List of Greek Americans part 1
The following is a list of notable Greek Americans, including both original immigrants of full or partial Greek descent who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Architecture[edit]
- George J. Efstathiou - architect
- Costas Kondylis - architect
- Nicholas Negroponte - architect and computer scientist
Business[edit]
Automobiles[edit]
- Elena Ford - Ford Motor Company heiress and officer
Agriculture[edit]
Alcoholic beverages[edit]
- C. Dean Metropoulos - owner of Pabst Brewing Company
Chemicals and petroleum[edit]
- Andrew N. Liveris - CEO of Dow Chemical Company
- William S. Stavropoulos - past CEO and Chairman of The Dow Chemical Company
- William Tavoulareas - president of Mobil Oil Corporation
Computer software & hardware[edit]
- Michael Capellas - terminal CEO of MCI and Compaq
- Greg Papadopoulos - senior vice president and chief technical officer of Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Stratton Sclavos - president & CEO of VeriSign
- Ed Zander - CEO of Motorola and former president of Sun Microsystems
Consumer products[edit]
- John Paul DeJoria - cofounder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products
- Tom Kartsotis - founder of Fossil Group and Shinola Detroit
- Leo Stefanos - inventor of the Dove Bar
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Education[edit]
- John Brademas - president of New York University
- Peter Diamandopoulos - president of Adelphi University
- Linda P.B. Katehi-Tseregounis - chancellor of the University of California, Davis
- Constantine Papadakis - president of Drexel University
- Paul Vallas - CEO of the Chicago Public Schools
Entertainment and media[edit]
- Kary Antholis - senior vice president for miniseries at HBO
- John P. Avlon, author, political commentator, CNN Senior Political Analyst and former Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast [1]
- Nickolas Davatzes - retired president and CEO of A&E Television Networks
- Jim Gianopoulos - chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures
- George Kerasotes - one of the founders of Kerasotes Theatres, and United Theatre Owners of Illinois in 1947.
- Oren Koules - entrepreneur, film producer, and professional sports executive
- Alexander Pantages - vaudeville and early motion picture producer and impresario
- Ted Sarandos - chief content officer for Netflix
- Charles Skouras - movie magnate, president of Fox Coast West and National Pictures
- George Skouras - movie magnate, president of United Artists
- Spyros Skouras - movie magnate, president of 20th Century Fox
- George Lois - advertising executive (ESPN, USA Today, Xerox, MTV, Wolfschmidt, Tommy Hilfiger), "Fizz Fizz What a Relief it Is", "No Dancing in the (a)Isles" "Crazy People" (Big break hired by Rossides for Javits 1960)
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Finance and venture capital[edit]
- Peter Barris - American venture capitalist, FDA
- Christos Cotsakos - cofounder of E-Trade
- Zoe Cruz - ex co-president of Morgan Stanley
- Jamie Dimon - (Papademetriou) - CEO of JPMorgan Chase, grandson of Smyrna broker
- John Calamos - founder of Calamos Investments
- Peter Peterson (Petropoulos) - ex-CEO of Bell & Howell, Lehman Bros, chair of Council on Foreign Relations, chair BlackStone, Nixon Commerce Scy
- William Spell - founder and current president of Spell Capital Partners
- Mike Vranos - hedge fund manager
- Harry Wilson - former investor and restructuring expert
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Game design[edit]
- Nikita Mikros - founder and CEO of Smashworx and Tiny Mantis Entertainment
- Alex Rigopulos - video game designer, cofounder of Harmonix Music Systems
Inventor[edit]
- George Ballas - inventor of the weed eater, father of dancer Corky Ballas and grandfather to dancer Mark Ballas
Medical devices and pharmaceuticals[edit]
- Peter M. Nicholas - cofounder of Boston Scientific Corporation
- P. Roy Vagelos - M.D. and former chairman and CEO of Merck
Retail[edit]
- Sophia Amoruso - founder and owner of Nasty Gal
- John Catsimatidis - founder of Gristedes Foods
- Tom Carvel - founder of the Carvel franchise
- The Demoulas Brothers - founders of the DeMoulas' Market Basket
Real estate[edit]
- George Argyros - founder of real estate company Amel & Affiliates [2]
- Sam Israel - investor and landlord
- George Lycurgus - developer of hotels on Waikiki and the Volcano House
- George P. Mitchell - original developer of the Woodlands
- Alex Spanos - California realty magnate, chaired American Bible Society
- George Tsakopoulos - real estate developer and founder of Tsakopoulos Investments in Sacramento, CA
Social media[edit]
- Jason Calacanis - angel investor (Uber), entrepreneur and founder of Weblogs, Inc.
