Irene Papas profile
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Irene Papas

3rd September 1929 Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece Acting

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.

70 Movies 12 TV Shows 85 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Yerma poster
Yerma 26th February 1999 as Vieja pagana
Party poster
Party 27th June 1996 as Irene
Jacob poster
Jacob 4th December 1994 as Rebekka
Island poster
Island 9th September 1989 as Marquise
Erendira poster
Erendira 1st June 1983 as Grandmother Amadis
Bambina poster
Bambina 17th September 1974 as Raimonda Spina
Z poster
Z 26th February 1969 as Hélène
Attila poster
Attila 27th December 1954 as Grune
Oceano poster
Oceano 20th August 1989 as Aurelia Perdomo
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Maxanne York