About

Known credits:
74
Birthday:
1926-09-03
Place of birth:
Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
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Irene Papas

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2021 1821 at the Cinema Actor (archive footage) N/A
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2008 Il falso bugiardo Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2003 A Talking Picture Actor Helena 59
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2001 ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό Actor Elena Michailovna N/A
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2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Actor Drosoula 59
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1999 Yerma Actor Vieja pagana 58
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1998 Anxiety Actor Mother 59
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1997 The Odyssey Actor Anticlea 59
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1997 The Odyssey Actor Anticleia 71
Good
1996 Party Actor Irene 59
Average
1994 Jacob Actor Rebekka 59
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1992 Up, Down and Sideways Actor Μαρία 58
Average
1989 Island Actor Marquise 58
Average
1989 Oceano Actor Aurelia Perdomo 69
Fair
1989 Plato's Banquet Actor Diotime 58
Average
1988 La Valise en carton Actor Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda 68
Fair
1987 Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus Actor Old Maria 70
Good
1987 High Season Actor Penelope 58
Average
1987 Chronicle of a Death Foretold Actor Madre de Angela 60
Fair
1987 Sweet Country Actor Mrs. Araya 58
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1987 A Child Called Jesus Actor Old Maria 59
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1985 The Assisi Underground Actor Mother Giuseppina 58
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1985 Into the Night Actor Shaheen Parvici 61
Fair
1984 أفغانستان لماذا؟ Actor N/A
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1983 Erendira Actor Grandmother Amadis 59
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1983 The Deserter Actor Mariangela N/A
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1982 The Balad of Mamelouk Actor Mamluk's Mother 59
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1981 Lion of the Desert Actor Mabrouka 62
Fair
1981 L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale Actor La Signora 58
Average
1979 Ring of Darkness Actor Raffaella 58
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1979 Bloodline Actor Simonetta Palazzi 58
Average
1979 Christ Stopped at Eboli Actor Giulia Venere 60
Fair
1977 Iphigenia Actor Klytaimnistra 59
Average
1977 Blood Wedding Actor La mère 58
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1976 The Message Actor Hind 64
Fair
1974 Moses the Lawgiver Actor Zippora 58
Average
1974 Bambina Actor Raimonda Spina 58
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1974 Mosè Actor Sefora N/A
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1973 The Battle of Sutjeska Actor Borina majka 59
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1973 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York Actor Donna Mimma N/A
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1972 Don't Torture a Duckling Actor Dona Aurelia Avallone 64
Fair
1972 N.P. Actor Casalinga 59
Average
1971 Roma bene Actor Elena Teopoulos 59
Average
1971 Oasis of Fear Actor Barbara Slater 58
Average
1971 The Trojan Women Actor Helen 58
Average
1969 Anne of the Thousand Days Actor Queen Catherine 61
Fair
1969 A Dream of Kings Actor Caliope 58
Average
1969 Z Actor Hélène, wife of the Deputy 68
Fair
1969 Behold Man - The Survivors Actor Anna 58
Average
1968 The Brotherhood Actor Ida Ginetta 58
Average
1968 Odissea Actor Penelope 59
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1968 The Odyssey Actor Penelope 71
Good
1967 Witness Out of Hell Actor Lea Weiss 59
Average
1967 We Still Kill the Old Way Actor Luisa Roscio 60
Fair
1967 The Desperate Ones Actor Ajmi N/A
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1966 Trap for the Assassin Actor Julia de Noirville 58
Average
1966 The Steps Actor Joana N/A
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1964 Zorba the Greek Actor Widow 65
Fair
1964 The Moon-Spinners Actor Sophia 58
Average
1962 Electra Actor Elektra 59
Average
1961 Antigone Actor Antigone 59
Average
1961 The Guns of Navarone Actor Maria Pappadimos 67
Fair
1959 The Lake of Sighs Actor Frosyni 58
Average
1959 Pssst ... girls! Actor Eleni 59
Average
1959 Bouboulina Actor Laskarina Bouboulina 59
Average
1956 Tribute to a Bad Man Actor Jocasta Constantine 59
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1954 The Missing Scientists Actor Gina 59
Average
1954 Attila Actor Grune 58
Average
1954 Theodora, Slave Empress Actor Faidia 58
Average
1953 Vortice Actor Clara 59
Average
1953 The Man From Cairo Actor Yvonne Lebeau 58
Average
1953 The Unfaithfuls Actor Luisa Azzali 59
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1951 Dead City Actor Lena 59
Average
1948 Fallen Angels Actor Liana 59
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