Nora Valsami was born in Cairo, Egypt.
[1] Her first stage appearance was in a 1965 production of Aristophanes' tragedy Ecclesiazusae while still a student at the Athens Drama School.
[1] In 1975 she retired from films to concentrate on her theatrical career.
[1] In the theatre she played the role of the bride in Blood Wedding and also appeared in An Ideal Husband, Barefoot in the Park and other plays.
She is married to Errikos Andreou, a television film director.