Maro Kontou

Kontou died from lung cancer on 15 July 2026, at the age of 92, following a period of hospitalisation for a respiratory condition at the Attikon Hospital in Athens.

Maro Kontou studied at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The recorded working language is Greek. Positions recorded include member of the Hellenic Parliament. Works named in the authority record are Ta kitrina gantia, And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband, O striglos pou egine arnaki, I Soferina, Captain Fandis Bastounis and The Windbag.

• Name — Maro Kontou • Born — 21 June 1934 • Birthplace — Athens, Greece • Died — 15 July 2026 • Place of death — Athens, Greece • Birth Name — Marianthe Kontou • Occupation — Actress • Office — Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens A • Term Start — 29 July 1999 • Term End — 11 February 2004 • Term Start1 — 22 December 2006 • Term End1 — 18 August 2007 • Party — New Democracy

Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1960 — Egklima sta paraskinia — Elena Pavlidi • Ta kitrina gantia — Rena Kaligaridi • 1961 — Woe to the Young — Rita • Antigone — Ismene • 1964 — I Soferina — Lili Haridimou • My Friend Lefterakis — Fofo Vlassi • 1965 — And the Wife Shall Revere Her Husband — Eleni Kokovikou • 1966 — Ah! Kai na 'moun antras — Stella / Alekos • 1972 — Symmoria eraston — Elena Vagiannou • 2012 — What If... — Eleni Kokovikou