years, she collaborated with the troupe of her teacher, Dimitris Rontiris, and with many troupes of well-known leading actors. Dora Volanaki passed away at the age of 83, on May 12, 1998.
