
Acting
Smaro Veaki
Kefalonia, Greece
Smaro (Smaragda) Bola - Veaki (Greek: Σμάρω Βεάκη, 1895 - 1982) She was the daughter of the actors Apostolos and Ioulia Bola and the second wife of Emilios Veakis. The theatrical family was completed with their three children Mary, Giannis and Dimitris, also actors. She was born in 1895 in Kefalonia and made her first appearance on stage in Cyprus in the play "The Lady of Lyon" with the G. Saramantis troupe. She then collaborated with the troupes of Aikaterini Veroni, Marika Kotopouli and Kyveli. She met her husband and from 1922 she participated in the A. Veakis-Chris Nezer troupe. In 1926 she returned to her collaboration with Kyveli at the "Dionysia" theatre. In 1932 she joined the National Theatre, where she remained until 1941. After the war, she appeared only in cinema. For her performance in Pantelis Voulgaris's multi-awarded film "Anna's Suitor", she was honored at the 1972 Thessaloniki Film Festival with the Best Supporting Actress Award. Smaragda Veaki died in 1982.
Acting credits
6.2A lower-class maid navigates the social world of the upper-crust family she works for.
Anna's Engagement
1972
6.3Mr. Spyros is released from prison after having served time for the murder of his wife's lover. He accidentally meets a young couple who want to get married, but the mother of the girl is against the marriage. When Mr. Spyros realizes that the girl is his daughter and her mother his wife, he makes an important decision.
The Voice of the Heart
1943
4.8Young Antinoos is on vacation on an island where he meets a seductive woman, Eva, who is having a miserable time with her middle-aged husband, Alekos. Eva is attracted to Antinoos, who is her missing part, but at the same time, she feels guilty and tries to suppress her passion.
Eva
1953
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Η φτωχούλα και το βασιλόπουλο
1960
3.8Captain Giakoumis makes the big decision to forsake the sea and live peacefully close to his wife and his adopted son, Andreas, who is about to sit for examinations in order to become a lieutenant. However, a terrible secret burdens his soul. He has a daughter, Agni, whom he had years ago when he had an affair with Maria, a prostitute from Troumpa. Maria, before she died, expressed the wish that Giakoumis recognize their daughter as his child. He, however, refused, since Agni ended up becoming a prostitute. The girl, to take revenge on her father, starts an affair with her half-brother with the intention of dragging him down into the mud. In the end, however, she falls in love with him, and this love blesses everyone and everything.
Lily of the Harbor
1952
8.5Accompanied by his feathery associate, a wandering fortune-teller predicts the fates of passers-by to make a living. He encounters penniless lovers, incurable romantics, and unscrupulous con artists. But who knows what tomorrow holds?
Of Fortune The Written
1957