Born in Athens, she studied law at the University of Athens and film directing at Stavrakos Film School. In 1985, she received her BA in Photography and Film from the Polytechnic of Central London (University of Westminster).

 Her short films have won many awards and participated in international festivals. Her debut film, Hard Goodbyes: My Father, premiered at 55th Locarno Film Festival, won the Golden Leopard for Best Actor and set out for an acclaimed international career. The film received several prizes in festivals and found distribution in the United States among many other countries. In 2005, the original script was adapted into a novel by Media Factory Inc., Japan.       

 Since 1994 she has been working freelance producing and directing documentaries and films for National Greek Television. In 2004, she took up a teaching position at the Film Department of Aristotle University in Thessaloniki.