Effie
"Effie" is an outrageous comedic character played by Australian actress Mary Coustas. Coustas depicts a stereotypical second-generation Greek Australian.
The character originated in the 1980s comedy program Acropolis Now. Since then, the character has appeared on a number of television commercials (most recently for AAPT) and Coustas hosted a talk show called Greeks On The Roof (based on the British series The Kumars at No. 42) in character with other actors playing her family.
One of Effie's catchphrases was "How embarrassment!" in response to any situation where embarrassment potentially presented itself. Coustas was reported to have received many death threats because of her creation of Effie, although this has not been substantiated.
In 1992, Effie released a novelty single: a duet with another fictional character, Garry McDonald's Norman Gunston, recording their version of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's "Amigos Para Siempre", the official song of the 1992 Summer Olympics (originally performed by Sarah Brightman and José Carreras). The single reached the Top 20 chart in Australia.
Coustas wrote a book based on the character: Effie’s Guide to Being Up Yourself (ISBN 0-7336-1761-1), published in September 2003 by Mark McLeod Books.
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