Anna Vagena

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Born (1947-06-15) June 15, 1947 (age 77)
Larissa, Greece
Political partySyriza
OccupationPolitician, actress
Anna Vagena
Member of the Greek Parliament
In office
25 January 2015  22 April 2023
Personal details
Born (1947-06-15) June 15, 1947 (age 77)
Larissa, Greece
Political partySyriza
OccupationPolitician, actress

Anna Vagena (Greek: Άννα Βαγενά; 15 June 1947, Larissa, Greece) is a Greek actress and politician.

She is a graduate of the drama schools of the Karolos Koun Art Theatre and the National Theatre, while she has also studied at the Athens Law School.[1] She has participated in many theatrical productions, including The Glass Menagerie, Assemblywomen, I Triseugeni, Prometheus Bound and Camino Real.

Her most notable cinematic role is the leading role in Pantelis Voulgaris' film The Matchmaking of Anna, which earned her the Best Actress award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in 1979.[2] Other films she has appeared in include Visibility Zero, The Great Lover, To frourio ton athanaton, Apo pou pane gia ti havouza and The King.

In the 1980s, she participated in the comedic television series To Kanali Tis Vangelitsas on ERT2, the dramatic series "The Journey that Kills" (1992) on ET1, and played roles in various video films. During the 1996–1997 period, she was part of the successful Mega Channel series, Logo timis. In 1999, she co-founded the "Metaxourgeio" Theater along with her husband, Loukianos Kilaidonis.[3] In 2006, she published the book My Thessalian Theater, released by Kedros Publications.[citation needed]

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