Irene Papas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Female

Birthday

1926-09-03

Day of death

2022-09-14 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

Irene Papas

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.

Known For

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Bambina

    Bambina

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin

  • The Guns of Navarone

    The Guns of Navarone

  • Zorba the Greek

    Zorba the Greek

  • The Desperate Ones

    The Desperate Ones

  • Z

    Z

  • The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

  • The Balad of Mamelouk

    The Balad of Mamelouk

  • 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

    1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Up, Down and Sideways

    Up, Down and Sideways

  • Yerma

    Yerma

  • Bouboulina

    Bouboulina

  • The Steps

    The Steps

  • Blood Wedding

    Blood Wedding

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • The Lake of Sighs

    The Lake of Sighs

  • Iphigenia

    Iphigenia

  • Witness Out of Hell

    Witness Out of Hell

  • Dead City

    Dead City

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • Sweet Country

    Sweet Country

  • Lion Of The Desert

    Lion Of The Desert

  • Odissea

    Odissea

  • Tribute to a Bad Man

    Tribute to a Bad Man

  • Electra

    Electra

  • 1821 at the Cinema

    1821 at the Cinema

  • Erendira

    Erendira

  • ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

    ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

  • The Murder of Julius Caesar

    The Murder of Julius Caesar

  • The Moon-Spinners

    The Moon-Spinners

  • The Unfaithfuls

    The Unfaithfuls

  • Behold Man - The Survivors

    Behold Man - The Survivors

  • Vortice

    Vortice

  • Afghanistan For What?

    Afghanistan For What?

  • Christ Stopped at Eboli

    Christ Stopped at Eboli

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • The Message

    The Message

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • The Man From Cairo

    The Man From Cairo

  • Un Amore Rubato

    Un Amore Rubato

  • L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

    L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

  • The Assisi Underground

    The Assisi Underground

  • Jacob

    Jacob

  • Pssst ... girls!

    Pssst ... girls!

  • Trap for the Assassin

    Trap for the Assassin

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • The Deserter

    The Deserter

  • Oasis of Fear

    Oasis of Fear

  • We Still Kill the Old Way

    We Still Kill the Old Way

  • Roma bene

    Roma bene

  • Oceano

    Oceano

  • N.P. - The Secret

    N.P. - The Secret

  • The Brotherhood

    The Brotherhood

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold

    Chronicle of a Death Foretold

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Ring of Darkness

    Ring of Darkness

  • A Dream of Kings

    A Dream of Kings

  • Island

    Island

  • Inquietude

    Inquietude

  • A Child Called Jesus

    A Child Called Jesus

  • The Battle of Sutjeska

    The Battle of Sutjeska

  • Lettera da Parigi

    Lettera da Parigi

  • Attila

    Attila

  • High Season

    High Season

  • La Valise en carton

    La Valise en carton

  • Don't Torture a Duckling

    Don't Torture a Duckling

  • Party

    Party

  • Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

    Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

  • Il falso bugiardo

    Il falso bugiardo

  • Theodora, Slave Empress

    Theodora, Slave Empress

  • A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Plato's Banquet

    Plato's Banquet

  • The Missing Scientists

    The Missing Scientists