# Anna Fonsou

Anna Fonsou (Greek: Άννα Φόνσου; born July 6, 1939) is a Greek actress and social activist.

## Biography

Anna Fonsou was born in 1939 in Kaisariani in Greece and grew up in Tinos. She studied at the drama school of Dimitris Rondiris. She studied dance with Rallou Manou and singing with Popi Petrioli. Fonsou made her first theater appearance in 1956 with the troupe of Katerina Andreadi [el] and her first film appearance in 1957 in the movie Το παιδί του δρόμου (The Child of the Street). In 1965, she founded Proskinio together with Alexis Solomos and Aimilios Hourmouzis.
In cinema, she played in dozens of films, almost exclusively leading roles, in both dramas and comedies alongside famous comedians such as Thanasis Veggos with whom she co-starred in several films. In the early 1970s, she also did a series of erotic films, mainly directed by Omiros Efstratiadis, which are now considered cult.
On television she participated in various series (The Two Orphans, The Ragpickers, etc.) and in theatrical performances on the show The Theater of Monday. She starred at the Lyric Stage in the operetta The Apaches of Athens, and since 2001, she has been part of the National Theatre of Northern Greece.
In the 1996 parliamentary elections and the 2000 elections, she was a candidate with the KKE, and in the 2009 and 2012 elections she was a candidate with the PASOK in Athens A.
In 1997 she founded charitable foundation "The Actor's House" (Greek: Το σπίτι του Ηθοποιού) to provide housing for impoverished actors, of which she is a president. She produces theatrical performances, the proceeds of which are also donated to "The Actor's House". From 1998 to 2000, she served as president of the Greek Actors Union.
In 2016 she was awarded the Nikolaos Karolos prize by the Academy of Athens for her social work related to "The Actor's House".
She was married to theater entrepreneur and civil engineer Kostas Paltoglou, architect Nikos Sofianos, and in 1985 to singer-songwriter and composer Takis Bougas until they divorced in 1993.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Greek title | Direction | Mode | Role |
| 1957 | The street kid | Το παιδί του δρόμου | Frixos Iliadis | Dramatic | Vasoula / Maroula |
| 1957 | Fanouris and his family | Ο Φανούρης και το σόι του | Dimitris Ioannopoulos | Comedy | Elenitsa Skarvetsou |
| 1958 | The secret of the accused | Το μυστικό της κατηγορουμένης | Maurice Novak | Dramatic | Lila Diveri |
| 1959 | The tomboy | Το αγοροκόριτσο | Dimis Dadiras | Comedy, sentimental | Alexa |
| 1960 | A Don Juan for crying | Ένας Δον Ζουάν για κλάματα | Dimis Dadiras | Comedy | Tzini (Ioanna) Kalomiris |
| 1960 | The boy I love | Τ' αγόρι π' αγαπώ | Giannis Dalianidis | Comedy, sentimental | Lisa |
| 1961 | The Smart Bird | Το έξυπνο πουλί | Orestis Laskos | Comedy, sentimental | Lantern |
| 1961 | Devil sock | Διαβόλου κάλτσα | Grigoris Grigoriou | Comedy, sentimental | Rena |
| 1962 | Anger | Οργή | Vasilis Georgiadis | Dramatic | Lily |
| 1962 | Ten days in Paris | Δέκα μέρες στο Παρίσι | Orestis Laskos | Comedy | Alexa Zepa |
| 1963 | This something else | Αυτό το κάτι άλλο | Grigoris Grigoriou | Comedy, musical | Nana (Athanasia) Penari |
| 1964 | Thirst for life | Δίψα για ζωή | Socrates Kapsaskis | Dramatic | Katerina Negreponti |
| 1964 | The last Temptation | Ο τελευταίος πειρασμός | Socrates Kapsaskis | Dramatic | Nina |
