Maria Bakodimou
Maria Bakodimou (Μαρία Μπακοδήμου) (b. 1965 in Missolonghi) is a Greek television personality, talk show presenter and fashion designer. She co-hosted the National Final to select the Greek representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She had her own talk show with Fotis Sergoulopoulos in TV, which was called "Fotis & Maria Live".
Her cousin is the Greek-French journalist and entertainer Nikos Aliagas.[1]
From 2017, Maria was selected to be one of the judges of Ellada Eheis Talento alongside Giorgos Kapoutzidis and Sakis Tanimanidis.
From 2018 she presents the dating reality show of Skai TV 'Power of Love'.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Female Company | singer | Film debut | |
| 2003 | Liza and all the others | magazine manager | ||
| 2008 | Just Broke Up | Titika Karlatera | ||
| 2011 | Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens at Land | Maria Bakodimou | ||
| 2017 | Success Story | Anna |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Almanac '91 | Katina Karabourbouridou | TV special |
| 1991-1992 | ET2 Hours Together | Gela Karnava | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 1992-1993 | What a mess on Saturday! | various roles | 26 episodes; also co-writer |
| 1998-1999 | Behave Yourself | Herself (host) | Tabloid talk show; season 3 |
| 1999-2003 | Make yourself at home! | Herself (host) | Daytime morning talk show; also co-creator |
| 2000 | 2000 Pop Corn Music | Herself (host) | TV special |
| What Soul Will You Deliver, You Fool Woman? | Aglaia | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | 2001 Arion Music Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
| 2003 | 2002 Arion Music Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
| 2003-2004 | By word of mouth | Herself (host) | Late night talk show on MEGA; also co-creator |
| 2004 | 2003 Arion Music Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
| The Nanny | Herself | 1 episode | |
| 2004-2006 | I Love TV | Herself (host) | Late night talk show on MEGA; also co-creator |
| 2005 | 2005 Prosopa Greek Television Awards | Herself (host) | TV special |
| 2006-2008 | TV Tiglon | Herself (host) | Late night talk show on ALPHA; also co-creator |
| 2007 | 2007 Greek Eurovision Finals | Herself (host) | TV special |
| Eurovision Song Contest | Herself (commentator) | TV special | |
| Loafing and Camouflage: The Series | Herself | 1 episode | |
| 2008-2009 | Take it easy, don't sit down and run away! | Herself (host) | Daytime talk show on ALPHA; also co-creator |
| 2009 | 2008 Status Awards - Men of the year | Herself (host) | TV special |
| 2009-2016 | Fotis & Maria Live | Herself (host) | Daytime talk show on STAR; also co-cretor |
| 2010 | 2009 Status Awards - Men of the year | Herself (host) | TV special |
| 2017-2018 | Greece's Got Talent | Herself (judge) | Season 5-6 |
| 2018-2019 | Power of Love | Herself (host) | Trash television; season 1-2 |
| 2019-2020 | One for all! | Herself (host) | Daytime game show on OPEN |
| 2020-2022 | Just the 2 Of Us | Herself (judge) | Season 3-5 |
| 2020-2021 | Style me up | Herself (host) | Reality television; season 1 |
| 2022-2024 | Hello! with Maria Bakodimou | Herself (host) | Weekend talk show on SKAI; also creator |
| 2023 | My Style Rocks | Herself (guest judge) | Episode 112; season 5 |
| 2023 Madame Figaro Awards - Women of the Year | Herself (host) | TV special | |
| 2026 | The Weakest Link | Herself (host) | Daytime game show on OPEN; season 7 |