Sofia Roubou

Acting

Sofia Roubou

Born — Died

1947-01-01 — 2016-10-01

Place of birth

Athens, Greece

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

Sofia Roumbou (Greek: Σοφία Ρούμπου, 1947–1 October 2016) was a Greek film, stage and television actress. Roumbou was born in Athens and studied acting at the Drama School of the National Theatre and dance at the Sonia Morianova School. She began taking part in theatrical performances in 1965, when she was still a student at the drama school. Her first roles were in Aristophanes' "The Ecclesiastes" and Sophocles' "Antigone", opposite Anna Synodinou. Her film debut took place in 1969 with the film "The Girl of "17"" directed by Petros Lykas, alongside Kostas Kazakos and Christos Politis, playing a mentally ill young woman, for which she was awarded the Best Actress award at the Thessaloniki F…

Known for

The Hook poster
5.1

An adulterous woman and her lover plot to murder her husband Kostas and make it look like a yachting accident. However, unknown to them, Kostas has hired a private detective to follow them and knows of their plans in advance. A deadly game of double-crossing begins and propels all three of them towards tragedy.

The Hook

1976

Electric Angel poster
4.9

A typical experimental film, in which a variety of audiovisual techniques are used to create the sense of polymorphic eroticism as developed by European and Mediterranean cinematography of the 20th century. Combining the methods of “animation” and “live action”, this intricate work embodies the idea of an “ars combinatoria”. The structure is loose, with neither a central axis nor a point where everything converges, contributing greatly to the open-ended character of the film, where rhythm is the key element.

Electric Angel

1981

Panic poster
6.5

Returning from a business trip to Rhodes, Markos finds out that his sick son has been kidnapped. He agrees to pay the ransom that the kidnappers demand but the police officer Makridis sees that the money used is marked so they can track them down.

Panic

1969

The Mediterranean In Flames poster
5.0

A volunteer from a World War II-era Greek resistance group agrees to seduce a German officer in order to gain secrets

The Mediterranean In Flames

1972

Evidence poster
5.5

A documentary presenting people and events connected with the most important political developments from the student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic in 1973 until the first year of democratic rule after the dictatorship collapsed in 1974.

Evidence

1975

Naked On The Street poster
5.4

Against the backdrop of social prejudice, a torrid affair between a rich heiress and a proud worker starts to bloom, against all odds. Are the star-crossed lovers meant to be together? Is there a future when you're naked in the street?

Naked On The Street

1969

Film credits

1970s · 5 titles

1960s · 4 titles