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Katina Paxinou
Actor

Katina Paxinou

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Winning an Oscar for playing Pilar in For Whom the Bell Tolls.

For Whom the Bell Tolls · The House of Bernarda Alba

Born
17 December 1900
Birthplace
Piraeus
Died
22 February 1973

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Katina Paxinou

Katina Paxinou was a Greek stage and screen actor whose career joined classical theatre with international films.

Early life

Training

Studied opera in Geneva, Berlin and Vienna before moving into spoken drama.

Career

  1. 1928

    Drama debut

    Joined Marika Kotopouli’s company.

  2. 1932

    National Theatre

    Joined the re-established National Theatre of Greece.

  3. 1943

    Hollywood debut

    Appeared in For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Selected work

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Played Pilar, winning the supporting-actress Oscar.

The House of Bernarda Alba

Led the first English-language production in New York.

Rocco and His Brothers

Appeared in Luchino Visconti’s film.

Beyond work

Family and archive

Married director Alexis Minotis in 1940; he later donated material forming the Paxinou-Minotis Museum.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: N/A studio. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.