- Arianna Huffington - founder of Huffington Post
- Alyssa LaRoche - founder of Aimee Weber Studio Inc.
- Ted Leonsis - vice-chair of AOL
- Angelo Sotira - cofounder of the online community DeviantArt
- Gregg Spiridellis - cofounder of JibJab
- Evan Spiridellis - cofounder of JibJab
Sports[edit]
- Peter Angelos - MLB owner of the Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player. Successful product-liability case lawyer.
- Alex Anthopoulos - (May 25, 1977) Canadian-born baseball executive. Currently GM and EVP of Atlanta Braves. Formerly GM and SVP of Toronto Blue Jays.
- Alex Spanos - Deceased. Was owner of NFL's San Diego Chargers.
- Dean Spanos - President and CEO of San Diego Chargers. Son of Alex Spanos.
- A. G. Spanos - President of Business Operations of San Diego Chargers. Grandson of Alex Spanos.
- Peter Karmanos, Jr. - founder, president & CEO of Compuware and owner of the NHL team Carolina Hurricanes
- Ted Phillips - president and CEO of the NFL team the Chicago Bears
- Ted Leonsis - founder, majority owner, chairman and CEO of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the NHL's Washington Capitals, NBA's Washington Wizards, NBA G League's Capital City Go-Go, WNBA's Washington Mystics, and the AFL's Washington Valor and Baltimore Brigade. Monumental Sports additionally owns the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. and manages the Kettler Capitals Iceplex and George Mason University's EagleBank Arena.
- Tom Gores - Billionaire, businessman, investor.
Unfiled[edit]
- Jim Davis (businessman) - chairman of New Balance
- Peter Diamandis - magazine entrepreneur, founder of the International Space University
- Prince Alexander von Fürstenberg - businessman and philanthropist
- Lazaros Kalemis - founder and CEO of Alpha Card Services
- Michael Recanati - businessman and philanthropist
- George Logothetis - founder and CEO of the Libra Group
- Harry Markopoulos - independent financial investigator
- John Rigas - founder of Adelphia Communications Corporation
- John Sitilides - government affairs and international relations specialist at Trilogy Advisors LLC in Washington, D.C.
Fashion[edit]
Cuisine[edit]
- Cat Cora - Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America
- Marisa Churchill - known for Top Chef season 2, author of the Sweet & Skinny cookbooks, Food Network Challenge, and host of My Sweet & Skinny Life on Alpha channel in Greece.
- George Mavrothalassitis - chef and restaurateur known as one of the cofounders of Hawaii Regional Cuisine in the early 1990s
- Spike Mendelsohn - chef and restaurateur best known as the fifth-place finisher of the fourth season of Top Chef (2008-2009)
- Michael Psilakis - restaurateur best known for his appearances on television shows including Ultimate Recipe Showdown, Iron Chef America, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and No Kitchen Required
- Michele Ragussis - chef, best known as a finalist on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star
- Nicholas Stefanelli - chef and restaurateur, known for his Michelin-starred Italian restaurant Masseria
- Michael Symon - Iron Chef on Food Network's Iron Chef America
Fashion[edit]
- Patricia Field - fashion designer[3]
- James Galanos - fashion designer[4]
- Peter Speliopoulos - vice president, DKNY design[5]
- George Stavropoulos - fashion designer
- John Varvatos - fashion designer[6]
- Nick Verreos - American fashion designer[7]
Modeling[edit]
- Betty Cantrell - beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Georgia 2015 & Miss America 2016
- Margia Dean - former American beauty queen and actress, Miss California 1939
- Patricia Kara - model, actress, TV personality
- Katerina Katakalides - model and beauty pageant titleholder (Teen Miss New York 2016)
- Cleo Maletis - beauty pageant titleholder
- Becky and Jessie O'Donohue - American Idol contestants and models,[8][9]
- Ryan Pinkston - actor and model
- Suzi Simpson - model, actress, aspiring screenwriter [10]
- Jessica St. George - Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the February 1965 issue
- Stassie Karanikolaou - model
- Eleanna Livaditis - Miss Colorado USA 2014
- Maritsa Platis - Crowned Miss U.S. International 2020
- Eleana Frangedis - Crowned Miss Teen America 2012
- Elena LaQuatra - Miss Pennsylvania USA 2016
- Corinna Tsopei - Miss Universe 1964 - American actress
- Sofia Richie Lionel's Richie daughter
Style[edit]
- Vidal Sassoon - British and American hairstylist
Explorers and settlers[edit]
- Pete Athans - mountaineer
- Yiorgos Caralambo - one of the eight men hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
- John Cocoris - introduced the technique of sponge diving in 1995 to Tarpon Springs by recruiting divers and crew members from Greece. The first divers came from the Saronic Gulf islands of Aegina and Hydra, but they were soon outnumbered by those from the Dodecanese islands of Kalymnos, Symi and Halki.
