Sotiria Leonardou was born in Athens .  She studied music, dance and theatre. From 1989 till 1994 she lived in Zimbabwe where she took part in seminars in African musical roots and study of ritual theatre.

Personal Discography

1983 - Rebetiko (the soundtrack of the well-known awarded film by Kostas Ferris, music by Stavros Xarhakos and lyrics by Nikos Gatsios)
1995 - I have no time my heart (Den eho hrono matia mou)(music by Babis Stokas)
1999 - MIS (music by M. Matsas and lyrics by Isaac Sousis)
2006 - Women (music by Michalis Nikoloudis and lyrics by Magda Papadaki, LIBRA MUSIC, LM041)

Featuring in:

1989 - The Lamp of Diogenes (Nicholas Asimos)
1994 - For the Princes of the  West Bank  (Pyx Lax)
1995 - Aman, Amen (Stavros Xarchakos, live recording)
1996 - Akropol (Soundtrack Mouzakis)
1997 - The Town Magician (M. Matsas)
1998 - The Train Arrives Finally at Katerini

Films

1983 - Rebetiko (Dir. Kostas Ferris)
1984 - Oh Babylon
1985 - The court of Mormona, short film (Dir. Kostas Mazakis)
1987 - Danilo Treles (Dir. Stavros Tornes)
1988 - Reflections of Passion (Dir. Spyros Vassiliou)
1994 - Akropol (Dir. Pandelis Voulgaris). Supporting Actress Award,

Festival of Thessaloniki

2000 - The Belly of the Bee (Dir. Vassilis Eleftheriou)
2002 - Death Went A-Hunting (Dir. Al. Kolatos)
2006 - The Last Porno Movie (Dir. Kostas Zappas)

Theatre
1988 - Antigone by Sophocles - Ancient Theatre of Elefsina
1996 - Epistrofeia, Theatre of the Times
1997 - The Twin-helmeted Disney (?), Technotheatre
1998 - Persians by Aeschylus, Lycabettus Theatre
1998 - Roberto Tsouka, Ittos Theatre
1999 - Orestes by euripides. Transl. Yannis Tsarouchis, Ittos Theatre
2003 - The wife of Socrates, Al. Kolatos - monologue

Awards

Best Actress 1996
Best supporting Actress 1985
Special Award from the Academy of Alexandria 1985