Biography

Maria Kallimani was born in Aigio, Greece. She graduated from Athens University (Archaeology and History of Art) and the "Empros" Theatre Drama School in 1996. She speaks English and French. She has collaborated with important directors on the free stage, at the National Theater, as well as at the Athens and Epidaurus Festival. She has starred in the following films: Homeland dir. Syllas Tzoumerkas which had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2010, Knifer dir. Yiannis Economides 2010, for her role she was nominated for Best Actress award at the Hellenic Film Academy. The eternal return of Antonis Paraskevas dir. Elina Psykou which had its premiere at the Berlinale 2012 Film Festival, at home (Nadia) dir. Thanassis karanikolas which had its premiere at the Berlinale 2014 Film Festival and won the ecumenical prize for Best Film, for her role she was awarded for Best Actress at the Hellenic Film Academy, 2015. Interruption dir. Giorgos Zois which had its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, Horrizonti 2015, Suntan dir. Argyris Papadimitropoulos 2014 which had its premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017, South dir. Tassos Boulmetis 2015, for her role she was nominated for Best Actress award at the Hellenic Film Academy. The surface of things dir. Nancy Biniadaki 2016, The waiter dir. Steve Krikris 2018, Fugue dir. Laura Neri 2019(short film), Memoir of a veering storm dir. Sofia Georgovassili 2020(short film) which had its premiere at the Berlinale 2022 Film Festival in the generation 14 plus. 11:20 dir. Dimitris Nakos 2021(short film), Ekei pou zoume dir. Sotiris Goritsas 2022, for her role she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress award at the Hellenic Film Academy. Brando with a glass eye dir. Antonis Tsonis which had its premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival 2024, Meat dir. Dimitris Nakos 2023 which will have its premier at the Toronto International Film Festival 2024. She has starred in TV series.

- IMDb mini biography by: Maria Kallimani