| 1965 | The nets of shame | Τα δίχτυα της ντροπής | Errikos Thalassinos | Dramatic | Maria |
| 1965 | Bitter life | Πικρή ζωή | Socrates Kapsaskis | Dramatic | Marina |
| 1965 | Spend the first of the month | Περάστε την πρώτη του μηνός | Socrates Kapsaskis | Comedy | Anna |
| 1965 | He's a... crazy crazy Vengos | Είναι ένας... τρελλός τρελλός Βέγγος | Panos Glykofridis | Comedy | (cameo) |
| 1966 | The guilty | Οι ένοχοι | Kostas Asimakopoulos | Dramatic | Christina |
| 1966 | All men are the same | Όλοι οι άνδρες είναι ίδιοι | Alekos Sakellarios | Comedy | Calliope of Musk |
| 1967 | Bride unborn | Νυμφίος ανύμφευτος | Orestis Laskos | Comedy | Suzi Bassi |
| 1967 | The playful one | Η παιχνιδιάρα | Christos Kyriakopoulos | Comedy | Kaiti Lorentzou |
| 1968 | The return of Medea | Η επιστροφή της Μήδειας | Yannis Christodoulou | Dramatic | Artemis Dima |
| 1969 | Who Is Thanassis!! | Ποιος Θανάσης!! | Thanasis Vengos | Comedy | Stella |
| 1969 | Stratis went astray | Ο Στρατής παραστράτησε | Kostas Karagiannis | Comedy | Dora Galatis |
| 1969 | The countess of the factory | Η κόμισσα της φάμπρικας | Dimis Dadiras | Comedy | Efi (Sofia) Tepeherli |
| 1969 | The trial of an innocent | Η δίκη ενός αθώου | Kostas Asimakopoulos | Dramatic | Anna |
| 1970 | See: "Lucian" | Βλέπε: «Λουκιανός» | George Emirzas | Dramatic | Venus |
| 1970 | The brave of the north | Οι γενναίοι του Βορρά | Kostas Karagiannis | Dramatic | (dancer) |
| 1970 | The unlikely | Ο απίθανος | Orestis Laskos | Comedy | Daisy |
| 1971 | My private life | Ιδιωτική μου ζωή | Homer Efstratiadis | Police, erotic | Anna |
| 1971 | The arch liar | Ο αρχιψεύταρος | Errikos Thalassinos | Comedy | Daphne Porter |
| 1971 | Holidays in Vietnam | Διακοπές στο Βιετνάμ | Panos Glykofridis | Comedy | Frosso Hadjifapa |
| 1971 | Proud eagles | Υπερήφανοι αετοί | Philippa Phylaktos | Adventure | Love of Vassiliadou |
| 1972 | Provocation | Πρόκλησις | Homer Efstratiadis | Adventure, romance | Isabella |
| 1972 | Lysistrata | Λυσιστράτη | George Zervoulakos | Comedy | Myrin |
| 1972 | Hunted lovers | Κυνηγημένοι ερασταί | Homer Efstratiadis | Adventure, romance | Samantha |
| 1972 | Hotter than the sun | Πιο θερμή κι από τον ήλιο | Homer Efstratiadis | Dramatic, erotic | Eleana |
| 1972 | The stranger of that night | Ο άγνωστος εκείνης της νύχτας | Odysseus Kosteletos | Dramatic | Diana |
| 1973 | The Renegade | Ο αποστάτης | Phaedon Georgitsis | Dramatic | Sula |
| 1973 | The Girl and the Horse | Το κορίτσι και τ' άλογο | Vangelis Serdaris | Dramatic, erotic | Julia |
| 1980 | Members of Parliament | Βουλευτές και βουλευτίνες | Nikos Avrameas | Comedy | Kate |
| 1980 | Each with their own madness | Καθένας με την τρέλλα του | George Lazaridis | Comedy | Anna |
| 1987 | The rope | Ο κλοιός | Kostas Koutsomytis | Adventure, Social, Political | Mary |
| 1991 | Window to the sea | Παράθυρο στη θάλασσα | Maria Iliou | Dramatic | |
| 1996 | New order | Νέα τάξη | Kostas Megapanos | Dramatic | |
| 1997 | We'll know tomorrow. Dharma Blue Bums | Αύριο θα ξέρουμε. Dharma Blue Bums | Andreas Thomopoulos | Dramatic | Save |
| 2002 | Ballad of Lost Moonlight | Μπαλάντα στο χαμένο σεληνόφως | Nikos Xithalis | Dramatic | woman |
| 2016 | Come on | Ξα μου | Cleo Fanourakis | Dramatic | disappointed woman |
| 2018 | Waiting room | Αίθουσα αναμονής | Alexandros Leontaritis | Horror | Jenny |