Filia Dendrinou is an actress and theatre scholar. She studied theatre in Greece and France. As an actress, she has worked in both countries with numerous theatre directors. As both a theatre scholar and actress, she has taught at the Department of Theatre Studies of the University of the Peloponnese, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and various drama schools. She has collaborated on several occasions with the Greek public broadcaster ERT as a screenwriter, scriptwriter and academic consultant for documentary programmes related to theatre. She is also the author of children’s books and plays.