Maria Plyta

Maria Plyta, born in Thessaloniki on 26 November 1915, came to letters before cinema: she published two novels in 1944 and 1946, and a play of her own was distinguished in a competition held by the review Morfés. She entered cinema in 1947 as art director and producer alongside Alekos Sakellarios and Giorgos Tzavellas, moved into directing in 1950 and made mostly melodramas until 1970. She was also a journalist. A founding member of the Greek Directors' Society, which made her an honorary member in 1986, she died on 4 March 2006.

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• Feature filmThe EngagementΤ' αρραβωνιάσματαMaria Plyta · 1950Cinema