Victoria Haralabidou | |
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Born | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1996- |
Victoria Haralabidou (Greek: Βικτώρια Χαραλαμπίδου) is a Greek Australian actress.
Early life and education
[edit]Victoria Haralabidou was born in Saint Petersburg, USSR. When she was 15 years old, her family moved to Athens, Greece.[citation needed]
In 2005, she moved to Sydney, Australia.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Haralabidou's stage acting credits include Dear Elena, a contemporary Russian play by Lyudmila Razumovskaya, which she also translated, in 2017 at the Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece.[1] She also appeared in Curse of the Starving Class, by Sam Shepard.[citation needed]
She featured in the 2012 Australian drama film Thirst, directed by Robert Carter.[2]
Haralabidou was cast as Lena in the 2022 TV series The Tourist, with the character also appearing in the second season in 2024.[3]
In 2023 she appeared in SBS drama series Erotic Stories[4] and in 2024 she was named as part of the cast for Black Snow series 2.[5]
She was cast in the leading role as Natalia in the 2024 film The Moon Is Upside Down.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Inepoli | ||
2000 | A Bright Shining Sun | Short | |
2004 | Brides | Niki Douka | Won – Greek Competition Award at TIFF for Best Actress |
2009 | Blessed | Gina | |
2009 | Deep Soul | Giannoula | |
2009 | Apricot | Marcel's Aunt | Short |
2010 | The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock | Iskra | Short |
2012 | Thirst | Minna | |
2015 | Deszcz | Magda | Short |
2016 | Here Is Now | Jessica | Short |
2016 | Adult | Elena | Short |
2020 | I Want to Make a Film About Women | Esfir Shub | Short |
2021 | The Drover's Wife | Elpida Savva | |
2024 | The Moon Is Upside Down | Natalia | Main role in feature film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Kokkinos kyklos | Mary | "To klouvi" |
2004 | Etsi xafnika | Anna | TV series |
2008 | All Saints | Ashleigh Wellburn | "The Hand You're Dealt" |
2008 | The Strip | Lena Ivanova | "1.9" |
2008 | East West 101 | Helena Tadic | "Haunted by the Past" |
2008 | The Informant | Vanessa Nikitin | TV film |
2009 | My Place | Mama | "1978 Mike", "1968 Sofia", "1958 Michaelis" |
2009–11 | Home and Away | Jody Walker | Recurring role |
2011 | East West 101 | Saja | "Behold a Pale Horse", "Revelation" |
2014–16 | The Code | Alilah Parande | Recurring role |
2016 | Deep Water | Anna Rexhaj | TV miniseries |
2016 | Hyde & Seek | Parisa Ruhani | "1.6" |
2016 | Barracuda | Stephanie Kelly | TV miniseries |
2017 | The Leftovers | Dr. Matti Bekker | "3.4", "3.6", "3.8" |
2020 | Operation Buffalo | Maria | 1episode |
2021 | Wakefield | Cath | 7 episodes |
2021 | The Tailings | Sharon | 6 episodes |
2021 | Eden | Drysdale's Mother | 1 episode |
2021 | Born to Spy | Harriett | 1 episode |
2022-24 | The Tourist | Lena Pascall | 10 episodes |
2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Detective Cash | 6 episodes |
2023 | The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart | Jana | 1 episode |
2023 | Erotic Stories | Toni | 1 episode |
2023 | Zombie Therapy | Jacinta Brightface | 2 episodes |
2024 | Prosper | Selene Karras | 1 episode |
2025 | Black Snow | Season 2; In production |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dear Elena". Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Australasian feature films". ozcin. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Baxter-Wright, Dusty (3 January 2024). "The Tourist: Who is Lena?". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (27 April 2023). "Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS". TV Tonight.
- ^ "Jana McKinnon, Megan Smart, Alana Mansour on the scent in Queensland for 'Black Snow' S2". IF Magazine. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Casey, Alex (2 May 2024). "The star-studded New Zealand movie you need to see as soon as possible". The Spinoff. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.