Demeter: Fancast
I wanted to try and find Greek actresses or at least actresses who are Greek-American or part Greek because I just find it completely stupid that most movies and shows about ancient Greece and Rome are almost solely populated by actors who are in no way of Mediterranean descent, who annoyingly have English accents. (Literally, WHY do they have English accents? It’s not taking place in ancient England. They aren’t English, wtf. It’s been bothering me for years.)
So in the interest of having characters from a certain culture portrayed by the people descended from that culture, this is my list.I was looking for someone who I thought looked matronly but who looked like they could do “nice, loving” mom as well as “hell hath no fury and you are totally punished” mom.
In no particular order:
Melina Kanakaredes
It seems like she gravitates more towards dramatic work. She played Athena in the first Percy Jackson movie, so we already know she might do something that involved Greek Myths.
Rita Wilson
I actually didn’t know she was Greek for a long time, mostly because of her stage name. She’s done a lot of dramatic work and played moms in a few things before. She also produced Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Nia Vardalos
Yes, of Big Fat Greek Wedding fame. She’s done some dramatic things as well as comedic things.
Elizabeth Perkins
Another actress I didn’t know was Greek because of her name. She’s done comedic as well as dramatic work. She played Alcmene in a tv series about Hercules so she might be interested in playing a goddess in another Greek myth.
Anyway, that’s my list of lovely Greek actresses that, to me, could play loving moms as well as someone ready to destroy the world in order to get her daughter back :)
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