Mary Coustas
Keynote Speaker, Moderator & MC
Mary has entertained and inspired the top corporate, financial, political, sporting and cultural communities for over three decades. Her experience, warmth and humour has kept her in huge demand. Whether the issue is race, diversity, gender, class, leadership, motherhood or politics, Mary is able to tackle life’s difficult complicated issues in an illuminating and motivational way with the ability to articulate in an impactful, funny and memorable way.
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Mary Coustas is a writer/performer who is well known for her role in Wogs Out of Work and for her character Effie in the high rating TV sitcom Acropolis Now – for which she won a Best Comedy Performer Logie award.
Returning to the stage, she went on to play to full houses in the record-breaking theatrical shows Wog A Rama and her one-woman show Waiting for Effie, which toured nationally. She then joined the cast of Sylvia for Sydney Theatre Company, gaining high praise for her outstanding portrayal of a dog.
Mary’s other TV Credits include Skirts, Wildside, Grass Roots, The Secret Life of Us and recently Rake 2. She earned herself an AFI Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Mull and appeared in Nirvana Street Murder and Hercules Returns.
She has written for and performed in her TV show Greeks on The Roof , based on her character Effie’s family home TV Studio.
As Effie has so much to say, Mary allowed her to write a book: Effie’s Guide To Being Up Yourself – which has been published and acclaimed for tackling youth self-esteem.
Mary’s desire to become a mother resulted in a remarkable heart-wrenching story that touched the hearts of a nation.
In 2013 Allen and Unwin published her deeply personal memoir All I Know. A five-page extract appeared in The Good Weekend magazine followed by two stories on 60 Minutes.
After wowing audiences with her stage show A Date With Effie, the Greek Goddess launched her spectacular one-woman show Effie The Virgin Bride in 2016 at The Comedy Theatre and toured nationally in 2016 as well as an encore national tour in 2017.
Loving being back on stage, Mary has joined forces with Nick Giannopoulos and Sooshi Mango to perform a new stage show Star Wogs – now touring nationally.
Corporate
For over 3 decades Mary has entertained and inspired the top corporate, financial, political, sporting and cultural communities. Whether the events are big or small, public or private Mary’s experience, warmth and humour has kept her in huge demand.
Mary’s performing career and personal challenges have cemented her in the eye of the public as an authentic and admired agent of change. Whether the issue is race, diversity, gender, class, leadership, motherhood or politics, Mary is able to tackle life’s difficult complicated issues in an illuminating and motivational way.
Mary’s special gift is seeing possibility in everything and everyone. Her ability to articulate that in an impactful, funny and memorable way is what sets her apart.
Topics
- Entertainer
- Interviewer
- Social commentator
- Debater
- Moderator
- Master of Ceremonies
- Keynote speaker
- Empowerment
- Motivational
- Overcoming Adversity
- Identity/Diversity
- Modern Day Woman
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