Irene Papas
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 3, 1926Deathday
September 14, 2022Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
66Place of birth
Chiliomodi, Corinth, GreeceAlso known as
Ирен Папас, Ειρήνη Παπά, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eirini LelekuCast credits
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
DrosoulaMoses the Lawgiver
ZipporaZ
Hélène, wife of the DeputyJacob
RebekkaBloodline
Simonetta PalazziZorba the Greek
WidowRing of Darkness
RaffaellaThe Guns of Navarone
Maria PappadimosAnne of the Thousand Days
Queen CatherineLion of the Desert
MabroukaThe Message
HindChrist Stopped at Eboli
Giulia VenereThe Moon-Spinners
SophiaOdissea
PenelopeOasis of Fear
Barbara SlaterIphigenia
KlytaimnistraElectra
ElektraThe Trojan Women
HelenDon't Torture a Duckling
Dona Aurelia AvalloneBambina
Raimonda SpinaThe Brotherhood
Ida Ginetta