Mary Coustas
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Mary Coustas
| Mary Coustas | |
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| Birth name | Mary Coustas |
| Born | 16 September 1961 Australia |
| Medium | Film and television actress |
| Notable works and roles | Acropolis Now (1989 - 1992) Greeks on the Roof (2003) |
Mary Coustas (born 16 September 1964) is an Australian television personality. Originally from Melbourne, Coustas often performs as the character "Effie": a stereotypical second-generation Greek Australian. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University in Melbourne, majoring in Performing Arts, and sub-majoring in Journalism.
Mary has won two awards for Best Comedy Performer, was voted by the Australian public for the Logie Award and voted by her industry peers for the Variety Heart Award.[1]
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Theatre
Mary's initial claim to fame was in the comedy stage show Wogs Out of Work alongside Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares.
Television Career
Mary appeared on the popular 1980s television sitcom Acropolis Now in the role of Effie Stephanidis. Since then she has appeared as the character in other television shows and commercials. Effie also appeared in interview show Effie, Just Quietly in 2001 and hosted her own peculiar, short-lived, talk show called Greeks On The Roof in 2003.[2]
She played straight dramatic roles in two police series: Skirts in 1990 and Wildside in 1998. Other roles include Grass Roots, The Secret Life of Us and Good Guys Bad Guys. Her voice-over work includes The Magic Pudding, Hercules Returns and Always Greener. She also appeared as a guest on comedy game show Talkin' 'bout Your Generation in 2012.
Books and music
Mary wrote a book based on the Effie character: Effie’s Guide to Being Up Yourself (ISBN 0-7336-1761-1), published in September 2003 by Mark McLeod Books. In 1992, Effie released a novelty single: a duet with another fictional character, Garry McDonald's Norman Gunston. The recording was their version of Andrew Lloyd-Webber's "Amigos Para Siempre".
References
- ^ Speaker Profile Of Mary Coustas
- ^ "AAPT thinks Effie's in touch with her publics". Age. Fairfax. 10 July 2003. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/09/1057430274273.html. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
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