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name: "Helena Kallianiotes"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 March 1938"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:15.201162+00:00"
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# Helena Kallianiotes

Actor. Born 24 March 1938 in Athens, Greece.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 March 1938, Athens, Greece

## Biography

Helena Kallianiotes is a Greek-born American actress and dancer. Born on 24 March 1938 in Megalopolis, Greece, she moved to the United States as a child and began performing as a belly dancer in Boston nightclubs from the age of sixteen. She later worked as a dancer in California venues including The Intersection in North Hollywood.

Her film career began with uncredited roles in *Head* (1968) and *Easy Rider* (1969). She appeared as Palm Apodaca in *Five Easy Pieces* (1970) and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Jackie Burdette in *Kansas City Bomber* (1972). Other credits include *The Drowning Pool* (1975), *Stay Hungry* (1976) and *Eureka* (1983). She also operated the private club Helena's in Los Angeles and hosted roller-skating events.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Five Easy Pieces* (1970), Fi1m 88, as Palm Apodaca — [page](https://film.one/film/five-easy-pieces.md)

## Also known for

- *Easy Rider* (1969), Woman in Commune (uncredited)
- *CHiPs* (1977), Lita
- *Star* (2016), Maggie
- *The Drowning Pool* (1975), Elaine Reavis
- *Catchfire* (1990), Grace Carelli
- *Head* (1968), Belly Dancer (uncredited)
- *Stay Hungry* (1976), Anita
- *Eureka* (1983), Frieda

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