Renowned actress and screenwriter Anna Panagiotopoulou passed away at the age of 76. Her unforgettable performances in theater, cinema, and television, especially in the series “Madam Sousou” and “Three Graces,” remain etched in Greece’s memories having returned on TV screens for replays year after year.
The sad news was announced by Stamatis Kraounakis in a Facebook post, saying, “Anna has passed away.”
Anna Panagiotopoulou was born in Kypseli. From a young age, she aspired to become an actress. Alongside Stamatis Fasoulis, she was a key member of the Free Theater, almost from its inception, and starred in its first major success, “And You Combing Your Hair,” which made her known and loved by the general public. They staged performances of various repertoire, from Brecht to Chourmouzi.
In 1980, the Free Theater ceased to exist, and the Free Stage was founded by Anna Panagiotopoulou and Stamatis Fasoulis, essentially a renaming of the Free Theater. Anna Panagiotopoulou continued with revues, in which she acted and wrote the screenplay.
She became widely known through her participation in television series, initially on state television and later on private channels. A milestone in her television career is considered her portrayal of “Madam Sousou” in the adaptation of Dimitris Psathas’ novel in the 1986-87 season (alongside Thanasis Papageorgiou, Angelos Antonopoulos, Natasa Asiki, etc.).
She also achieved enormous success in the series “Three Graces” (alongside Minas Adamakis, Nena Menti, Anna Kyriakou) and “Dolce Vita” (with Katiana Balanika, Maria Kavogianni, Maria Foka, Thanasis Efthimiadis, Katerina Zygou, Pavlos Orkopoulos, Galini Tseva, etc.), which are considered “classics.”
In cinema, she appeared in films such as “Safe Sex,” “The Cry Came from Paradise,” “Oxygen,” “Strictly Suitable,” to name a few.