- Philip Tedro, or Hadji Ali - hired by US Army in 1856 to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.
- Gracia Dura Bin - early settler, wife of Dr. Andrew Turnbull
Religious figures[edit]
- Andrew Constantinides Zenos (1855-1942) Presbyterian minister, author, and dean of McCormick Theological Seminary
- Archbishop Iakovos - former Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America, Harvard professor, Selma marcher, president World Council of Churches
- Aryeh Kaplan - American Orthodox rabbi of Greek-Sephardic descent from Thessaloniki
- Eric Metaxas - author, essayist and biographer of Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and William Wilberforce
- Betty Robbins - second Jewish female cantor in history
Law enforcement[edit]
- Peter Angelos - product-liability case lawyer, owner of the MLB Baltimore Orioles and former basketball player.
- Stephanos Bibas - United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- James C. Cacheris - Senior United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Michael Chagares - federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Constantine George Cholakis - former United States federal judge
- William P. Dimitrouleas - United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- Peter C. Economus - United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Maria Foscarinis - founder and executive director, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
- Nicholas Garaufis - senior United States District Judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Constandinos Himonas - justice of the Utah Supreme Court
- Kenneth M. Karas - United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Gregory G. Katsas - United States Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Charles Petros Kocoras - United States federal judge of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Thomas Demetrios Lambros - former United States federal judge
- Paul J. Liacos - chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1989 to 1996
- John Michael Manos - United States federal judge for 30 years
- Costa M. Pleicones - jurist who served as the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
- Eleni M. Roumel - Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
- John J. Stamos - justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1988 to 1990
- Nicholas Tsoucalas - Senior Judge for the United States Court of International Trade
- Paula Xinis - United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- John G. Papianou - American-born partner and chair of Montgomery McCracken's Litigation Department. Super Lawyer 2017-2019.
Media figures[edit]
Fiction & literature[edit]
- A. I. Bezzerides - novelist and screenwriter
- N. A. Diaman - novelist and artist
- Jeffrey Eugenides - novelist and short story writer[11]
- Tina Fey - comedian, former head writer of Saturday Night Live and creator of 30 Rock
- Zoe Kazan - screenwriter and playwright
- George Pelecanos - crime novelist and television drama writer (The Wire)
- Harry Mark Petrakis - novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, biographer, educator, and lecturer
- Stephanos Papadopoulos - poet, translator
- David Sedaris - essayist, author and radio contributor
- Eleni Sikelianos - experimental poet with a particular interest in scientific idiom
- Evan Spiliotopoulos - screenwriter
- Byron Vazakas - poet (nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 1947)
- Michael Katakis - writer, photographer, and manager of Ernest Hemingway's literary estate
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Nonfiction[edit]
- Ion Hanford Perdicaris - author wrote about art and Moroccon culture.
- Chloe Aridjis - writer (daughter of Greek-Mexican Homero Aridjis and American Betty Ferber de Aridjis)
- Daphne Athas - writer
- Nicholas A. Basbanes - author who writes and lectures widely about books and book culture
- Demetrios Constantelos - priest and academic scholar
- Rae Dalven - author and academic (Romaniote - Greek Jewish)
- Nicholas Gage - reporter for The Wall Street Journal
- Dan Georgakas - writer, critic and member of the editorial board for Cineaste
- Panio Gianopoulos - writer and editor for Bloomsbury Publishing[12]
- Vanessa Grigoriadis - contributing editor for New York magazine and Rolling Stone magazine
- George Gregoriou - William Paterson University professor, writer
- Arianna Huffington (born Arianna Stassinopoulos) - columnist, pundit and founder of the liberal website The Huffington Post
- John Kass - columnist, Chicago Tribune
- Paul Kemprecos
- Markos Kounalakis - president and publisher emeritus, 'Washington Monthly'; foreign affairs columnist, McClatchy
- Leon Logothetis - British-born author who now lives in Los Angeles, TV host, global adventurer, traveler, and inspirational speaker.
