Irene Papas
Age: N/A | From: Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
Person Details
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Aliases: Ирен Папас , Ειρήνη Παπά , Ειρήνη Παππά , Eirini Leleku
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
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Movie Involvements: 59
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Climax!
(1954) Maxanne York
The Odyssey
(1997) Anticleia
The Guns of Navarone
(1961) Maria Pappadimos
Zorba the Greek
(1964) Widow
The Odyssey
(1968) Penelope
Lion of the Desert
(1981) Mabrouka
The Message
(1976) Hind
Z
(1969) Hélène, wife of the DeputyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Helena | |
| 2002 | Pensioner | |
| 2001 | Elena Michailovna | |
| Drosoula | ||
| 1999 | Vieja pagana | |
| 1998 | Mother | |
| 1997 | Anticlea | |
| Anticleia | ||
| 1996 | Irene | |
| 1994 | Rebekka | |
| 1992 | Μαρία | |
| 1989 | Marquise | |
| Aurelia Perdomo | ||
| Diotime | ||
| 1988 | Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda | |
| 1987 | Old Maria | |
| Penelope | ||
| Madre de Angela | ||
| Mrs. Araya | ||
| Old Maria | ||
| 1985 | Mother Giuseppina | |
| Shaheen Parvici | ||
| 1983 | Grandmother Amadis | |
| Mariangela | ||
| 1982 | Mamluk's Mother | |
| Self | ||
| 1981 | Mabrouka | |
| La Signora | ||
| 1979 | Raffaella | |
| Simonetta Palazzi | ||
| Giulia Venere | ||
| 1977 | Klytaimnistra | |
| La mère | ||
| 1976 | Hind | |
| 1975 | Self | |
| 1974 | Zippora | |
| Raimonda Spina | ||
| Sefora | ||
| 1973 | Borina majka | |
| Donna Mimma | ||
| 1972 | Dona Aurelia Avallone | |
| 1971 | Elena Teopoulos | |
| Barbara Slater | ||
| Helen | ||
| Casalinga | ||
| 1969 | Queen Catherine | |
| Caliope | ||
| Hélène, wife of the Deputy | ||
| Anna | ||
| 1968 | Ida Ginetta | |
| Penelope | ||
| Penelope | ||
| 1967 | Lea Weiss | |
| Luisa Roscio | ||
| Ajmi | ||
| 1966 | Julia de Noirville | |
| Joana | ||
| 1964 | Widow | |
| Sophia | ||
| 1962 | Elektra | |
| 1961 | Antigone | |
| Maria Pappadimos | ||
| 1959 | Laskarina Bouboulina | |
| Eleni | ||
| Frosyni | ||
| 1956 | Jocasta Constantine | |
| 1954 | Gina | |
| Grune | ||
| Maxanne York | ||
| Faidia | ||
| 1953 | Clara | |
| Yvonne Lebeau | ||
| Luisa Azzali | ||
| 1951 | Lena | |
| 1948 | Liana | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
