# Smaragda Karydi

Smaragda Karydi (Greek: Σμαράγδα Καρύδη) is a Greek TV and stage actress. She came into prominence playing the role of Dahlia in the TV series Sto Para Pente and later the TV series Fila ton vatraho sou (Frog or not) co-starring with Τhodoris Atheridis.

## Early days

Smaragda was born on 9 August 1969, and is the daughter of actors Dinos Karydis (1938–2024) (whom she later starred with in Fila ton vatraho sou) (Frog or not) and Tzoulia Argyropoulos.
She graduated from the Drama School of the Greek National Theatre and has worked as an actress in the Greek television in primary and secondary roles in the series. From 2005 until 2007 she has had one of the main roles in the popular TV series Sto Para Pente.
She has also starred in the films Thiliki Etairia written by Nikos Perakis in 1999, O kalyteros mou filos written by Lakis Lazopoulos and the cinema adaptation of the theatrical play Mia melissa ton Avgousto written by Thodoris Atheridis in 2007.
In the theatre she has starred in the plays Apo erota, Mia melissa ton Avgousto, and Sinevi kai opoios thelei to pistevei written and directed by Thodoris Atheridis.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Love Agreement | baby | Film debut |
| 1993 | Starry Dome | Ismini | |
| 1994 | Late Night | client | |
| 1996 | Towards freedom | | |
| 1999 | Female Company | Angela Papa | |
| 2001 | My Best Friend | Andrea | |
| 2001 | Ghost of a chance | casino player | |
| 2002 | Wannabees | | voice role |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Helen Parr / Elastigirl | voice role |
| 2005 | Woman is a hardcore person | Fani | |
| 2007 | A bee in August | Maria Giannadoudaki | |
| 2008 | Bolt | Mittens | voice role |
| 2009 | The Heiress | Vera Skariba | |
| 2014 | Thursday & 12 | Adamantia Fountouki | |
| 2014 | With and without women | Nadia | |
| 2014 | By love | Anna | |
| 2016 | Perfect Strangers | Eri | |
| 2022 | Dodo | Mariella | |
| 2023 | More Than Strangers | | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | Be quiet... the country is sleeping | | Episode: "End... or anyway?" |
| 1993 | Dyed Red Hair | Litsa | 4 episodes |
| 1993 | Anatomy of a crime | Irene Deligianni | Episode: "Blind devotion" |
| 1994 | Anatomy of a crime | Daphne Georgiadi | Episode: "Closed circuit" |
| 1994 | The Exchangers | Monica Manesi | 1 episode |
| 1996-1997 | The colour of the moon | Marouso Stathaki | Lead role, 18 episodes |
| 1997 | Because of Honour | Chloe | 8 episodes |
| 1997 | Double Truth | Alexia | Episode: "In one body" |
| 1997 | Double Truth | prostitute | Episode: "The time of shadows" |
| 1997 | Double Truth | Ersi | Episode: "Wrong hopes" |
| 1997 | A night like this | Rena | Episode: "Abyssal Paths" |
| 1997 | A night like this | Eleni Michalopoulou | Episode: "For the heart of Achilles" |
| 1998 | For You | Elvira | Lead role, 13 episodes |
| 1998 | Late night news | Nena Delopoulou | 2 episodes |
| 1998-1999 | The flapping of the seagull | | Lead role, 22 episodes |
| 1999 | Eroica | theatre actress | 1 episode |
| 2000-2001 | Innocent or guilty | Eleni | Lead role, 34 episodes |
| 2001 | Red Circle | Angeliki | Episode: "Women's Day" |
| 2001 | Red Circle | Katerina Stavropoulou | Episode: "The professionals" |
| 2001 | Red Circle | Katerina | Episode: "Heaven" |
| 2001 | Red Circle | Eleni | Episode: "Merry Christmas" |
| 2001-2002 | Gulf of Grosso | | Lead role, 22 episodes |
| 2002-2003 | If you only knew! | Litsa Phanarioti | Lead role, 25 episodes |
| 2003 | White House | Danae | Lead role, 17 episodes |
| 2004 | The Nanny | Demy Zacharopoulou | 1 episode |
| 2004 | The bees | | 1 episode |
| 2004-2005 | Babalu | Christina | Lead role, 16 episodes |
| 2005 | Seven Deadly Mothers-In-Law | Jo | Episode: "The Mother-In-Law from Constantinople" |
| 2005 | Safe Sex TV Stories | Sandra | Episode: "Barbarella is dead" |
| 2005-2007 | In the nick of time | Dalia Chatzialexandrou | Lead role, 49 episodes |
| 2007 | Jugerman | Katerina MacLee | 4 episodes |
| 2007-2009 | Kiss your frog | Olga Pavlidou | Lead role, 58 episodes |
| 2010 | Star Wars | Julia Papafloratou | Episode: "I and him" |
| 2012 | Back Home | Aleka Giouleka | Episode: "Test in ancient Greek" |
| 2014 | Through This | Lilika | Episode: "Babis" |
| 2014-2016 | Celebrity Game Night | Herself (host) | Game show; season 1-3 |
| 2015 | National Team | Niki Angelidi | Lead role, 15 episodes |
| 2017-2018 | Nota Mia | Herself (host) | Daytime game show |
| 2018 | MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project | Herself (performance) | TV special |
| 2020-2021 | One million Yen | Herself (host) | Daytime game show |
| 2020-2021 | Don't start moaning | Nana Kalamba | 7 episodes |
| 2021-2023 | Celebrity Game Night | Herself (host) | Game show; season 5-7 |
| 2023-present | IQ 160 | Penelope Mouriki | Lead role |
| 2025-present | Ta Tetragona ton asteron (Hollywood Squares) | Herself (host) | Game show; season 4 |

### Theatre

* Apo Erota (Από έρωτα)
* Mia Melissa Ton Avgousto (Μια μέλισσα τον Αύγουστο)
* Synevi ki opis theli to pistevi (Συνέβη κι όποιος θέλει το πιστεύει)
* The Witches of Smyrna (Οι Μάγισσες της Σμύρνης)
* The Wedding of Koutroulis (Του Κουτρούλη ο γάμος)
* Noises Off (Το σώσε)