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

  • Z

    Z

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • Don't Torture a Duckling

    Don't Torture a Duckling

  • The Message

    The Message

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Sweet Country

    Sweet Country

  • High Season

    High Season

  • Erendira

    Erendira

  • Odissea

    Odissea

  • Zorba the Greek

    Zorba the Greek

  • The Guns of Navarone

    The Guns of Navarone

  • Inquietude

    Inquietude

  • Bambina

    Bambina

  • Jacob

    Jacob

  • The Unfaithfuls

    The Unfaithfuls

  • The Brotherhood

    The Brotherhood

  • 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

    1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

  • The Deserter

    The Deserter

  • Bloodline

    Bloodline

  • Island

    Island

  • Yerma

    Yerma

  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin

  • Lion Of The Desert

    Lion Of The Desert

  • La Valise en carton

    La Valise en carton

  • Christ Stopped at Eboli

    Christ Stopped at Eboli

  • Tribute to a Bad Man

    Tribute to a Bad Man

  • Party

    Party

  • A Child Called Jesus

    A Child Called Jesus

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • The Moon-Spinners

    The Moon-Spinners

  • Attila

    Attila

  • The Man From Cairo

    The Man From Cairo

  • Roma bene

    Roma bene

  • A Dream of Kings

    A Dream of Kings

  • Electra

    Electra

  • Iphigenia

    Iphigenia

  • Witness Out of Hell

    Witness Out of Hell

  • L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

    L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...

  • The Trojan Women

    The Trojan Women

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • The Murder of Julius Caesar

    The Murder of Julius Caesar

  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold

    Chronicle of a Death Foretold

  • We Still Kill the Old Way

    We Still Kill the Old Way

  • The Steps

    The Steps

  • Bouboulina

    Bouboulina

  • Behold Man - The Survivors

    Behold Man - The Survivors

  • The Balad of Mamelouk

    The Balad of Mamelouk

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • 1821 at the Cinema

    1821 at the Cinema

  • The Assisi Underground

    The Assisi Underground

  • Blood Wedding

    Blood Wedding

  • ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

    ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

  • The Battle of Sutjeska

    The Battle of Sutjeska

  • The Lake of Sighs

    The Lake of Sighs

  • The Desperate Ones

    The Desperate Ones

  • Trap for the Assassin

    Trap for the Assassin

  • Up, Down and Sideways

    Up, Down and Sideways

  • Oasis of Fear

    Oasis of Fear

  • Un Amore Rubato

    Un Amore Rubato

  • Afghanistan For What?

    Afghanistan For What?

  • Ring of Darkness

    Ring of Darkness

  • Dead City

    Dead City

  • N.P. - The Secret

    N.P. - The Secret

  • Pssst ... girls!

    Pssst ... girls!

  • Oceano

    Oceano

  • Il falso bugiardo

    Il falso bugiardo

  • Lettera da Parigi

    Lettera da Parigi

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Short Cuts

    Short Cuts

  • Theodora, Slave Empress

    Theodora, Slave Empress

  • Plato's Banquet

    Plato's Banquet

  • A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

  • Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

    Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Vortice

    Vortice

  • The Missing Scientists

    The Missing Scientists