person

Katerina Gogou

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1940-06-01

Place of Birth

Athens, Greece

Katerina Gogou

Biography

Katerina Gogou (Greek: Κατερίνα Γώγου; 1940–1993) was a Greek poet, author and actress. She was born in 1940 during World War II and the Axis occupation of Greece, for which she did not spend a pleasant childhood. She had a strict father with whom she lived during her childhood. Afterwards, in her teenage years, she lived with her mother. From the age of 5 years she started acting in children's plays. Professionally she debuted in theater with Dinos Iliopoulos' theater company in the play Ο Κύριος πέντε τοις εκατό (Mr. five percent) in 1961. She made her first cinematographic appearance in the film Ο άλλος (The other one / The other person). Most of the films she participated in were Finos Film productions. She became more widely known for roles of cheerful and carefree women like in the movies Το ξύλο βγήκε από τον παράδεισο (The wood came out of paradise) and Μια τρελή τρελή οικογένεια (A crazy crazy family). She has received the award for best actress in a lead role in Thessaloniki International Film Festival for the film Το βαρύ πεπόνι (The heavy melon - this phrase in Greek is an idiom referring to someone who tries to appear as a macho man), directed by Pavlos Tasios. As a poet she was known for her revolutionary and aggressive writing. She was an anarchist and her political identity was often reflected in her poems, such as "Υπερασπίζομαι την Αναρχία" (I support/defend Anarchy) or "Εμένα οι φίλοι μου είναι μαύρα πουλιά" (My friends are black birds). She also wrote some books with one of them, Τρία κλικ αριστερά (Three Clicks Left), being translated into English in 1983 by Jack Hirschman and published by Night Horn Books in San Francisco and also into Turkish in 2018 by Turkish author Mahir Ergun and published by Belge International Publishing House in Istanbul. Katerina Gogou was participating actively in the anarchist movement, especially in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens. She supported anarchist prisoners and participated in movements for the liberation of political prisoners. She had been arrested several times, one of which as a suspect for the murder of two police officers by the Revolutionary Organization 17 Noemvri, for which she was declared innocent. She had a bad relationship with the police, having filed a complaint after being attacked by police officers during a protest. She was married to film director Pavlos Tassios, with whom she had a daughter.Later in her life she got addicted to alcohol and drugs. She was found dead in her apartment in October 1993 due to a drug overdose.

Also Known For

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Katerina Gogou: For the Restoration of Blackness

Mar 07, 2013

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I'm a man and... I'll have fun!

Jan 01, 1960

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50

The Liar

Apr 13, 1963

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Marriage Lads

Nov 11, 1963

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Tired life

Sep 10, 1964

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40

Yes, But...

Nov 06, 1972

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What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi?

Sep 23, 1971

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Τα κοθώνια του θρανίου

Jan 01, 1962

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And the Woman Shall Fear Her Husband

Jun 28, 1965

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71

Parangelia!

Oct 05, 1980

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Great Brides, Gullible Grooms

Jan 01, 1972

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77

The Antisocial

Jun 21, 1977

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Nomos 4000

May 05, 1962

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30

South Wind

Oct 04, 1984

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A woman's sacrifice

Aug 10, 1969

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Restless youth

May 25, 1963

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70

Maiden's Cheek

Nov 16, 1959

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73

Miss Manager

Dec 18, 1964

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78

A Crazy Crazy Family

Oct 25, 1965

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56

1922

Apr 01, 1978

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54

The Right-Minded Madman

Oct 21, 1968

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The child of the square

Jan 01, 1961

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54

Wedding like... Greek

Dec 07, 1964

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40

A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

Jan 01, 1965

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35

Koutroulis` Wedding

Jan 01, 1962

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49

The Barber's Beauty

Mar 31, 1969

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67

Dracula and Company

Jan 01, 1959

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40

Poverty

Jan 01, 1965

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47

Women want beat

Jan 01, 1962

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Crazy Girls Awesome Boys

Jan 01, 1970

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50

Love forever

Mar 16, 1970

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Wounded youth

Jan 01, 1969

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Τα παληόπαιδα

Jan 01, 1963