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Athina Oikonomakou
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Athina Oikonomakou (born March 6, 1986) is a famous Greek actress and businesswoman. She is also known as a media personality and model. After finishing her acting studies, she started appearing on TV, in plays, and in movies.
Athina became very well-known in 2009. This was when she got a main role in the TV show The life of the other woman. She played the character Xenia Pappa from 2009 to 2012. She then had other successful main roles in popular shows like Stolen Dreams (starting in 2011), The Ring of Fire (2014), and On my shoes (2016).
In 2016, Athina also started her own jewelry brand called Allover by Athina Oikonomakou. Later, in 2019, she launched a second company in the fashion world, named Project Soma.
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Early Life and Education
Athina Oikonomakou was born on March 6, 1986. Her hometown is Skala, Laconia, in Greece. Her father, Dionysis Oikonomakos, worked in the navy. Her mother, Georgia Oikonomakou, was a housewife. Athina has an older brother named Nikitas.
When she turned 18, Athina finished school. She then moved to Athens to study at the Agricultural University of Athens.
Starting Her Acting Journey
From University to Acting (2005-2008)
In 2005, during her second year at university, Athina decided to change her career path. She chose to leave university and try for acting school. She was accepted into the "Stage by Mimí Deníssi" acting school. After studying acting for two years, she graduated in 2007.
In the summer of 2007, Athina auditioned for a new TV series. She got her first TV role in the show Deligiannis Girls' School. She played Domna Nika, a student in a Greek girls' school from the 1930s. In 2008, she appeared in her first short film, An Angel's Bet. She also had a small role in the TV show True Loves. Later that year, she got her first main role in a comedy series called The Fearless. She also started her theater career in the play The Flower of Levande.
Big Success on Television (2009-2016)
In 2009, Athina became very famous for her role as Xenia Pappas in the TV series The Life of the Other. This role made her known to many people. It was a challenging role to get. Athina shared that she had to do 30 auditions for it. The TV channel was unsure about hiring an inexperienced young actress for such an important role. But she convinced them! The show was a huge success and ran for three seasons until 2012.
While still working on The Life of the Other, Athina also began starring in another daily series called Stolen Dreams in 2011. She played Chryssa Maltezou. In 2014, she appeared in an episode of Don't start moaning. She also starred in the Cypriot drama series The Ring of Fire. From 2015 to 2016, she acted in the comedy The Worst Week of My Life.
From 2016, Athina starred in the TV series On my shoes. She played Fay Stathatou. She left the show temporarily in 2018 due to her pregnancy. She returned later that year and continued with the series for several more seasons. In 2020, she appeared as a guest on Greece's Next Top Model. She helped promote her company, Project S.O.M.A. In 2022, she was a judge on The Masked Singer Greece.
Stage and Film Roles
Athina's first theater play was The Flower of Levante in 2008. She later acted in other plays like The Cactus Flower and The Baptisms. She toured Greece with some of her plays. She has said that she wants to focus on her family, so she might not do theater as often now.
In movies, Athina has starred in four films. Her first film was An Angel's Bet in 2008. She also appeared in A Night in Athens (2013), Amore Mio (2015), and Magic Mirror (2016).
Her Business Ventures
Allover by Athina Oikonomakou
In March 2016, Athina launched her first business. It was a collection of handmade jewelry called Allover by Athina Oikonomakou. In February 2019, the first Allover store opened in Athens.
Project S.O.M.A.
In June 2019, Athina started another company with Maria Synatsaki. This business sells clothes and is called Project S.O.M.A.. Their clothing line is available to buy online.
Personal Life
In 2013, Athina Oikonomakou started a relationship with businessman Filippos Michopoulos. They got married in a civil ceremony in Gytheio on November 18, 2017. Their son, Maximos, was born on March 14, 2018. A few months later, on October 6, they had a religious wedding in Mykonos. Their daughter, Sienna-Ilektra, was born on June 8, 2021. In 2024, it was announced that they had separated.