- Nick Mamatas
- Eric Metaxas
- Markos Moulitsas - blogger and political columnist, founder of the liberal blog Daily Kos
- Andrew Sarris - film critic and a leading proponent of the auteur theory of criticism
- Giorgio A. Tsoukalos
- Anna Halkidis - journalist, editor at Parents.com
Television[edit]
- Ernie Anastos - WNYW-New York City co-anchorman
- Chloe Melas - American journalist
- Thalia Assuras - TV reporter, CBS News (born in Canada, moved to U.S.)
- Dean Brelis - foreign correspondent for NBC, CBS and Time magazine
- Alexis Christoforous - CBS News Early Show
- Chris Clark - lead news anchor at WTVF in Nashville, TN. He also gave Oprah Winfrey her first television job
- Stefan Fatsis - National Public Radio
- Paul Glastris - editor-in-chief of The Washington Monthly
- Nick Gregory - WNYW New York meteorologist for over twenty years
- Chris Hondros - photojournalist
- Elaina Athans - WTVD reporter
- Soterios Johnson - WNYC- morning anchor
- Demetria Kalodimos - anchorperson for WSMV-TV Nashville, Tennessee [13]
- Ernie Manouse - TV anchor/producer, PBS
- Debbie Matenopoulos - journalist, talk show host
- Maria Menounos - correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood
- John Metaxas - WCBS New York radio correspondent
- Ike Pappas - former CBS News correspondent
- Nicole Petallides - Fox business reporter
- Kopi Sotiropulos - meteorologist in Fresno, CA for KMPH-TV
- Andrea Stassou - reporter for WCBS-TV in New York
- George Stephanopoulos - host of ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos
- Andrea Tantaros - Former Fox News commentator and host. Conservative political pundit.
- Debbie Matenopoulos - television host, journalist, and lifestyle expert
- Vicki Liviakis - journalist
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Radio[edit]
- Chris Douridas - DJ and actor in Los Angeles market.
Art and entertainment[edit]
Comedy[edit]
- Charlie Callas
- Tina Fey
- Zach Galifianakis
- Demetri Martin[14]
- Amy Sedaris - father was of Greek descent[15]
- Nia Vardalos
- Betty White
- Stavros Halkias - co-host of comedy podcast Cum Town
Dance[edit]
Choreography[edit]
Pop[edit]
- Corky Ballas - retired dancer, Dancing with the Stars father to Mark Ballas
- Mark Ballas - professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars
- Steve Condos - tap dancer
- Natalie Fotopoulos - dance teacher, contestant on the Fox reality show So You Think You Can Dance
Tango[edit]
- Homer Ladas - Argentine tango dancer and teacher
- Karina Smirnoff - dancer Dancing with the Stars, Forever Tango. Her mother is Russian; her father is Greek,[16]
Film and theater[edit]
Actors[edit]
- Jack Angel - actor, who has worked on many radio programs, animated television series, movies and video games
- John Aniston - actor, born Yannis Anastasakis, father of actress Jennifer Aniston[17]
- Lou Antonio - actor, best known for performing in the films Cool Hand Luke and America America
- David Batista (Bautista) - former WWE professional wrestler (Greek mother and Filipino father) and actor
- Ted Beniades - character actor of screen and stage who was best known for appearing in Brian De Palma's Scarface as Siedelbaum
- Abraham Hercules Benrubi - actor
- Dennis Boutsikaris
- Jimmy Workman - actor
- Charlie Callas - comedian and actor
- John Cassavetes - movie director, actor
- Paul Cavonis - TV and movie actor
- George Chakiris - Academy Award winner "Best Supporting Actor" for West Side Story (1961 film)
- Michael Chiklis - of 3/4 Greek descent[18]
- John Considine - grandson of vaudeville and film producer Alexander Pantages on his mother's side, and nephew on his father's side to writer Bob Considine. Brother to actor/writer Tim Considine. Notable for his role as a writer for the 1960s American television series Combat! as well as appearances as an actor in series like Knight Rider and Murder, She Wrote.
