A Greek actress survives WWII—then has to survive her own legendary life.
Season 1 • Episode 20
LatestActing
Karyofyllia Karabeti plays two generations—grandmother and granddaughter collide.
Production
Period Athens recreated with obsessive detail and theatrical grandeur.
Karyofyllia Karabeti
Elli Lontou/Elli Lampeti
Marina Kalogirou
Elli Lontou
Lazaros Georgakopoulos
Theodoros Sgourdelis
Yorgos Karamihos
Takis Herman/Dimitris Chorn
Annita Kouli
Antigoni Lontou
Aris Lebessopoulos
Fred Weakman
Betty Livanou
Marika Kotopouli
Christos Loulis
Michalis Thalassinos/Marios Ploritis
Iosif Marinakis
Pavlos Pissanos
Fanis Mouratidis
Giannis Mavros/Kostas Karras
Memos Begnis
Alekos Alexandrakis
Nikos Psarras
Giorgos Pappas
Ioanna Pappa
Viky/Vera Krouska
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based loosely on real Greek stage legends including Elli Lampeti, whose actual WWII choices remain controversial—this series sparked national debates about sanitizing history.
Reina Eskenazy cast Marina Kalogirou as young Elli specifically because her eyes matched archival footage of Lampeti—a detail obsessive fans still debate in Greek forums.
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