Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1929-09-03
Day of Death
2022-09-14
Place of Birth
Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
Irene Papas
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.
Filmography (71)
1821 at the Cinema
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Il falso bugiardo
2008
A Talking Picture
2003
...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
Yerma
1999
Inquietude
1998
Party
1996
Jacob
1994Un Amore Rubato
1993
Lettera da Parigi
1993
Up, Down and Sideways
1992
Island
1989
