Tzeni Karezi known as Jenny Karezi, was a Greek film and stage actress.
10 Facts About Tzeni Karezi
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Tzeni Karezi's father used to sell watermelons, called "" in Greek, in his spare time, which is the source of her last name, Karpouzi.
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Tzeni Karezi studied under the direction of the Sisters of St Joseph at a private French school in Thessaloniki, and later by the same Order in Athens.
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Tzeni Karezi's father died in a car accident in 1971.
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In 1955, Karezi made her cinema debut in the Alekos Sakellarios' comedy, Laterna, ftoheia kai filotimo in 1955, a massive success just like its sequel, Laterna, ftoheia kai garyfallo in 1957.
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Tzeni Karezi's career flourished in the 1960s, when she headed her own theater troupe in 1961 and starred in some of the most classic movies of the Greek cinema, like Lola, Mia trelli.
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Tzeni Karezi appeared for the last time in theatre in 1990 in Loula Anagnostaki's play, Diamonds and the blues; suffering from terminal breast cancer, she was in great pain and had to leave the show.
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In May 1962, Tzeni Karezi wed a journalist, Zahos Hadjifotiou, but this marriage ended in divorce two years later.
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Tzeni Karezi died on 26 July 1992 from cancer at her home and was buried at public expense.
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The Jenny Tzeni Karezi Foundation is a non-profit Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care organization, founded in 1992, in memory of the Greek actress.