Biography

Tzeni Karezi (Greek: Τζένη Καρέζη; 12 January 1932 – 26 July 1992) also known as Jenny Karezi, was a Greek film and stage actress. Evgenia Karpouzi was born in Athens, Greece, to a mathematician father and high school teacher mother. In 1951 she was accepted at the Greek National Theater, where she studied in the Drama School. The playwright Angelos Terzakis and the director Dimitris Rontiris were among her teachers. Upon graduation, in 1954, she was immediately thrust into starring roles in the theatre, playing alongside actors such as Alexis Minotis and Katina Paxinou.