Elena Nathanail

Elena Nathanael Greek Έλενα Ναθαναήλ January 19 1947 March 4 2008 was a Greek film actress Her impressively good looks got her noticed in the 1960s by producers and directors of the thenflourishing Greek cinema She first appeared at the cinema in the movie Kati na kaiei in 1964 directed by Giannis Dalianidis Her second screen role was in 1965 in the German movie The Blood of the Walsungs directed by Rolf Thiele and based on a Thomas Mann novel A few more parts followed in Greek movies of the late sixties and in most of her roles she was featured as a spoilt rich girl In 1968 she got the Best Actress Award in the International Thessaloniki Film Festival for her role in the movie Randevou me mia agnosti In the early 1970s she established her screen persona as a freespirited beautiful young woman and became a fashion icon The abrupt decline of the Greek commercial cinema during that decade had an unpleasant impact on her career which was something usual for the Greek film stars of the period After a sevenyear absence she made a comeback with a number of straighttovideo movies usually light comedies After that she faded away and she made only some special appearances One of her roles worthy of her beauty and acting abilities was that of Julia in the hugely successful soap opera Aggigma psyhis in 1998 Her last appearance was the role of Maya Hoover in the popular TV series aired on Mega Channel Gorgones in 2007 and her return was warmly received by the audience