- Tim Considine - actor, writer and photographer, grandson of vaudeville and film producer Alexander Pantages.[19] Noted for his writing work on the American TV series Combat!, along with his brother John Considine, and his starring role as Jamie Frederick in My Three Sons.
- Michael Constantine - actor, born Constantine Ioannides, son of Greek immigrants.
- Nick Dennis - actor, known for playing ethnic types in films such as Kiss Me Deadly, Sirocco and A Streetcar Named Desire
- Chris Diamantopoulos (born 1975) - Canadian-born actor
- Michael Flessas - actor, Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) winning film Dancer in the Dark at the Cannes Film Festival. Paternal grandparents both born in Greece.
- Zach Galifianakis - father is of Greek descent
- Tony Ganios - actor, probably best known for his role as Anthony 'Meat' Tuperello in the 1982 hit comedy Porky's and its sequels
- Christopher George - "The Rat Patrol" (1966–68)
- Tom Hanks - actor, filmmaker, and comedian
- Ant (Anthony Steven Kalloniatis) - Last Comic Standing comedian
- John Kapelos - Canadian-born actor of film and TV
- Robert Karvelas - actor who is notable for his role as the Chief's dense assistant, Larrabee, on the 1960s sitcom Get Smart
- Andreas Katsulas[20]
- Nick Kiriazis - actor [21]
- Nikos Kourkoulos - Greek stage and film star who also appeared on Broadway.
- Elias Koteas - Canadian/US movie actor
- Peter Lupus - bodybuilder and actor, best remembered for the role of Willy Armitage in the original Mission: Impossible television series in the 1960s
- Ralph Macchio - father is of half-Italian and half-Greek descent [22]
- George Maharis[23]
- Rami Malek - American movie actor of partial Greek descent.[24]
- Jason Mantzoukas - American actor, comedian, and writer.[25]
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- Adoni Maropis - star of 24 among other titles.[26]
- Constantine Maroulis[27]
- David Mazouz - actor, his mother is of Greek-Jewish descent
- Andy Milonakis
- Nico Minardos
- Ryan Pinkston - TV and movie actor; model, mother is of Greek descent
- Chris Sarandon[28]
- George Savalas[29]
- Telly Savalas[30]
- Stelio Savante - actor, producer and writer whose credits include Ugly Betty, Running For Grace, My Super Ex Girlfriend and No Postage Necessary
- Zachary Scott - actor who was most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery men"
- Alexander Scourby - actor and narrator, played 'Old Polo' in Giant, James Dean's last film
- Alek Skarlatos - US Army National Guard soldier awarded the Soldier's Medal from US President Barack Obama and the Legion of Honor by French President François Hollande for his participation in the thwarting of terrorist train attack on the 2015 Thalys train attack. Portrayed himself in Clint Eastwood's film The 15:17 to Paris (2018).
- Ted Sorel - actor whose numerous credits included Guiding Light, Law & Order and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- John Stamos - father was of Greek descent[32]
- Gus Trikonis - actor appeared in West Side Story along with his sister, Gina Trikonis. 1st husband of Goldie Hawn.
- Dan Vadis - actor famous for his lead roles in many Italian films made in the 1960s
- Titos Vandis - Greek stage and film star. Later starred on Broadway and in Hollywood. Character actor in over 100 U.S. TV shows and dozens of U.S. films.
- Demetrius Joyette - actor
- Billy Zane - actor and director, best known for his role as Caledon Hockley in the film Titanic.[33]
Actresses[edit]
- Jennifer Aniston - father is Greek, Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award-winning film/television actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the sitcom Friends, daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow.[34] [34]
- Paula Cale[35]
- Dimitra Arliss - actress
- Gabrielle Carteris - actress, best known for her role as Andrea Zuckerman on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (father was of Greek descent)[36]
- Jessica Chastain - Academy Award nominated actress (distant origin on her father's side)
- Katie Chonacas[37]
- Margia Dean - former American beauty queen and actress
- Nancy Dow - actress, mother of actress Jennifer Aniston, is said to have some Greek ancestry[38]
- Olympia Dukakis - Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress.[39]
- Tina Fey - mother is of Greek descent[40]
- Heather Goldenhersh - Tony Award nominated actress
- Xenia Gratsos
- Sasha Grey - pornographic actress; mixed Greek, Irish and Polish ancestry
- Angie Harmon - maternal grandparents were of Greek descent[41]
- Lindsay Hartley - mother is of part Greek descent[42]
- Marilu Henner[35]
- Melina Kanakaredes - actress, best known for Providence and CSI: NY[43]
- Kym Karath - actress, best known for her role as Gretl in The Sound of Music
- Zoe Kazan - actress, paternal grandfather, Elia Kazan, was Greek
- Melia Kreiling - actress, Greek mother
- Lauren Lapkus-actress, screenwriter Greek-Serbian mother.
