Zeta Makripoulia

Zeta Makrypoulia (Greek: Ζέτα Μακρυπούλια; born 31 July 1978) is a Greek actress, TV hostess and model. She started her career in 1991, at the age of 13, as a model taking part in numerous campaigns, photoshoots and TV spots. Early in her career she also made her television debut as co-hostess in various successful talk shows as ET2 Hours Together with Titika Stasinopoulou (1991–92), Ciao ANT1 with Roula Koromila (1992–94), Magazino (1993–94) and Bravo with Roula Koromila (1994–95).

In 1994 she also made her acting debut in different TV series as The lawyers of Athens (1994), Divorced with children (1996), while in 1996 she decided to follow theatre and acting studies in Vasilis Diamantopoulos' Higher Drama School. After her first leading roles in different television comedies she gained huge fame in 2005 with the role of Amalia Antonopoulou in huge MEGA hit In the Nick of Time (2005–07). In 2008 she made her film debut in Just Broke Up while followed other film successes as ' (2009), ' (2010), ' (2010) and Really so sudden (2014). Despite her presence as an a-list actress in television, cinema and theatre she also hosted high-rated TV shows as Baby Dance (2008), Dancing with the Stars (2010–13), Just the 2 of Us (2014) while from 2017 she hosts the ANT1 daytime game show '.

Career

Makripoulia graduated from Vasilis Diamantopoulos' Drama School in 1994, while she has also attended acting classes at Theatro ton Allagon. Then she started appearing on television and has participated in various shows and commercials for the last years. She also has worked in various television productions. Makripoulia appeared in the hit series Sto Para Pente, with her performance as a naive village girl in the series. Zeta and actor/scriptwriter Giorgos Kapoutzidis were commentators of the 51st Eurovision Song Contest in Athens. Aside from television productions Zeta has also appeared on stage, debuting for the first time in 2005 in the theatrical play "Sesouar gia Dolofonous". For the past years, she has also been working as a radio DJ for well-known radio stations, including Ciao FM and Sfera 102.2. In 2010 she starred in alongside Nick Giannopoulos and Vince Colosimo as Zoe, the love interest of Giannopoulos' character. From 2010 to 2012 she presented the Greek version of Dancing with the Stars.