Katerina Didaskalou

Born

1960-12-29

Birthplace

Athens, Greece

Biography

Katerina Didaskalou is a Greek film, theater and television actress. Didaskalou was born in Athens, but grew up in various cities in Greece, following her father, who was a senior judge. After high school, she continued her studies at the Philosophical School of Athens and also at the Drama School of the National Theatre, from where she graduated with honors. With a scholarship from the Onassis Foundation, she went to New York to continue her studies at Columbia University in film acting, as well as at the Uta Hagen HB Studio in theater acting. Didaskalou participated in several television series and several films. She made her debut on television in 1990 with the TV series The Yellow Envelope which was shown on the TV station ANT1, while the following year in 1991 she starred in the series O Phobos on ET2 and at the same time she made her debut in the cinema with the movie Two Suns in the sky directed by Giorgos Stamboulopoulos. A well-known theater performance in which he had the leading role is the play "The Whore from Above" by Antonis Tsipianitis. The actress was at the forefront of the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony in 1984 for the Los Angeles Olympics and in 1988 for the Seoul Olympics