, ▁to ▁a ▁math ematic ian ▁father ▁and ▁high ▁school ▁teacher ▁mother . ▁She ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁at ▁a ▁private ▁French ▁school ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki , ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁Order ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁She ▁learned ▁French ▁flu ently . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁her ▁father ▁left ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁mother . ▁Her ▁father ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁she ▁was ▁accepted ▁at ▁the ▁Greek ▁National ▁Theater ▁( E θ ν ι κ ό ▁ Θ έ α τ ρ ο ), ▁where ▁she ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁D rama ▁School . ▁The ▁play w right ▁Angel os ▁Ter zak is ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁Dim it ris ▁R ont ir is ▁were ▁among ▁her ▁teachers . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁immediately ▁thrust ▁into ▁st arring ▁roles ▁in ▁the ▁theatre , ▁playing ▁alongside ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁Alex is ▁Min ot is ▁and ▁Kat ina ▁P ax in ou . ▁ ▁Career ▁Her ▁stage ▁debut ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Mar ika ▁Kot op ou li ▁theatre ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁comedy , ▁La ▁belle ▁Hel é ne , ▁with ▁Mel ina ▁Mer c ouri ▁and ▁Vas ilis ▁Diam ant op oul os . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁K are zi ▁made ▁her ▁cinema ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Ale k