Sofia Roubou

Biography

Sofia Roumbou (Greek: Σοφία Ρούμπου, 1947–1 October 2016) was a Greek film, stage and television actress. Roumbou was born in Athens and studied acting at the Drama School of the National Theatre and dance at the Sonia Morianova School. She began taking part in theatrical performances in 1965, when she was still a student at the drama school. Her first roles were in Aristophanes' "The Ecclesiastes" and Sophocles' "Antigone", opposite Anna Synodinou. Her film debut took place in 1969 with the film "The Girl of "17"" directed by Petros Lykas, alongside Kostas Kazakos and Christos Politis, playing a mentally ill young woman, for which she was awarded the Best Actress award at the Thessaloniki F...