Katerina Kotsonis

Kotsonis in 2025 at Queenscliffe Literary Festival

Katerina Kotsonis is an Australian television and stage actress ^{[1] [2] [3]} she is known for her role as Mrs Papasavas in the children's television series Short Cuts ^[4] and Patricia Pappas in Neighbours.

Career

Kotsonis has appeared in numerous television shows across her career including Neighbours and Wentworth (TV series) . Kotsonis has also performed on stage in Cruel and Tender (Melbourne Theatre Company), Born Yesterday (MTC), The White Rose (Midsummer Festival) and Forty Lounge Café (La Mama). ^{[1] [5]}

Filmography

Television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
TBA	Become the One	Maria	4 episodes	[6]
2015-2020	Wentworth	Officer Brenda Murphy / Nurse Collins	8 episodes	[7] [8]
2017	The Ex-PM	Magistrate	1 episode
	Seven Types of Ambiguity (TV series)	Hamide	1 episode
2016	Little Acorns	Katerina	3 episodes
2012-14	Neighbours	Patricia Pappas	6 episodes
2011	Bed of Roses (TV series)	Magistrate	1 episode
2008	Very Small Business (TV series)	Bianca	2 episodes
2002	Short Cuts	Mrs Papasavas	7 episodes	[9]
	MDA	Sue Sharp	1 episode
2002-00	Blue Heelers	Sophie Andrikidis	4 episodes
2001	The Secret Life of Us	Mrs. Konstantinidis	1 episode
1999	Wildside (Australian TV series)	Clara	1 episode
1998	The Games	Katrina	1 episode
1992	Acropolis Now	Julia	5 episodes	[10]
1991	Embassy	Rani	1 episode

Film appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1998	Head On	Ariadne
2002	Madga		Short
2009	Thicker Than Water		Short
2010	Word of Mouth	Olga	Short
	Where the Heart Is		Short
	The Kings of Mykonos	Katerina	Uncredited
2011	Joey	Toy Store Attendant	Short
	A Slap in the Face		Short
	Surviving Georgia	Angela
2012	Satisfy	Mother	Short
	Catch Perfect	Carlotta	Short
2022	Home Truths	Helen	Short
2025	End Pointe	Fran	Short

Stage

In 2024, Kotsonis appeared on stage for the play Security. ^[11] In 2024, Kotsonis appeared in theatre musical Eftihia. ^[12]

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Refs
2024	Eftihia - Life Has Two Doors	Eftihia Papagiannopoulou	La Mama Theatre
2022	Security	Naz		[13]
2016	The Honey Bees	Kerri	Red Sitch	[14]
2016	All About My Mother		MTC
2009	Cafe Rebetika	Katerina		[1]
	Forty Lounge Café		La Mama
	The White Rose
	Born Yesterday
	Cruel and Tender

References

1. Kape, Frank. "An independent woman". neoskosmos.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
2. Michelle-Wells, Simonne (27 April 2009). "Café Rebetika". Australian Stage Online. Archived from the original on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
3. "Cruel and Tender". theatrechannel.com. Book Rags. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
4. "Short Cuts: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
5. "Katerina Kotsonis". Greek Central. Retrieved 30 June 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
6. http://www.matthewswood.com/index.php/portfolio/become-the-one/%5B%5D ^{[ bare URL ]}
7. "Australian Television: Wentworth: Series 6 cast".
8. "Australian Television: Wentworth: Series 5 cast".
9. "Australian Television: Short Cuts: Cast".
10. "Australian Television: Acropolis Now: Episode guide".
11. "Review of 'Security' by Michele Lee, Darebin Arts". Melbourne. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
12. Bourozikas, Anna (5 February 2024). "The team behind Taxithi to tell the story of Eftihia Papagianopoulou, Greece's most prolific lyricist, at La Mama". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
13. "Theatre review: Security". www.artshub.com.au. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
14. "The Honey Bees | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• Katerina Kotsonis at IMDb
• Katernia Kotsonis at BGM Agency.