Melina MercouriBirth Chart
Maria Amalia Merkouri
18/10/1920 Julian 08:00
C - Questionable accuracy
Athens
Greece
37°58' ↑ North - 23°43' → East
02:00 East
Sun Moon Asc
Photo: Reproduction
Melina Mercouri was a prominent Greek actress, singer, activist and political figure of the 20th century. She became internationally known for her film career—winning the Best Actress prize at Cannes for Never on Sunday (1960) and receiving an Academy Award nomination—and worked with directors such as Jules Dassin, Vittorio De Sica and Joseph Losey. On stage, she earned recognition for memorable roles like Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire and was nominated for a Tony for Illya Darling on Broadway. Born into a politically influential family, Mercouri also held public office: she served as a member of parliament for PASOK and in 1981 became the first woman to head Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports. She led the ministry for long terms (1981–1989 and 1993–1994), during which she launched culturally significant international initiatives, including the creation of the European Capitals of Culture, with Athens named the first city in 1985. Her public work included a sustained campaign for the return of the Parthenon marbles, making her a symbol of the defense of Greek cultural heritage. Mercouri’s legacy blends the arts and politics, marked both by her artistic prominence and her influence on cultural policy in Greece and Europe.
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↣ Sun in Scorpio - 07°31' - in house 12
↣ Moon in Gemini - 26°38' - in house 8
↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 00°28' - in house 1
↣ Venus in Sagittarius - 08°38' - in house 1
↣ Mars in Capricorn - 09°20' - in house 2
↣ Jupiter in Virgo - 12°59' - in house 10
↣ Saturn in Virgo - 21°14' - in house 10
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 01°48' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Leo - 13°41' - in house 9
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 08°50' - in house 8 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Scorpio - 06°32' - in house 12 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 20°45' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Virgo - 00°54' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Sagittarius - 04°54'
↣ Sun in house 12
↣ Moon in house 8
↣ Mercury in house 1
↣ Venus in house 1
↣ Mars in house 2
↣ Jupiter in house 10
↣ Saturn in house 10
↣ Uranus in house 4
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 8
↣ North Node in house 12
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
↣ Sun and Mars sextile (1°49' applying)
↣ Sun and Jupiter sextile (5°28' applying)
↣ Sun and Uranus trine (5°43' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune square (6°10' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto trine (1°19' applying)
↣ Sun and North Node conjunction (0°59' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn square (5°23' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus trine (5°10' applying)
↣ Moon and Pluto parallel
↣ Moon and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (4°17' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus conjunction (8°10' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus square (1°20' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (4°26' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant conjunction (9°43' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven square (0°27' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter square (4°22' applying)
↣ Venus and Neptune trine (5°04' applying)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (3°43' applying)
↣ Mars and Jupiter trine (3°39' applying)
↣ Mars and Pluto opposition (0°30' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node sextile (2°48' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (8°15' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto sextile (4°09' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant sextile (0°30' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node trine (4°44' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant square (3°06' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven opposition (0°54' applying) antiparallel
↣ Pluto and North Node trine (2°17' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven sextile (5°38' applying)