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Irene Papas‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1926-09-03

Popularity

star8.2

Irene Papas

Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

Irene Papas

Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1926-09-03

Popularity

star8.2

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.

Movie Credits

Bloodline

Bloodline‌
star4.8
calendar 1979

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek‌
star7.5
calendar 1964

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver‌
star5.2
calendar 1974

Ring of Darkness

Ring of Darkness‌
star5.1
calendar 1979

Jacob

Jacob‌
star6.8
calendar 1994

Z

Z‌
star7.8
calendar 1969

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone‌
star7.3
calendar 1961

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days‌
star7.0
calendar 1969

The Message

The Message‌
star7.3
calendar 1976

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert‌
star7.3
calendar 1981

Christ Stopped at Eboli

Christ Stopped at Eboli‌
star7.1
calendar 1979

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners‌
star5.7
calendar 1964

Odissea

Odissea‌
star7.7
calendar 1968

Oasis of Fear

Oasis of Fear‌
star5.6
calendar 1971

Iphigenia

Iphigenia‌
star7.1
calendar 1977

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women‌
star6.1
calendar 1971

Electra

Electra‌
star7.1
calendar 1962

Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling‌
star7.3
calendar 1972

Bambina

Bambina‌
star4.9
calendar 1974

We Still Kill the Old Way

We Still Kill the Old Way‌
star6.6
calendar 1967

The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood‌
star5.9
calendar 1968

Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man‌
star7.0
calendar 1956

Attila

Attila‌
star5.3
calendar 1954

High Season

High Season‌
star5.3
calendar 1987

Roma bene

Roma bene‌
star5.9
calendar 1971

The Balad of Mamelouk

The Balad of Mamelouk‌
star4.0
calendar 1982

The Battle of Sutjeska

The Battle of Sutjeska‌
star6.4
calendar 1973

Plato's Banquet

Plato's Banquet‌
star5.2
calendar 1989

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Chronicle of a Death Foretold‌
star7.3
calendar 1987

Island

Island‌
star5.2
calendar 1989

The Man From Cairo

The Man From Cairo‌
star4.8
calendar 1953

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground‌
star5.5
calendar 1985

Behold Man - The Survivors

Behold Man - The Survivors‌
star2.5
calendar 1969

Antigone

Antigone‌
star7.8
calendar 1961

Erendira

Erendira‌
star6.1
calendar 1983

Witness Out of Hell

Witness Out of Hell‌
star6.7
calendar 1967

A Child Called Jesus

A Child Called Jesus‌
star6.6
calendar 1987

Dead City

Dead City‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

1821 at the Cinema

1821 at the Cinema‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

N.P.

N.P.‌
star6.5
calendar 1972

Into the Night

Into the Night‌
star6.5
calendar 1985

Vortice

Vortice‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Theodora, Slave Empress

Theodora, Slave Empress‌
star5.8
calendar 1954

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding‌
star5.0
calendar 1977

Up, Down and Sideways

Up, Down and Sideways‌
star4.2
calendar 1992

A Talking Picture

A Talking Picture‌
star7.1
calendar 2003

The Unfaithfuls

The Unfaithfuls‌
star5.7
calendar 1953

A Dream of Kings

A Dream of Kings‌
star5.0
calendar 1969

Trap for the Assassin

Trap for the Assassin‌
star5.3
calendar 1966

L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale

L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale‌
star4.8
calendar 1981

The Missing Scientists

The Missing Scientists‌
star3.3
calendar 1954

Party

Party‌
star6.5
calendar 1996

Anxiety

Anxiety‌
star6.4
calendar 1998

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Bouboulina

Bouboulina‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Sweet Country

Sweet Country‌
star4.8
calendar 1987

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Yerma

Yerma‌
star3.5
calendar 1999

The Steps

The Steps‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Pssst ... girls!

Pssst ... girls!‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

The Lake of Sighs

The Lake of Sighs‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό‌
star5.0
calendar 2001

The Deserter

The Deserter‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

أفغانستان لماذا؟

أفغانستان لماذا؟‌
star0.0
calendar 1984

Tv Credits

Short Cuts

Short Cuts‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Climax!

Climax!‌
star3.0
calendar 1954

The Odyssey

The Odyssey‌
star8.9
calendar 1968

Oceano

Oceano‌
star5.0
calendar 1989

The Odyssey

The Odyssey‌
star7.2
calendar 1997

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus‌
star10.0
calendar 1987

La Valise en carton

La Valise en carton‌
star1.0
calendar 1988

Reflets de Cannes

Reflets de Cannes‌
star0.0
calendar 1954