The shameful end of a Greek cinema star: the actress who was “left” alone and helpless

A tragic story and An end no one deservesThis actress is loved by many, especially fans of the father.From Greek Cinema– He “escaped” from life alone and without money.

The film revolves around one of the most iconic characters in Greek cinema, which is Sappho Notara.

She remained in the public memory as the (usually) bitter old woman, who with her distinctive hoarse voice would tell a joke or shout, ““Here we have become Sodom and Gomorrah”In her two most famous verses, they are still repeated today, decades after they were uttered to fulfill the needs of the role.

Her life

He studied at the Higher Industrial School and left the bank where he worked to pursue a career in entertainment.

She took classical dance lessons while also studying professionally. Theatre School and Drama School of the Piraeus AssociationAnd where did her last name “Notara” come from, from the name of the street she was on, as her natural street was Handano.

Although we met her in ugly and volatile roles, her contemporaries made it clear that in her youth she had a personality. Special beauty She was graceful as a result of dancing, and as a result of her many successes with the opposite sex. However, despite her “conquests”, she never married.

They say she had a great love during the resistance period in World War II, but the man she loved became a rebel, He climbed the mountain and since then his traces have been lost forever…

marriage proposal

Sappho Notara had a marriage proposal from a wealthy businessman and industrialist living in Alexandria, EgyptThey met when her theater was on tour, but despite his insistence and the advice of her environment not to miss the opportunity for “rehabilitation”, she repeatedly rejected him, considering him ugly. He must have been right since he invited him “Frankenstein»!

However, the story that has remained a tale in the artistic world is the marriage proposal he once made to her. Yannis Tsarohis.

The well-known visual artist had signed dozens of theatrical performances as a set designer and costume designer, and at that time he fell in love with Sappho Notara in his own way. He even told her that if she ever had a child, he would like to be with her! She was surprised by his unexpected and unexpected move and immediately thought that it was some kind of joke played by Dimitris Horn and Elie Lampeti behind her… So, she rejected him without warning.

The shameful end

As the years passed, Sappho Notara increasingly closed her circle, limit her contacts With old friends and colleagues. She read endlessly and lived alone in her own apartment. Comundoro Squarewith few people around.

One of them was Yannis Tsarohis, with whom they later became close friends, as well as with the writer Costas Takhtsis. To this day he remains unknown. “Good Samaritan”Who supported her financially and paid her rent. Rumors circulated about a young businessman whose details were never revealed…

From the 1970s onwards, stage or film appearances became rare, and he did not make television appearances, but continued to appear on radio broadcasts.

Gradually he became isolated and almost died. alone and helpless Inside her home, where the world noticed her absence two days after her death.

It was the people at the soup kitchen in her neighborhood, where she often got food, who were surprised by the fact that she didn’t stop by, which made them concerned and called the police.

When law enforcement broke down the door to her apartment, they found her motionless in her usual spot, a cigarette in her hand and a book beside her.

The diary was read on June 13, 1985, and Saffo Notara had “left” the stage of life two days earlier, in A gloomy ending without applause.