Coustas at the Killing Them Softly Australian premiere in September 2012
Born
(1964-09-16) 16 September 1964 (age 59) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Medium
Film and television actress
Nationality
Australian
Years active
1989–present
Spouse
George Betsis (m. 2005)
Children
1
Notable works and roles
Acropolis Now (1989–1992) Greeks on the Roof (2003)
Website
https://maryandeffie.com/effie/
Mary Coustas (born 16 September 1964) is an Australian actress, comedian and television personality and writer. Originally from Melbourne, Coustas often performs as the character "Effie", a stereotypical second-generation Greek Australian prone to malapropisms. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University in Melbourne, majoring in performing arts and sub-majoring in journalism.
Coustas won the Logie Award for Most Popular Comedy Personality in 1993.[1]
^"Speaker Profile of Mary Coustas". Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
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