Anastasia Tsilimpiou (Greek: Αναστασία Τσιλιμπίου; born 12 November 1997) is a Greek-Romanian actress and model. She began her career at the age of five as a child actor and model. She is multilingual and can speak Greek, Romanian, English and Turkish.[1][2]

Anastasia Tsilimpiou
Born
Anastasia Eirini Tsilimpiou

(1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 27)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2005–present

Tsilimpiou became particularly popular in Greece after her participation in the 2006 Greek television series Gia tin kardia enos angelou and the hit Greek television series To Nisi. She played as blind child in theater. Tsilimpiou made her acting debut with a major role in the popular Turkish television series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem.[1][3][4]

Early life

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Tsilimpiou was born on 12 November 1997, in Athens to Viorel and Fotini Tsilimpiou. She has an older brother, Konstantinos. Her father is from Romania and her mother from Greece. At the age of 5, she began working as a child model by participating in advertisements and photo shoots for Greek magazines.

Career

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In 2015, after graduating from school, she was cast as Sultana Kyosem (at a young age) in the Turkish series of the same name. Thus, she moved to Turkey for a few months. The series premiered on 12 November 2015 on the Turkish channel Star TV and then aired in many Asian countries. Also, in the same year, she played in the show "The Slave" (directed by Nikos Tserga) at the Municipal Theatre of Kallithea.[5]

In 2016, he participated in the theatrical performance "Dionysian Night" (dir. Roula Hamou) at the Athens Theatre[6] and in the web short series "Follow The Wind". In 2017 she made a brief appearance again in the series "Kiosem: The Sultana" and performed in "Playing Gods" (dir. Anne-Marie O'Sullivan) at the Asomaton Art Theatre.

In 2018, she played in the theatre performance "Loxandra" (dir. Sotiris Hatzakis) at the Veaki Theatre, in the film "We ate together" and in the web series "Off the Matter". In the 2018-2019 season he participated in the Cypriot series "Wrath", which was subsequently broadcast in Greece.[7]

In the 2021-2022 season, he starred in the MEGA series "Komanda and Dragons" and in the theatrical performance "Comedy Lessons" (directed by Thodoris Atheridis) at Mikro Pallas. In the 2022-2023 season, he starred in the ALPHA series "This Night Remains"[8] and in the Alpha TV series "The Beetle" (after O Paradisos).[9]

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Role Note
2006–2007 Gia Tin Kardia Enos Angelou Elpida Leading role
2009 40 Kymata Young Christina Guest star
2010 To Nisi Young Mary Petraki Episodes 1-8
2010 O Polemos Ton Astron Young Zinovia Episode: "Pos Na Rikseis Enan Toxoti"
2015, 2017 Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem Young Kösem Sultan Main role (episodes 1–6)
Guest star (episodes 60)
2016 Follow the Wind Young Natalie Short
2018–2019 Orgi Olga Main role
2021 Komanta Kai Drakoi
(Commandos and Dragons)
Nafsiká Main role
Cinema
Year Title Note
2018 Mazi Ta Fagame Film debut

Theater

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Theatre
Year Title Role
2008–2010 To thávma tis Anny Sálivan Helen Keller
2015 To Sklavi Princess
2016 Dionisiaki Nixta
2017 Playing Gods Aphrodite
2018 Loxandra

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2009 Corfu acting theatre award Young actress to play "Helen Keller" in theatre play To thafma tis Anne Sullivan Helen Keller Won

References

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  1. ^ a b ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΑ ΤΣΙΛΙΜΠΙΟΥ: Η Ελληνίδα που θα κάνει τη Σουλτάνα Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek). tv-24.gr, Retrieved 30 May 2016
  2. ^ "Frumoasa Anastasia Tsilimpiou, actrita principala din serialul "Kosem", vorbeste romaneste! Mesajul trimis de ea telespectatorilor Kanal D" (in Romanian). Kanal D Romania. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Kösem Sultan da Star'da!" [Kösem Sultan premieres on Star!] (in Turkish). Star TV. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Anastasia Thsilimpou kimdir?" [Who is Anastasia Tsilimpiou?] (in Turkish). Beserhaber. Retrieved 12 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Rantos, Tasos (6 April 2015). "ΠΑΡΑΣΤΑΣΗ: Το Σκλαβί". Reporter Καλλιθέας. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Διονυσιακή νύχτα (2016) - retroDB". www.retrodb.gr. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Λωξάντρα". αθηνόραμα. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  8. ^ Φωτόπουλος, Άκης (5 August 2022). "H Αναστασία Τσιλιμπίου, η σειρά «Αυτή η νύχτα μένει» και τα «Μαθήματα κωμωδίας»". Youfly (in Greek). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  9. ^ Team, Gossip-tv (18 February 2024). "Ο Σκαραβαίος: Καθηλωτικό το τρίτο επεισόδιο με τίτλο «Ο Παράδεισος»". Gossip-tv.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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