Irene Papas
Birthday: 1926-09-03 | Place of Birth: Chiliomodi, Corinth, GreeceIrene 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as (archive footage)
as Hélène
as Helena
as Drosoula
as Vieja pagana
as Mother
as Anticlea
as Anticleia
as Anticleia
as Anticleia
as Irene
as Rebekka
as Gina
as Μαρία
as Aurelia Perdomo
as Diotime
as Marquise
as Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda
as Old Maria
as Old Maria
as Penelope
as Mother Giuseppina
as Grandmother Amadis
as Mamluk's Mother
as La Signora
as Mabrouka
