The great Greek actress Mary Chronopoulou passed away today at the age of 90 years old.

She was in critical condition in the ICU of the hospital “Evangelismos” with a severe craniocerebral injury caused when she fell at home and hit her head on a step. Mary Chronopoulou was on mechanical support, but as doctors had reported, her health condition was critical from the moment she was hospitalized.

Born in Athens on July 16, 1933, Mary Chronopoulou established herself during the 1960s and 1970s as one of the most popular and important Greek actresses, enjoying great success during the golden age of cinema.

She had important performances in the new Greek cinema and won the award for the first female role at the Thessaloniki Film Festival with the film “The Children of the Swallow” by Kostas Vrettakos in 1987. Other films in which she stood out were “The Red Lanterns” (1963), “The soil was painted red” (1966), “Too Late for Tears” (1968),” The Avenue of Hate (1968), and many more.

Mary Chronopoulou also appeared in three musicals by Yannis Dalianides, produced by Finos Film, in which she charmed the audience, both acting and performing. The films in question were ‘The Sea Beads’, ‘A Lady in the Bouzoukia’ and ‘Mermaids and Dudes’. The actress also performed two of the greatest hits of Greek film songs, “I am a Woman of Revelry” and “The Boy Across the Street”.