Maria Foka

Maria Foka Greek Μαρία Φωκά Argostoli 1 October 1916 London 15 June 2001 was a Greek actress She was born in Argostoli to her parents Nikolaos Th Fokas a captain and Kaikilia Kountouri She was an actress and activist of the Left who distinguished herself in roles of embodying strong characters In the 1950s she abstained from the stage for almost 8 years due to her conviction as a spy in the trial of Nikos Belogiannis She had been sentenced to life imprisonment by a vote of 32 but this was later commuted to 10 years imprisonment with deprivation of political rights She was President of SEI 1977 She was married to the actor Lykourgos Kallergis She was one of the most famous grandmothers on Greek television her roles in the series Ekmek pagato and Dolce Vita were characteristic In the latter she achieved enormous success playing the role of Olga Markatou Her last television appearance was in the series Oi theosevoumoni in 2000 She died in London on June 15 2001 after longterm heart problems and was released in Portsmouth