Katina Paxinou For Whom the Bell Tolls 1944

Katina Paxinou as Pilar in For Whom the Bell Tolls
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role 1944

Katrina Paxinou For Whom the Bell Tolls 1944
Katrina Paxinou For Whom the Bell Tolls 1944

SEX WORKER ROLE

Sophie in Mr. Arkadin 1955

Character Runs A White Slavery Ring

Katina Paxinou in Mr Arkadin 1955
Katina Paxinou in Mr Arkadin 1955

In the film “Mr. Arkadin” (first released in Spain, 1955), Katina Paxinou plays Sophie. Her character runs a dance studio, a front for a white slavery ring. She takes advantage of poor naive girls seeking a career as ballet dancers and turns them into sexy prostitutes to make her money. This film is a must-see for Katina fans, even though it is a glorified cameo performance. Katina would later star in another film for Orson Welles, 1962s “The Trial.” But her scenes would end up on the cutting room floor in that film.


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