Greek Actors and Celebrities

Paternal great-grandfather was Greek

Birth name was Marina Ann Hantzis

Father was Greek; original family surname was Anagnostopoulos

Was the 39th Vice-President of the United States, under President Richard Nixon; was the former governor of Florida

DIED September 17, 1996, age 77, of leukemia

Was born in Athens to Greek parents; birth name was Theodoros Zoumpoulidis

Father was Greek; mother was German and Irish

Both parents are Greek; speaks Greek fluently; birth name was Peter James Andrea

Father was Greek; mother was Norwegian; original family surname was Andreas

One of the best-selling female singing groups of all time with sales of over 80 million records worldwide; had 46 Top 10 Billboard hits; also appeared in 17 movies

Laverne DIED May 8, 1967, age 55, of cancer Maxine DIED October 21, 1995, age 79 Patty DIED January 30, 2013, age 94

Both parents were Greek; birth name was Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos

Born in Crete, Greece; birth name was Yannis Anitios Anastassakis; father of actress Jennifer Aniston

DIED November 11, 2022, age 89, of natural causes

Father was actor John Aniston, who was Greek; original family surname was Anastassakis

Is a Golden Globe and Emmy winner

Both parents are Greek; was born in Canada

Mother was Greek; father was half Greek and half Turkish; both parents were Sephardic Jewish

Is a six-time Emmy winner

Father is half Greek, half Mexican; mother is English and Irish

Mother is Greek (some sources say his mother is half Greek); father is Filipino

Maternal grandmother was Greek

Cesar Award winner and seven-time Cesar Award nominee

Father was Greek Jewish; mother was French-Canadian

Father was Greek; mother was Jewish

Maternal grandmother was Greek and Panamanian

DIED May 29, 1997, age 30, of accidental drowning

Father was Greek; mother was German; birth name was Charles Callias

Was a drummer during the Big Band era who later became a comedian

DIED January 27, 2011, age 86, of natural causes

Both parents were Greek immigrants to the U.S.; birth name was Maria Anna Sophia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos; was born in New York City

DIED September 16, 1977, age 53, of a heart attack

Father is Greek; mother is English; was born in Sydney, Australia

Birth name was Alex Apostolopoulos; was born in Canada

Father was Greek; mother was Ashkenazi Jewish

Both parents were Greek

Birth name was Ioánnis Nikólaos Kassavétis

Three-time Oscar nominee and three-time Golden Globe nominee; was the father of actor Nick Cassavetes; was married to actress Gena Rowlands for 34 years, until his death

DIED February 3, 1989, age 59, of cirrhosis of the liver

Father was Greek actor and director John Cassavetes; mother is Oscar-winning actress Gena Rowlands, who is English and Welsh

Original family surname was Kassavétis

Both parents were Greek and born in Turkey; George was born in Ohio

Won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the movie "West Side Story"

Is currently 91 years old

Paternal grandmother was half Greek

Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress

Father was Greek; mother was half Greek and half English and Irish; was born in Lowell, Massachusetts

Maternal grandfather was half Greek

Was the first winner of the competitive reality TV show "American Idol"

Father was Greek; was born in Canada

DIED March 6, 2000, age 71, of a heart attack

Maternal grandfather was Alexander Pantages, who was Greek and the founder of the Pantages theater chain; is the older brother of actor Tim Considine

Maternal grandfather was Alexander Pantages, who was Greek and the founder of the Pantages theater chain; was the younger brother of actor John Considine

Best known for playing the eldest son on the classic TV series "My Three Sons" and the movie "The Shaggy Dog"

DIED March 3, 2022, age 81

Both parents immigrated to the U.S. from Greece

DIED August 31, 2021, age 94, of natural causes

Father is Greek; both of his parents were from Skopelos, Greece; her mother has German, English, and Welsh ancestry

Professional chef best known as an "Iron Chef" on the TV show "Iron Chef America" and as co-host of the TV show "Around the World in 80 Plates"

Both parents were Greek; was born in Loutra-Iraias, Greece; birth name was Konstantinos Gavras

Is currently 91 years old

Father was Greek; mother was Irish and German

Mother is half Greek, half Spanish

Oscar-winning screenwriter best known for the films "Almost Famous," "Jerry Maguire," "Vanilla Sky," and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

Both parents were Greek immigrants to the U.S.; birth name was Marguerite Louise Skliris

Was a B-movie actress who was popular in the 1940's and 1950's

DIED JUNE 23, 2023, age 100, of natural causes

Mother was Greek; father was Italian; was born in Los Angeles, California

Was once homeless, but is now the billionaire owner of John Paul Mitchell hair products

Father is Greek; mother is English; was born in London, UK

Mother is Greek; father is British and Irish

Was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Mother is Greek; father is French; was born in Paris, France

Is a two-time Oscar winner and seven-time Oscar nominee

Both parents are Greek; speaks fluent Greek; born in Toronto, Canada

Father is Greek; birth name was Mario Angelo S. Constantinou; was born in London, England

Both parents are Greek; was born in Sydney, Australia

Both parents were Greek; is currently 90 years old

Longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history; was the Democratic nominee for U.S. President in 1988; cousin of actress Olympia Dukakis

