# Anastasia Tsilimpiou

Anastasia Tsilimpiou (Greek: Αναστασία Τσιλιμπίου; born 12 November 1997) is a Greek-Romanian actress and model. She began her career at the age of five as a child actor and model. She is multilingual and can speak Greek, Romanian, English and Turkish.
Tsilimpiou became particularly popular in Greece after her participation in the 2006 Greek television series Gia tin kardia enos angelou and the hit Greek television series To Nisi. She played as blind child in theater. Tsilimpiou made her acting debut with a major role in the popular Turkish television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem.

## Early life

Tsilimpiou was born on 12 November 1997, in Athens to Viorel and Fotini Tsilimpiou. She has an older brother, Konstantinos. Her father is from Romania and her mother from Greece. At the age of 5, she began working as a child model by participating in advertisements and photo shoots for Greek magazines.

## Career

In 2015, after graduating from school, she was cast as Kösem Sultan (teenage role) in the Turkish series of the same name. Thus, she moved to Turkey for a few months. The series premiered on 12 November 2015 on the Turkish channel Star TV and then aired in many Asian countries. Also, in the same year, she played in the show "The Slave" (directed by Nikos Tserga) at the Municipal Theatre of Kallithea.
In 2016, he participated in the theatrical performance "Dionysian Night" (dir. Roula Hamou) at the Athens Theatre and in the web short series "Follow The Wind". In 2017 she made a brief appearance again in the series "Kiosem: The Sultana" and performed in "Playing Gods" (dir. Anne-Marie O'Sullivan) at the Asomaton Art Theatre.
In 2018, she played in the theatre performance "Loxandra" (dir. Sotiris Hatzakis) at the Veaki Theatre, in the film "We ate together" and in the web series "Off the Matter". In the 2018-2019 season he participated in the Cypriot series "Wrath", which was subsequently broadcast in Greece.
In the 2021-2022 season, he starred in the MEGA series "Komanda and Dragons" and in the theatrical performance "Comedy Lessons" (directed by Thodoris Atheridis) at Mikro Pallas. In the 2022-2023 season, he starred in the ALPHA series "This Night Remains" and in the Alpha TV series "The Beetle" (after O Paradisos).

## Filmography

Television :
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2006–2007 | Gia Tin Kardia Enos Angelou | Elpida | Leading role |
| 2009 | 40 Kymata | Young Christina | Guest star |
| 2010 | To Nisi | Young Mary Petraki | Episodes 1-8 |
| 2010 | O Polemos Ton Astron | Young Zinovia | Episode: "Pos Na Rikseis Enan Toxoti" |
| 2015, 2017 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem | Young Kösem Sultan | Main role (episodes 1–6) Guest star (episodes 60) |
| 2016 | Follow the Wind | Young Natalie | Short |
| 2018–2019 | Orgi | Olga | Main role |
| 2021 | Komanta Kai Drakoi (Commandos and Dragons) | Nafsiká | Main role |
Cinema :
| Year | Title | Note |
| 2018 | Mazi Ta Fagame | Film debut |

## Theater

Theatre :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008–2010 | To thávma tis Anny Sálivan | Helen Keller |
| 2015 | To Sklavi | Princess |
| 2016 | Dionisiaki Nixta | |
| 2017 | Playing Gods | Aphrodite |
| 2018 | Loxandra | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | Corfu acting theatre award | Young actress to play "Helen Keller" in theatre play To thafma tis Anne Sullivan | Helen Keller | Won |