Born on 16 September 1950 , she became an amateur actress and moved from London to Ekali , Athens after she was selected for the role of the eponymous prostitute in '' Evdokia '' , a 1971 film directed by Greek director Alexis Damianos . For her performance in '' Evdokia '' , Vassiliou was awarded the prize for best actress in the Thessaloniki International Film Festival . She was subsequently typecast , in films such as '' Erotism and passion '' . She was cast in a main role , as protagonist Electra 's sister Chrysotheme , in the landmark Theodoros Angelopoulos film '' The Travelling Players '' , in 1975
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Maria Vassiliou