Anna Fonsou

Acting

Anna Fonsou

Born

1939-07-06 (87)

Place of birth

Kesariani, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

49 titles

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

Known for

Waiting Room poster
10.0

Five people wake up in an abandoned warehouse. None of them has any recollection of memory of who they are and how they got there.All of them have to remember and to find a way to get out of this place before it is too late.

Waiting Room

2018

The Last Temptation poster
8.0

A highly respected surgeon and University Professor becomes infatuated with a pretty young acrobat he meets accidentally in the park one evening. He quits his practice, dumping all his patients and dedicates his life to offering her a new home, money and his passionate love, also trying to sponsor her stage career in any possible way. She takes all he gives but it’s never enough for her and she doesn’t really have to give back much because the old man is head over heels in love with her.

The Last Temptation

1964

The Countess of Fabrica poster
5.2

A beautiful young woman is arrested by a wonderful policeman, due to her effort to steal letters from a gigolo's house.

The Countess of Fabrica

1969

Who Thanasis! poster
6.7

A kindhearted owner of a shop falls in love with the girl he hires and, eventually, he finds out who tricks him and who really loves him.

Who Thanasis!

1969

No artwork available
NR

Bittersweet satirical stories about the lives of a man and a woman (garbage collectors) who meet by chance on the street and move forward together, looking for a living in the main streets and neighborhoods of Athens. In many cases, they will get involved with people from the underworld but will also face mundane reality with humor.

Junk collectors

1994

Lysistrata poster
6.1

Based on Aristophanes's play, Athenian women band together to encourage their men to stop fighting the Spartans by withholding sex from them when they return from the front.

Lysistrata

1972

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

1970s · 11 titles

Lysistrata poster
6.1

Based on Aristophanes's play, Athenian women band together to encourage their men to stop fighting the Spartans by withholding sex from them when they return from the front.

Lysistrata

1972

Love on a Horse poster
4.4

A son and his stepmother, without noticing their father/husband peeping at them, make love on a horse. The father, while being a painter, gets inspired and begins a new painting that creates tension between them.

Love on a Horse

1973

The Incredible poster
7.5

Thomas, the owner of an electrical appliances store, is having business problems due to his short-fuse temper and bad luck.

The Incredible

1970

Provocation poster
4.2

Angelos holds nothing in Greece. His sweetheart married his former friend, the woman who once was his first, killed. Here it is just waiting for disappointment, so all the money he buys a ticket to Australia. But while the young man is waiting for departure in his life to happen a new love experience. A chance meeting with Isabella on the ship that was carrying him to Athens, would be for Angelos another test, would lead to a meeting with the past and will be the key to unlocking the old crime.

Provocation

1971

The Two Faces of Love poster
4.3

Eleana is a prostitute who appears to have been abused when she was younger. During her daily encounters with various clients, she meets a young labourer called Christos whom she momentarily tries to develop a normal relationship with. Old habits die hard and she soon hits the streets again but it's too late, Christos has become infatuated with Eleana and plans to marry her. Gradually, the pressure and stress of the situation starts to take it's toll on Eleana's sanity and leads to a surreal, nightmarish climax!

The Two Faces of Love

1972

King of Liars poster
3.3

Achilleas, who works together with his friend Paminos at Prokopis’ gas station, tries, via correspondence, to find a rich woman from abroad to marry and, in this way, hit the jackpot.

King of Liars

1971

Holidays in Vietnam poster
6.3

Returning from a 3 year captivity in Vietnam, a kind chemist finds his wife married to his boss who has become rich due to his invention.

Holidays in Vietnam

1971

Image of Love poster
3.4

Under the scorching sun of the rugged Greek countryside, the young star-crossed lovers, Aggelos and Irini, dare to dream of a better future in dazzling but faceless Athens. Amid fear and prejudice, the couple has planned everything down to the last detail; however, the lack of money, and a momentary lapse of judgment, will condemn the two companions to a life of misery, as every police officer from their small village to the bustling capital is already informed of Aggelos' crime. Now, they have no other choice but to swallow their pride and hide. But, the road to Athens is long and perilous, and only God knows what dangers lie ahead. Will the runaway lovers ever find happiness?

