Irene Papas
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1929-09-03
- Died
- 2022-09-14
- Place of birth
- Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
- Also known as
- Ирен Папас · Ειρήνη Παπά · Ειρήνη Παππά · Eirini Leleku · إيرين باباس · Eiríni Pappá
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (13)
Climax!
1954
as Maxanne York
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
MGM Parade
1955
as self
The Odyssey
1997
as Anticleia
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
The Odyssey
1968
as Penelope
Moses the Lawgiver
1974
as Zipporah
Oceano
1989
as Aurelia Perdomo
Short Cuts
2002
as Pensioner
La Valise en carton
1988
as Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda
Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus
1987
as Old Maria
Movies (71)
The Guns of Navarone
1961
as Maria Pappadimos
Into the Night
1985
as Shaheen Parvici
Bambina
1974
as Raimonda Spina
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Drosoula
The Message
1976
as Hind
Zorba the Greek
1964
as Widow
Jacob
1994
as Rebekka
Lion of the Desert
1981
as Mabrouka
The Unfaithfuls
1953
as Luisa Azzali
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Queen Catherine
Z
1969
as Hélène
The Brotherhood
1968
as Ida Ginetta
Erendira
1983
as Grandmother Amadis
Attila
1954
as Grune
Yerma
1999
as Vieja pagana
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
as Madre de Angela
Bloodline
1979
as Simonetta Palazzi
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Trojan Women
1971
as Helen
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
as Borina majka
Ring of Darkness
1979
as Raffaella
A Dream of Kings
1969
as Caliope
The Desperate Ones
1967
as Ajmi
Iphigenia
1977
as Klytaimnistra
Trap for the Assassin
1966
as Julia de Noirville
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Sophia
Roma bene
1971
as Elena Teopoulos
A Talking Picture
2003
as Helena
Don't Torture a Duckling
1972
as Dona Aurelia Avallone
We Still Kill the Old Way
1967
as Luisa Roscio
Plato's Banquet
1989
as Diotime
Moses the Lawgiver
1976
as Zippora
High Season
1987
as Penelope
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
as Jocasta Constantine
Oasis of Fear
1971
as Barbara Slater
Island
1989
as Marquise
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
as Giulia Venere
The Deserter
1983
as Mariangela
Odissea
1968
as Penelope
Antigone
1961
as Antigone
Bouboulina
1959
as Laskarina Bouboulina
Electra
1962
as Elektra
Sweet Country
1987
as Mrs. Araya
Inquietude
1998
as Mother
The Assisi Underground
1985
as Mother Giuseppina
Party
1996
as Irene
Behold Man - The Survivors
1969
as Anna
The Man From Cairo
1953
as Yvonne Lebeau
Il falso bugiardo
2008
as Self (archive footage)
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
1981
as La Signora
N.P. - The Secret
1972
as Casalinga
Pssst ... girls!
1959
as Eleni
A Child Called Jesus
1987
as Old Maria
Theodora, Slave Empress
1954
as Faidia
Vortice
1953
as Clara
1821 at the Cinema
2021
as (archive footage)
Witness Out of Hell
1967
as Lea Weiss
The Lake of Sighs
1959
as Frosyni
The Murder of Julius Caesar
1972
as Calpurnia
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
1973
as Donna Mimma
Lettera da Parigi
1993
as Gina
The Missing Scientists
1954
as Gina
Up, Down and Sideways
1992
as Μαρία
Dead City
1951
as Lena
Fallen Angels
1948
as Liana
The Balad of Mamelouk
1982
as Mamluk's Mother
Blood Wedding
1977
as La mère
The Steps
1966
as Joana
...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό
2001
as Elena Michailovna
Afghanistan For What?
1984
Un Amore Rubato
1993
About Irene Papas
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… With 84 credits spanning from 1948 to 2021, Irene Papas has appeared in 71 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Irene Papas Movies
- The Guns of Navarone (1961) — as Maria Pappadimos
- Into the Night (1985) — as Shaheen Parvici
- Bambina (1974) — as Raimonda Spina
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) — as Drosoula
- The Message (1976) — as Hind
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