Eva Simatou

Eva Simatou is a Greek actress. She is a first class graduate of the Advanced Drama School Theatro Technis Karolos Koun (Athens Art Theatre). She has also studied in London at City University and holds a B.Sc. in sociology and media studies and an M.A. in arts management and criticism. She was accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and has successfully completed the Contemporary Drama programme.[1]

Eva Simatou

She has played several lead female parts in many plays including “Titus Andronicus” by William Shakespeare (Tamora), “Broken Heart” by John Ford (Penthea), “Attempts on her Life” by Martin Crimp (Anne), the “Gravedigger’s Complaint” by Emmanuel Roides (Daughter), at renown Athenian theatres such as the National Theatre of Greece, National Theatre of Northern Greece, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, Athens Art Theatre (Theatro Technis Karolos Koun), City of Athens Festival, and Odos Kefallinias Theatre.

She has performed at the National Theatre of Ankara, Şinasi Sahnesi. She played the female lead parts in the performance “Dreams. Are We Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On?”, a composition based on William Shakespeare’s dream and ghost scenes. The performance took place under the auspices of the Greek embassy in Ankara and won an award from the 7th Ethos International Theatre Festival of Ankara.

She played the lead part in "Innerview", a play by Alexis Stamatis at the Southbank Centre in London.[2] She performed as Babylon in the play Empire by Yiorgos Veltsos, at the National Theatre of Northern Greece. The play was directed by Michael Marmarinos.

She is a theatre arts instructor at Deree, the American College of Greece.

She is married to the writer Alexis Stamatis.