Image of Love

1972

Her Private Life poster
3.0

A corpse is found at Anna's home, and she must explain the criminal investigator how she spent the night. And one story leads to another.

Her Private Life

1971

Proud eagles poster
10.0

The love affair between a squadron leader and a young woman who is involved with agents and saboteurs from foreign countries leads to the exposure of an entire group of spies.

Proud eagles

1971

The stranger of that night poster
5.7

Aris, a race car driver, meets a guy who looks strikingly similar to him. With obvious curiosity, he tries to find out from his friend Dimitris who this identical "stranger" is. He learns that his name is Kyriakos and that he works in a car repair shop. But Kyriakos, who is connected to Fotini, also learns of Aris's existence, and from his own father he learns that he is his twin brother, who was given up for adoption to a wealthy man, Kaisaris. The latter, as Aris's friend Diana learns, wanted a child to inherit a large fortune. Diana helps Kyriakos become a singer, while at the same time blackmailing Caesar for his strategy. The two brothers eventually find out everything, and Caesar is forced to sabotage Kyriakos' car in order to get him out of the way in the upcoming race...

The stranger of that night

1972

1960s · 22 titles

The Last Temptation poster
8.0

A highly respected surgeon and University Professor becomes infatuated with a pretty young acrobat he meets accidentally in the park one evening. He quits his practice, dumping all his patients and dedicates his life to offering her a new home, money and his passionate love, also trying to sponsor her stage career in any possible way. She takes all he gives but it’s never enough for her and she doesn’t really have to give back much because the old man is head over heels in love with her.

The Last Temptation

1964

The Countess of Fabrica poster
5.2

A beautiful young woman is arrested by a wonderful policeman, due to her effort to steal letters from a gigolo's house.

The Countess of Fabrica

1969

Who Thanasis! poster
6.7

A kindhearted owner of a shop falls in love with the girl he hires and, eventually, he finds out who tricks him and who really loves him.

Who Thanasis!

1969

The Clever Bird poster
6.2

A poor but hardworking and proud young woman falls in love with her boss and manages to save him from many problems troubling his business.

The Clever Bird

1961

All Men Are the Same poster
4.8

Polyxeni becomes enraged when she finds her husband flirting with their maid. After dismissing the girl, she leaves her husband and goes to live at her parents' house. There, however, by chance, her former maid comes to work as a domestic helper. Polyxeni's father, brother, son-in-law, a naval officer, and two of his sailors fall in love with the maid, leading to misunderstandings and comical situations.

All Men Are the Same

1966

Η Επιστροφή της Μήδειας poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Η Επιστροφή της Μήδειας

1968

10 Days in Paris poster
5.5

Two men intend to make a "secret" trip to Paris alone and live it up in order to escape the stranglehold of their wives.

10 Days in Paris

1962

Thirst for Life poster
5.2

Katerina is a spoiled rich woman who spends her time playing with the men who surround her. Only herself and her parents know she is dying and that the first possible emotion will be fatal.She knows that the first time she will love will be the last one and so he is not given to anyone until he meets Stephanos.

Thirst for Life

1964

Bitter life poster
10.0

The disabled Marina (Anna Fonsou) learns with joy that a childhood friend of hers (Phaedon Georgitsis) has returned to Greece as a brilliant doctor, after many years of studying abroad. She remembers the moments they lived, as well as the way another friend of hers (Kostas Karras) and her aunt (Rita Mousouri) pushed them away. Their meeting will dispel the clouds and even give the disabled girl a hope for a cure.

