Sapfo Notara

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Sapfo Notara, Greek: Σαπφώ Νοταρά, (1907, Crete – c. June 11, 1985) was a legendary Greek thespian, known for supporting capabilities in acting. She didn't want to be persecuted by the vainglory of the emotions that belong to stardom , so most of her movie roles were not as a protagonist.

In Greek movies, she acted in comedies as an aunt or a housewife. Notara had a radio programme called I Kiria Kiriaki. One of her last theatre appearances was in the play Pornography (1981).

Notara never married as she barely made enough to support herself as an actress. She lived in an apartment in Koukaki, in one of the impoverished areas in Athens at the time. On June 13, 1985 neighbours called police because of an odor coming from her room. Police broke down the door and found her decomposing body two or three days after her death. Notara was best friends with leading intellectuals of her time as she was a woman of erudition and one of these included the famous painter Yiannis Tsarouchis.She is also remembered for her high moral standing,ethos,and great personal dignity with which she lived her life and made it artistically exemplary.