Maria Foka(1916-2001)

Maria Foka was a Greek actress and Left-wing activist who distinguished herself in roles embodying strong characters. In the 1950s, she stayed away from stage, for almost 8 years, because of her conviction as a spy, in the trial of Nikos Belogiannis. She had been sentenced to life in prison by a vote of 3-2, but it was later commuted to 10 years in prison with deprivation of civil rights. He was president of the Greek Actors Guild (1977). She was married to actor Lykourgos Kallergis. She was one of the most famous grandmothers on Greek television, her roles in the Ekmek pagoto (1991) and Dolce Vita (1995) being the most memorable. Her last television appearance was in Oi theio... sevoumenoi (2000) in 2000.