Efi Papatheodorou

Biography

Efthymia (Efi) Papatheodorou (Sitaralona Trichonidos, August 26, 1938) is a Greek actress. A student of Dimitris Rontiris, she has co-starred with Elli Lampeti and was a member of the group that started the "Amore Theater". On television, she has participated, among others, in the children's series Tou Koutiou ta Paramythia on ERT and the series Doureios Ippos on ANT1. Despite her 40-year career, an important milestone in her career was her participation in the series Sto Para 5, when her friend Irini Koumarianou suggested her for the role of Theopoula. In 2005, she participated in the Greek-American films The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Opa! (Opa!), with the second being filmed in Patmos and other Greek islands. In the same year, she participated in the English TV movie My Family and Other Animals, which was filmed in Corfu and broadcast by the BBC. She also starred in the 1st Season of the TV series My Beloved Neighbors. In 2015, she participated in the remake of the Greek film "The Grooms of Happiness". In 2022, she played Athena in the OPEN series "Erotas figas".

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) — Elderly Greek Woman
2. What Will Become Of Us (2004) — Old Greek
3. The Island of Secrets (2014) — Thekla
4. In the Nick of Time (2005) — Theopoula Tzini
5. Bäckström (2020) — Farmor Romero
6. Testosterone (2005)
7. Don't Start the Murmur (2013) — Grandma Elenitsa
8. Opa! (2005) — 3rd Yaya
9. Everything Will Be Fine (2009) — Elenitsa
10. Minore (2024) — Granny
11. My Beloved Neighbours (2007) — Ζαμπέτα
12. Larisa Confidential (2012) — Melpo
13. The Charioteer (1995) — Mother
14. The Dress (2001)
15. Απίστευτα κι Όμως... Ελληνικά (1990)
16. The Winter (2013) — Philio
17. The Road (2005)
18. Δια ταύτα (2013) — Παγώνα "Πάολα" Μακρή
19. The Ride (2021) — Elli
20. The Tough Guy (1961)
21. Everything in the Air (2008) — Έρρικα
22. Ελεύθερος κι ωραίος (2012) — Ασπασία
23. 5 Ways 2 Die (2013) — Deaf Lady
24. Liveloula (2015) — Old Lady
25. In the Nick of Time - 20 Years Later (2025) — Self
26. Μιλώντας για το Τέλος (2025)
27. Quo Vadis? (2004)
28. Erotas Fygas (2022) — Yiayia