Miranda Myrat

Miranda Myrat
Miranda Myrat
Born(1906-01-12)12 January 1906
Died27 January 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 88)
OccupationActress
Years active1928-1989
ChildrenKyveli Theohari
Parent(s)Cybele Andrianou
Mitsos Myrat
RelativesGeorgios Papandreou (step-father)
Andreas Papandreou (step-brother)
Chrysoula Kotopouli Myrat (step-mother)
Marika Kotopouli (step-aunt)
Aliki Theodoridi-Nor (step-sister)
Dimitris Myrat (step-brother)
Rita Myrat (sister-in-law)
Kyveli Myrat (niece)
FamilyMyrat Family

Miranda Myrat (Greek: Μιράντα Μυράτ; 12 January 1906 – 27 January 1994) was a Greek silent film actress, film actress, theater actress and radio performer. She was a member of the prominent acting family known as the Myrat family. Some actors included: Mitsos Myrat, Chrysoula Kotopouli-Myrat, Dimitris Myrat, and Kyveli Myrat. Her mother was famous Greek actress Cybele Andrianou and was known as Kyveli. Her mother left when she was one year old, but continued to have a relationship with her daughter throughout her life. Miranda was part of her theater troupe for over ten years. Her mother, Cybele, eventually married the future Prime Minister of Greece Georgios Papandreou. Miranda's stepbrother was the Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Miranda appeared in more than fifty-two films from 1928 to 1989.

Miranda was born in Athens, Greece, to Greek actors Mitsos Myrat and Cybele Andrianou. She joined her father's theater troupe when she was 13 and eventually studied in Paris at the Collège Sévigné from 1921 to 1923. When she returned from Paris, France, at the age of seventeen, she joined her mother Cybele's theater troupe from 1923-1932. Miranda also appeared in the Greek silent film Love and Waves in 1928. She eventually started several of her own theater troupes while also appearing in ten films between 1928-1960. By 1960, the actress appeared in over 40 films. During her life, she was also a Greek radio presenter, reading poems and short stories on live radio.