- Maria Menounos[44]
- Sofia Milos
- Alexa Nikolas
- Elizabeth Perkins - father was of Greek descent[35]
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler - father is of Greek Jewish and Romanian Jewish descent[45]
- Marina Sirtis[46] - played Counselor Deanna Troi in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Tracy Spiridakos - actress, born in Canada by Greek-born parents, best known for her role as Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson in the NBC post-apocalyptic science fiction series Revolution.
- Mena Suvari - actress, best known for her roles in the films American Pie and American Beauty, maternal grandmother was of Greek descent[47]
- Gina Trikonis - actress who appeared in West Side Story along with her brother Gus Trikonis.
- Nia Vardalos - actress. From My Big Fat Greek Wedding; Canadian-born
- Gloria Votsis - actress. She is known for her small roles in several TV series such as Hawaii Five-0, The Gates, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, and Suburgatory. Votsis also had a starring role in the film The Education of Charlie Banks alongside Jesse Eisenberg. She also recurred as Alex Hunter on the USA drama White Collar.
- Betty White - maternal grandfather was Greek[48] - actress
- Rita Wilson - actress, film producer and singer, mother is of Greek descent[49]
- Tiffani Thiessen - actress
- Ariel Winter - actress
- Shanelle Workman - voice actress for various video games and animated TV shows, mother is of Greek descent
- Elena Kampouris - actress
- Haley Pullos - actress
- Lisa Zane - actress and singer, sister of actor Billy Zane.[50]
Art direction, costume design, set design[edit]
- George Barris (auto customizer) - designer and builder of many famous Hollywood custom cars, including The Batmobile for the Batman (TV series).
- Anna Louizos - Tony award nominated scenic designer and art director
- Dean Tavoularis - Academy Award winner for Best Art Direction (The Godfather Part II)[51]
- Mary Zophres - costume designer, nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the 2010 film True Grit
Choreography[edit]
Cinematography[edit]
- Chris Condon - cinematographer and 3D pioneer
- Michael Gioulakis - cinematographer
- Phedon Papamichael - director, cinematographer
- Harris Savides - cinematographer
Directors[edit]
- Alexandra Cassavetes - director, daughter of John Cassavetes
- John Cassavetes - movie director, actor
- Nick Cassavetes - movie director[35]
- Tom Cherones - director and producer of several TV series. His most well-known directing work is on Seinfeld
- George Pan Cosmatos1, film director, Tombstone, Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Milton Katselas - director, Hollywood acting teacher
- Elia Kazan - movie director, two-time Academy Award winner for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata, East of Eden
- Tony Leondis - film director, writer and voice actor of animation
- Dimitri Logothetis
- Gregory Markopoulos - film director, New American Cinema of the 1960s
- Paolo Marinou-Blanco - film director and screenwriter
- Nico Mastorakis - film and TV director
- Melina Matsoukas
- Andrew Moskos - producer/owner of Boom Chicago
- Alexander Payne - Academy Award winning movie director
- Nikos Psacharopoulos - theater producer, director, and educator
- Andy Sidaris - film director of cult B-movie films
- Penelope Spheeris - director (Wayne's World)
- Greg Yaitanes - television and film director
- Billy Zane - actor, director[33]
Makeup and special effects[edit]
- Crist Ballas - Emmy Award-winning make-up artist for film and television
- Karen Goulekas - visual effects artist
- Jack Pierce - designer of makeup and costumes for all of Universal Studios's iconic movie monsters, including: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, et al.
- Patrick Tatopoulos - special effects and creature designer[52]
- Petro Vlahos - Oscar-awarded Hollywood special effects pioneer
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