Both parents were Greek

Oscar winner and two-time Golden Globe winner; cousin of politician Michael Dukakis

DIED May 1, 2021, age 89

Mother is Greek; father was English and Irish; was born in Fort Worth, Texas

Father is Greek; mother is Maori from New Zealand; was born in Melbourne, Australia

Paternal grandfather was Greek; was born in Paris, France

Is a Cesar award-winning actress; at age 19 became the youngest person to ever receive the Palme d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival

Mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, Greece; father has German, Irish, and English ancestry

Birth name was Elizabeth Stamatina Fey; two-time Golden Globe winner and six-time Emmy winner

Both parents were Greek; was born in Patras, Greece; birth name was Spyridon Androutsopoulos

DIED November 10, 2023, age 86, of natural causes

Maternal grandfather was Greek

DIED November 19, 2022 by suicide

Father is Greek; mother is Scottish and English

Mother is Greek; father is British with Russian ancestry

Maternal grandfather was Greek

Father is Greek; was born in Ontario, Canada

Son of Greek director Costa-Gavras; was born in Paris, France

Both parents immigrated to the U.S. from Greece; Greek was his first language; was a Golden Globe nominee

DIED Novemer 28, 1983, age 52, of a heart attack

Father is Greek; mother is from Ghana; birth name was Paul Danziger

Born in Larissa, Greece to Greek parents

Is an actor, producer, and member of European Parliament

Both parents are Greek; was born in Melbourne, Australia

Paternal grandfather was Greek

Mother was Greek, English, and Scottish; is a Tony Award nominee

Mother was Greek; father was Italian; was born in Naples, Italy

Usually described as Italian. However, in a 2014 Facebook post she wrote, “Just found out my grandparents are heavily Greek and part North African...I thought I was Italian. My whole life is a lie.”

Father was Greek; birth name was Laird John Zerfas

One of the greatest surfers in history; was once chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World

Mother is Greek; father has English ancestry

Maternal grandmother was Greek

One of the greatest wrestlers of all time; is one of 12 children, all of whom were either wrestlers, married to a wrestler, or involved in the wrestling business in some capacity; brother of popular wrestler, Owen Hart

Mother is Greek, Italian, and Russian Jewish

Mother was Greek; father was Polish

Both parents were Greek; was born in Athens, Greece; birth name was Ariadni-Anna Stasinopoulou

Father is Greek; mother has Croatian and Swedish ancestry; was born in Atlanta, Georgia

Paternal grandmother was half Greek; Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner

Both parents were Greek; was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; birth name was James Anthony

DIED May 26, 2020, age 77, of cancer

Paternal grandfather was Greek; birth name was Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis; was born in High Wycombe, England

Father is Greek; mother has French ancestry; was born in New York City

Both parents were Greek; was born in Akron, Ohio

Born in London, Ontario, Canada; speaks fluent Greek

Birth name was Achilleus Karavites; speaks fluent Greek

Is Greek and Egyptian; was born in Lethbridge, Ontario, Canada

Father was Greek; mother was Canadian; was born in Gary, Indiana

Was a former NFL player with the Detroit Lions, a professional wrestler, and a sportscaster. Was also an actor best known for starring in the TV series "Webster"

DIED October 10, 2012, age 77, of dementia, heart disease, cancer, and kidney failure

Father is Greek; mother may be Greek also; birth name was Alexander Constantine Karzis; was born in Canada

Both parents were Greek; was born in London, England

Academy Award-winning producer

Both parents were Greek; was born in St. Louis, MO

Both parents were Cappadocian Greek; birth name was Elia Kazantzoglou or Kazanjoglous; was born in Istanbul, Turkey (formerly Constantinople)

Was a two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director; grandfather of actress Zoe Kazan

DIED September 28, 2003, age 94, of natural causes

Paternal grandfather was Greek Academy-Award winning director Elia Kazan

Both parents are Greek from the Mani Peninsula; speaks fluent Greek; was born in Canada

Both parents are Greek; was born in Skokie, Illinois

Father is Greek; mother is Malaysian and a member of the Royal Family in Malaysia; was born in Canberra, Australia

Is an Australian professional tennis player once ranked 13th in the world; he and his tennis partner are the 2022 Australia Open men's double champions

Born in Athens, Greece, to Greek parents; is a three-time Academy Award nominee

Mother is Greek; father had English and Irish ancestry; was born in Athens, Greece

Musician who is a founding member of the bands Motley Crue and Methods of Mayhem

Father is Greek; mother is English and Welsh; was born in London, England; is the brother of actress Stephanie Leonidas

Father is Greek; mother is English and Welsh; was born in London, England; is the sister of actor Dimitri Leonidas

Father is half Greek, half Italian; mother is Italian; was born in Huntington, New York

Both parents were Greek; original family name was Mahairis; was born in New York, New York

DIED MAY 24, 2023, AGE 94, of hepatitis

Both parents are Greek

Original family name was Theodosopoulos; was born in Melbourne, Australia; is the brother of actor Louis Mandylor

Both parents are Greek

Original family name was Theodosopoulos; was born in Melbourne, Australia; is the brother of actor Costas Mandylor

Both parents are Greek; was born in Nahant, Massachusetts

Mother is Greek; father is Italian; was born in Grasse, France