Acting
Sep 30, 1974
Athens, Greece
Maria Solomou
Acting
Biography
Maria Solomou (born 1 October 1974 in Athens) is a Greek actress. She is best known for her roles in the MEGA television series Breathing Distance (2003–2004) and Singles (2005–2008). She studied economics at the American College of Greece "Deree". She worked for a short time as a flight attendant and then studied at the "Iasmos" Drama School of Vasilis Diamantopoulos. He has acted in many theatrical productions, including "Myriel Gets Married" (1999, directed by Nikos Karageorgos) at Studio Below Zero - Open Theater, "Bachelor Party" (2000-01, directed by Nikos Karageorgos) at the Foundry Theater, "A New Red" (2001-02, directed by Konstantinos Arvanitakis) at the Porta Theater, "Is That So?" (2003, directed by Nikos Karageorgos) at the Altera Pars Theater, "Delicate Balance" (2003-05, directed by Athanasia Karagiannopoulou) at the Athinais Theater, "Nights" (2004-05, directed by Vana Pefani) at the Bar Theater Kelsos, "The Bath" (2006, directed by Minas Adamakis) at the Topos Allou Theater, "Diamonds and Blues" (2006-07, directed by Athanasia Karagiannopoulou) at the Athinais Theater, "Betrayal" (2008, directed by Minas Adamakis) at the Topos Allou Theater, "Courage or Truth" (2008-09, directed by Yannis Vourou) at the Admiral Theater, "I Sprayed Eliza" (2011-12, directed by Zoi Xanthopoulou & Nikos Moutsinas) at the Chora Theater, “The Baptisms” (2012, directed by Zoi Xanthopoulou & Nikos Moutsinas) on tour, “She Took Her Life Into Her Hands” (2012-13, directed by Giorgos Paloumpis) at the “Hellenic World” Cultural Center, “The Addams Family” (2016, directed by Themida Marsellou) at the Vembo Theater, “A Dog Called Horror” (2017-18, directed by Dimitris Kouroumbalis) at the Ilisia-Volanakis Theater, “Ververitsa” (2018-19, directed by Nikos Moutsinas) at the Bretania Theater, “Get Well Soon” (2019-20, dir. Petrou Filippidis) at the Vretania Theatre and “M.A.I.R.O.Y.L.A.” (2024, dir. Frosos Lytra) at the Mikro Horn Theatre. In recent years, she has also been actively involved in social media. Specifically, since 2022 she has been presenting the podcast “What Maria Knows” on the Pod channel (YouTube and Spotify) and since 2024 she has been presenting the interview show “Maria at Night” on the MariaTiNixta channel (YouTube).
Feature Films (10)
Poor Tasos and was so young! But also very jealous. A defect that ultimately cost him his own life as during his last jealousy crisis for of his beautiful girlfriend Alice, he will fall victim of a traffic accident. Archangels will sympathize with him, granting him another five invisible, on land, minutes, where he will have the opportunity to touch his favorite - and not - persons and to intervene in their lives.
Extended Play
Makis , a man with difficulties in the stock market, falls for Roula , who is the mistress of a big tycoon , which Makis has invested in. Makis becomes witness to an assassination gone wrong. The police are after him thinking he is the shooter but the real assassin is after Makis to recruit him to his terrorist beliefs. The only comfort Makis can find is Roula who follows him on his deadly adventure.
The Bubble
In the casino there is only one queen, the small ball that spins on the roulette table. None of the players pays the slightest attention to the female dealers. But Takis, a «perennial» med student, doesn't go to the casino to win millions but to earn a day's wages. Vera works in a gym but trains and gets a second job as a dealer. Her aim is to protect her mother since regulations forbid relatives of employees from entering the casino. Let her Dad knock himself out. There's no way he'll ever play roulette again! At some point, Takis and Vera become lovers. They rig a game at the roulette table, leave the money with her mother and hide out in a friend's house, where their romantic dream soon succumbs to the wretched conditions in which they live. When her father dies of a heart attack in his Jeep, Vera suddenly finds herself with money. At the funeral, the manager of the casino threatens to send her to prison...
Ghost of a Chance
Alkis, a young gay man, is upset when Tonia, his ex-girlfriend, moves in next door to him with her new husband. Her marriage is not going well and she makes a play for Alkis. He rebuffs her but is worried that her next target will be Babis, his boyfriend.
Next Door Man
Television & Series (11)
Theories are introduced, and eventually verified, from the events that occur in a company of young men and women.
S1ngles
Maria Solomou plays a mother who tries to keep balance with her husband, Grigoris and her two teenage children, Alexia and Paraskeuas.
