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Mercouri

Mercouri is a Greek surname. It is most commonly found in Greece and among Greek communities abroad. The name is typically transliterated as Mercouri in English.

The most widely known bearer of the name is Melina Mercouri (1920–1994), a Greek actress and politician

Beyond Melina Mercouri, the surname is relatively uncommon in English-language sources and is primarily associated with

who
achieved
international
fame
as
a
film
star
in
the
1950s
and
1960s.
She
won
the
Academy
Award
for
Best
Actress
for
the
film
Never
on
Sunday
(1960).
Mercouri
later
entered
politics
and
served
as
Greece's
Minister
of
Culture
from
1981
to
1989.
In
public
life
she
was
a
prominent
advocate
for
the
arts,
and
she
campaigned
for
the
return
of
the
Parthenon
Marbles
to
Greece,
helping
to
raise
international
awareness
of
Greek
cultural
heritage.
Greek
heritage.
The
name
appears
in
various
Greek
families
and
may
be
encountered
within
Greek
communities
worldwide,
though
it
remains
most
strongly
linked
to
Mercouri
the
actress
and
cultural
figure.