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Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Acting

Born: September 3, 1929Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

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
Filmography
1821 at the Cinema

1821 at the Cinema

(archive footage)

2021
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo

Self (archive footage)

2008
A Talking Picture

A Talking Picture

Helena

2003
...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

Elena Michailovna

2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Drosoula

2001
Yerma

Yerma

Vieja pagana

1999
Inquietude

Inquietude

Mother

1998
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Anticleia

1997
Party

Party

Irene

1996
Jacob

Jacob

Rebekka

1994

Un Amore Rubato

1993
Lettera da Parigi

Lettera da Parigi

Gina

1993
Up, Down and Sideways

Up, Down and Sideways

Μαρία

1992
Island

Island

Marquise

1989
Plato's Banquet

Plato's Banquet

Diotime

1989
High Season

High Season

Penelope

1987
Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Madre de Angela

1987
Sweet Country

Sweet Country

Mrs. Araya

1987
A Child Called Jesus

A Child Called Jesus

Old Maria

1987
The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

Mother Giuseppina

1985
Into the Night

Into the Night

Shaheen Parvici

1985
Afghanistan For What?

Afghanistan For What?

1984
Erendira

Erendira

Grandmother Amadis

1983
The Deserter

The Deserter

Mariangela

1983
The Balad of Mamelouk

The Balad of Mamelouk

Mamluk's Mother

1982
Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

Mabrouka

1981
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

La Signora

1981
Ring of Darkness

Ring of Darkness

Raffaella

1979
Bloodline

Bloodline

Simonetta Palazzi

1979
Christ Stopped at Eboli

Christ Stopped at Eboli

Giulia Venere

1979
Iphigenia

Iphigenia

Klytaimnistra

1977
Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

La mère

1977
Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

Zippora

1976
The Message

The Message

Hind

1976
Bambina

Bambina

Raimonda Spina

1974
The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska

Borina majka

1973
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

Donna Mimma

1973
Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling

Dona Aurelia Avallone

1972
N.P. - The Secret

N.P. - The Secret

Casalinga

1972
The Murder of Julius Caesar

The Murder of Julius Caesar

Calpurnia

1972
Roma bene

Roma bene

Elena Teopoulos

1971
Oasis of Fear

Oasis of Fear

Barbara Slater

1971
The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

Helen

1971
Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

Queen Catherine

1969
A Dream of Kings

A Dream of Kings

Caliope

1969
Z

Z

Hélène

1969
Behold Man - The Survivors

Behold Man - The Survivors

Anna

1969
The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

Ida Ginetta

1968
Odissea

Odissea

Penelope

1968
The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

Ajmi

1967
Witness Out of Hell

Witness Out of Hell

Lea Weiss

1967
We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way

Luisa Roscio

1967
Trap for the Assassin

Trap for the Assassin

Julia de Noirville

1966
The Steps

The Steps

Joana

1966
Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek

Widow

1964
The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Sophia

1964
Electra

Electra

Elektra

1962
Antigone

Antigone

Antigone

1961
The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

Maria Pappadimos

1961
The Lake of Sighs

The Lake of Sighs

Frosyni

1959
Pssst ... girls!

Pssst ... girls!

Eleni

1959
Bouboulina

Bouboulina

Laskarina Bouboulina

1959
Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man

Jocasta Constantine

1956
The Missing Scientists

The Missing Scientists

Gina

1954
Attila

Attila

Grune

1954
Theodora, Slave Empress

Theodora, Slave Empress

Faidia

1954
Vortice

Vortice

Clara

1953
The Man From Cairo

The Man From Cairo

Yvonne Lebeau

1953
The Unfaithfuls

The Unfaithfuls

Luisa Azzali

1953
Dead City

Dead City

Lena

1951
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Liana

1948