Irene Papas
Known For
Acting
Born
1926-09-03 in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
Died
2022-09-14
Biography
Irene Papas (Greek: Ειρήνη Παππά, born Eirini Lelekou (Greek: Ειρήνη Λελέκου) 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022)was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977). She played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962). She had a fine singing voice, on display in the 1968 recording Songs of Theodorakis. Papas won Best Actress awards at the Berlin International Film Festival for Antigone and from the National Board of Review for The Trojan Women. Her career awards include the Golden Arrow Award in 1993 at Hamptons International Film Festival, and the Golden Lion Award in 2009 at the Venice Biennale. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Papas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
Climax!
as Maxanne York
Champs-Elysées
as Self
The Odyssey
as Anticleia
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
MGM Parade
as self
The Odyssey
as Penelope
Party
as Irene
Jacob
as Rebekka
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
Erendira
as Grandmother Amadis
The Guns of Navarone
as Maria Pappadimos
Into the Night
as Shaheen Parvici
The Deserter
as Mariangela
The Message
as Hind
Island
as Marquise
Iphigenia
as Klytaimnistra
Zorba the Greek
as Widow
The Brotherhood
as Ida Ginetta
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Drosoula