Acting
Jul 16, 1944
Volos, Greece
Mina Adamaki
Acting
Biography
Mina (Asimina) Adamaki (Greek: Μίνα Αδαμάκη, Volos, July 17, 1944 - Athens, November 11, 2022) was a Greek actress. She was born in Volos. She was a graduate of the Law School of the University of Athens. She studied at the Drama School of the Art Theater of Karolos Koon (1966). At a young age she studied puppetry and pantomime in London. Her first appearance was in the theater, while still a student, with the "Karols Kuhn" Art Theater, in the play "The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat". She has acted in several TV series and movies. She died of cancer on November 11, 2022 at the age of 78. (Source: Wikipedia)
Feature Films (8)
A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. There are several couples and their relation with sex in parallel stories that come together in a hilarious way.
Safe Sex
In the small, closed community of a provincial town, Magda tries to maintain a balance within a family facing many serious problems. The families apparently normal, bourgeois, every-day life will crack open, bringing to the surface hatred and passions of the kind that lie well-hidden in the mists of the nearby lake. An intense plot and a totally unexpected ending make up this film, which features characters who are vulnerable, innocent and ordinary, but who become ruthless and callous, worrying only about protecting their financial resources. The offences are disproportionately serious compared to the financial benefits they try to secure
Blackmail Boy
This is the story of two Greek families, named Delafrangas and Bisbikides. The former family is very wealthy & lucky, the latter very poor and continually struck by fate. Poor but honest Martha is in love with Giakoumis, a young builder and bouzouki organist, but all her dreams fall apart when posh Tzela "steals" the love of her beloved one... A couple of flash backs, following their families roots back to WW2 and the Turkish domination, and a hidden secret will unfold the story's ending..
Crying... Silicon Tears
Complications in life are common. But when they occur in different eras, the situation spirals out of control. A subversive comedy, with songs by Lefteris Pantazis and Stelios Rokos.
Of the Poor Woman
Soula Sarimbuyuki is 30 years old, independent, and against marriage. She grew up with her three aunts, who are originally from the city and love spicy food. Today is her birthday and birthdays are a very dangerous day! Like New Year's! You have to make decisions. She has just received four marriage proposals and decides to get married! Her three aunts are impressed, her two best friends run to help and the four prospective grooms arrive on the island to choose the right one. The test begins and the situation becomes complicated. While the winner is ready to "pay" the bride, Soula decides that a wedding is not a game show.
Soula Come Again (SEX)
At a critical political juncture in England, the minister and deputy prime minister, Alex Charles, is injured, in a coma, on a life support machine in his home. His bourgeois wife, her lover, his friend and also a government minister, the minister's colonel mistress, and even his political opponent, have interests in keeping him alive. The entanglement and grandiose plans for power are the best stimulant in a story of incredible misunderstandings and reversals. The minister's daughter, the Indian butler, and even the air conditioning technician, are involved in the threads of a tragicomic situation that borders on parody. The entire government of the state rests on a power socket...The play was staged at the then new venue "PIRAEUS 131" in 1998 and was played for 3 seasons "Unplug the Minister (1998)". The television show is from the 3rd season. It was re-aired on Star on Sunday, August 5, 2001 & Saturday, March 22, 2003
Unplug the Minister in the Socket
In Belle Époque Paris, Gabrielle, after years of family happiness, begins to doubt the loyalty of her husband, Victor-Emmanuel, and confides her concerns to her old friend Lucien. The comedy begins to unfold when Gabrielle and Lucien, in order to test Victor, write him a letter, arranging an appointment at a dubious hotel. What they do not know is that the usually drunk Posse, Victor's double, works as a doorman at the same hotel. When all the heroes of the play arrive at the hotel, each for their own reasons, the fuse of the farce is ignited...
Fleas in the ears
Television & Series (7)
Eliza Stamatiou lives with her mother, Margarita, and her younger brother, Giorgos, somewhere in Brahami. Their financial situation is very good and everyone at home has relative freedom of movement. Eliza works for a large insurance company, but her "secret" desire is to work in cinema, regardless of her specialty. In the boredom of everyday life and a rather indifferent life, Eliza juxtaposes her imagination, which has been fueled by endless hours in movie theaters or in front of the video. Her generally unsuccessful attempts to transfer elements and situations from movies and their corresponding heroines to her daily life, provoke laughter and emotion.
Η Ελίζα και οι άλλοι
The Haritou family's ancestral home was initially inhabited only by the unmarried youngest daughter, Irini. However, in the first episode of the series, her older and widowed sister, Olga, moves into the same house until the construction of the new house she is building is completed. Although initially they thought that her move would be temporary, it eventually became permanent for the entire series. At the same time, the middle daughter, Maria, decides to move into her ancestral home and stay with her sisters, because she caught her husband, Yannis, red-handed with her best friend.