Bitter life

1965

The Trial of an Innocent poster
5.5

At the beginning of his trial, the accused Vassilis Doranis takes account of the events that brought him to the dock. From a very young age, he did everything for his younger brother, Mimis, sacrificing his own career to study the other. Mimis, instead of looking at his studies and lessons, preferred to spend his time in fun and entertainment. He went on to do the same prodigious life, and when he went to post-graduate studies in Germany, and when he returned, he even did not hesitate to cast himself on Anna, his brother's girlfriend. Vassilis had forgiven him for all this and reached up to the point of admitting that he was the drunk driver who dragged someone and left him helpless, dying in the middle of the road. For this criminal negligence of his brother, Vasilis is now in the dock, but he does not regret his choice. The one who regrets is Mimis, who gets angry at the court and assumes his responsibilities, admitting his guilt.

The Trial of an Innocent

1969

Spend the first of the month poster
4.8

A debt collector persistently pursues a spendthrift young man who owes a lot of money to the company he works for. Although he finds her unbearable at first, he soon falls in love with her.

Spend the first of the month

1965

Unmarried Groom poster
7.0

A kind-hearted teacher saves a girl from suicide and takes her into his home. However, he is newly married and the next day he leaves with his wife for their honeymoon. On the train, he encounters the same girl. The situation quickly becomes complicated, his wife becomes suspicious, and many misunderstandings arise.

Unmarried Groom

1967

Sharp as a Needle poster
4.7

Tonis and Rena are loved, but their uncles have objections, as they are deadly competitors in the field of swimwear marketing. Rena's uncle promotes a modern swimsuit, while Toni's uncle is a fan of the classic line. The two young men decide to steal ..

Sharp as a Needle

1961

A Pitiful Don Juan poster
5.4

A wealthy man is responsible for his friend’s daughter, who has come to Athens to study. The girl messes up his life and soon falls in love with him. Although he behaves like a father to her, he is tempted and jealous and flirts with her in front of a charming classmate of her, who is also interested in the girl.

A Pitiful Don Juan

1960

Stratis Has Strayed poster
7.0

Poor and unappreciated writer besieged by producer of cinema to give consent for turning a book into a movie.

Stratis Has Strayed

1969

Οι ένοχοι poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Οι ένοχοι

1966

The Nets of Shame poster
7.5

The poor fishermen of a small village in the Evros region are trying to set up a cooperative so that they can resist the relentless exploitation of the merchants who buy their catch for a pittance. Leading the effort is an educated young man, Stefanos, who strives to encourage the fishermen to overcome their hesitation.

The Nets of Shame

1965

That Something... Else! poster
6.1

An unorganized and spoiled guy, Telis Partalis, who is only cut off for his amusement, is squandering all of his father's possessions in feasts and cartogangers. His sister, Ellie, a tasty girl and a serious lawyer, as well as Julie's rich aunt, do their utmost to avert this situation but telis is not at all aware of his own misery. His aunt is forcing him to get engaged to the wealthy Nana, who in turn is a fanatic of the spree and has the ability to bail him out of debt. They once realize that Telis has fallen to the clutches of the deft who, led by the impostor Stelios, want to take away even the factory he has inherited. Then they all buckle together, even his sister and Nana, so they take down the bad guys. The factory survives, the hero's mind is somewhat "coagulates" and the love that arises between dues and nanas seals the happy ending.

That Something... Else!

1963

Athens after midnight poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Athens after midnight

1968

The Boy that I Love poster
5.5

Liza, a cheeky and mischievous young girl who works in a bookstore, is a fanatical admirer of a great heartthrob and movie star. She barges into his life and turns it upside down, provoking the jealousy of his co-star, with whom he is having an affair.

The Boy that I Love

1960

Anger poster
6.0

With hatred burning inside her black heart, a mean-spirited woman wants to have nothing to do with her polar opposite half-sister. Then, a car accident sets the stage for revenge, and no one is safe from harm. Can someone appease her rage?

Anger

1962

The Playful Girl poster
5.8

The Mikes family is wealthy son is in love with a poor girl, Katy. The Mikes afraid that his father would not approve their love, so Katy puts forwards a plan to win the favor of the candidate's father in law.

The Playful Girl

1967

1950s · 4 titles

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