Still of Melina Mercouri and Robert Morley in Topkapi (1964)
Caption: Still of Melina Mercouri and Robert Morley in Topkapi (1964)
Actress, Soundtrack, Writer
Born: October 18, 1920
Star sign: Libra
Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Known for: Never on Sunday (1960), Topkapi (1964), Stella (1955), Phaedra (1962)
Source: IMDB
Melina Mercouri was born in Athens, Greece on October 18, 1920. An early woman activist, she was elected to the Greek Parliament in 1977. Later Miss Mercouri was to become the first woman to hold a Senior cabinet post "Minister of Culture" in the Greek government. In 1971 she wrote her autobiography titled "I Was Born Greek." Melina wed actor ...