Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Date of Birth:

Sep 03, 1926

Place of Birth:

Chiliomodi, 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.

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filmography:

Blood Wedding Blood Wedding

1977

1931: Once Upon a Time in New York 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

1973

Theodora, Slave Empress Theodora, Slave Empress

1954

Up, Down and Sideways Up, Down and Sideways

1992

A Talking Picture A Talking Picture

2003

A Dream of Kings A Dream of Kings

1969

The Unfaithfuls The Unfaithfuls

1953

Vortice Vortice

1953

Into the Night Into the Night

1985

Witness Out of Hell Witness Out of Hell

1967

Erendira Erendira

1983

A Child Called Jesus A Child Called Jesus

1987

Dead City Dead City

1951

N.P. N.P.

1972

1821 at the Cinema 1821 at the Cinema

2021

Trap for the Assassin Trap for the Assassin

1966

L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale

1981

The Lake of Sighs The Lake of Sighs

1959

Pssst ... girls! Pssst ... girls!

1959

The Steps The Steps

1966

Il falso bugiardo Il falso bugiardo

2008

...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

2001

أفغانستان لماذا؟ أفغانستان لماذا؟

1984

The Deserter The Deserter

1983

Yerma Yerma

1999

Fallen Angels Fallen Angels

1948

Party Party

1996

The Missing Scientists The Missing Scientists

1954

Anxiety Anxiety

1998

The Desperate Ones The Desperate Ones

1967

Sweet Country Sweet Country

1987

Bouboulina Bouboulina

1959

Antigone Antigone

1961

Behold Man - The Survivors Behold Man - The Survivors

1969

Christ Stopped at Eboli Christ Stopped at Eboli

1979

The Message The Message

1976

Lion of the Desert Lion of the Desert

1981

The Moon-Spinners The Moon-Spinners

1964

Odissea Odissea

1968

Iphigenia Iphigenia

1977

Oasis of Fear Oasis of Fear

1971

Anne of the Thousand Days Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

The Guns of Navarone The Guns of Navarone

1961

Zorba the Greek Zorba the Greek

1964

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

Moses the Lawgiver Moses the Lawgiver

1974

Ring of Darkness Ring of Darkness

1979

Z Z

1969

Jacob Jacob

1994

The Trojan Women The Trojan Women

1971

Electra Electra

1962

Plato's Banquet Plato's Banquet

1989

The Battle of Sutjeska The Battle of Sutjeska

1973

The Balad of Mamelouk The Balad of Mamelouk

1982

Chronicle of a Death Foretold Chronicle of a Death Foretold

1987

Island Island

1989

The Assisi Underground The Assisi Underground

1985

The Man From Cairo The Man From Cairo

1953

Roma bene Roma bene

1971

High Season High Season

1987

Bambina Bambina

1974

Don't Torture a Duckling Don't Torture a Duckling

1972

We Still Kill the Old Way We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

The Brotherhood The Brotherhood

1968

Attila Attila

1954

Tribute to a Bad Man Tribute to a Bad Man

1956

Bloodline Bloodline

1979

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