Victoria Haralabidou

Victoria Haralabidou
Born	Leningrad, Soviet Union
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996-

Victoria Haralabidou (Greek : Βικτώρια Χαραλαμπίδου) is a Greek Australian actress.

Early life and education

Victoria Haralabidou was born in Saint Petersburg, USSR. When she was 15 years old, her family moved to Athens, Greece.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2005, she moved to Sydney, Australia.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Haralabidou's stage acting credits include Dear Elena, a contemporary Russian play by Lyudmila Razumovskaya, which she also translated, in 2017 at the Theatre of the Society for Macedonian Studies in Thessaloniki, Greece. ^[1] She also appeared in Curse of the Starving Class , by Sam Shepard.^{[ citation needed ]}

She featured in the 2012 Australian drama film Thirst, directed by Robert Carter. ^[2]

Haralabidou was cast as Lena in the 2022 TV series The Tourist , with the character also appearing in the second season in 2024. ^[3]

In 2023 she appeared in SBS drama series Erotic Stories ^[4] and in 2024 she was named as part of the cast for Black Snow series 2. ^[5]

She was cast in the leading role as Natalia in the 2023 film The Moon Is Upside Down . ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Inepoli
2000	A Bright Shining Sun		Short
2004	Brides	Niki Douka	Won – Greek Competition Award at TIFF for Best Actress
2009	Blessed	Gina
2009	Deep Soul	Giannoula
2009	Apricot	Marcel's Aunt	Short
2010	The Love Song of Iskra Prufrock	Iskra	Short
2012	Thirst	Minna
2015	Deszcz	Magda	Short
2016	Here Is Now	Jessica	Short
2016	Adult	Elena	Short
2020	I Want to Make a Film About Women	Esfir Shub	Short
2021	The Drover's Wife	Elpida Savva
2024	The Moon Is Upside Down	Natalia	Main role in feature film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Kokkinos kyklos	Mary	"To klouvi"
2004	Etsi xafnika	Anna	TV series
2008	All Saints	Ashleigh Wellburn	"The Hand You're Dealt"
2008	The Strip	Lena Ivanova	"1.9"
2008	East West 101	Helena Tadic	"Haunted by the Past"
2008	The Informant	Vanessa Nikitin	TV film
2009	My Place	Mama	"1978 Mike", "1968 Sofia", "1958 Michaelis"
2009–11	Home and Away	Jody Walker	Recurring role
2011	East West 101	Saja	"Behold a Pale Horse", "Revelation"
2014–16	The Code	Alilah Parande	Recurring role
2016	Deep Water	Anna Rexhaj	TV miniseries
2016	Hyde & Seek	Parisa Ruhani	"1.6"
2016	Barracuda	Stephanie Kelly	TV miniseries
2017	The Leftovers	Dr. Matti Bekker	"3.4", "3.6", "3.8"
2020	Operation Buffalo	Maria	1episode
2021	Wakefield	Cath	7 episodes
2021	The Tailings	Sharon	6 episodes
2021	Eden	Drysdale's Mother	1 episode
2021	Born to Spy	Harriett	1 episode
2022-24	The Tourist	Lena Pascall	10 episodes
2022	The Secrets She Keeps	Detective Cash	6 episodes
2023	The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart	Jana	1 episode
	Erotic Stories	Toni	1 episode
	Zombie Therapy	Jacinta Brightface	2 episodes
2024	Prosper	Selene Karras	1 episode
2024	Exposure	Val	4 episode
2025	Black Snow	Nadja	Season 2

References

1. "Dear Elena". Κρατικό Θέατρο Βορείου Ελλάδος. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "Australasian feature films". ozcin. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. Baxter-Wright, Dusty (3 January 2024). "The Tourist: Who is Lena?". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
4. Knox, David (27 April 2023). "Production begins on Erotic Stories for SBS". TV Tonight.
5. "Jana McKinnon, Megan Smart, Alana Mansour on the scent in Queensland for 'Black Snow' S2". IF Magazine. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
6. Casey, Alex (2 May 2024). "The star-studded New Zealand movie you need to see as soon as possible". The Spinoff . Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.

External links

• Victoria Haralabidou at IMDb