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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Guns of Navarone (1961) — Maria Pappadimos
2. The Odyssey (1997) — Anticleia
3. Z (1969) — Hélène
4. Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) — Drosoula
5. Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) — Dona Aurelia Avallone
6. The Message (1976) — Hind
7. Zorba the Greek (1964) — Widow
8. Into the Night (1985) — Shaheen Parvici
9. Lion of the Desert (1981) — Mabrouka
10. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) — Queen Catherine
11. We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) — Luisa Roscio
12. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) — Giulia Venere
13. Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) — Madre de Angela
14. Jacob (1994) — Rebekka
15. The Moon-Spinners (1964) — Sophia
16. Iphigenia (1977) — Klytaimnistra
17. Bloodline (1979) — Simonetta Palazzi
18. A Talking Picture (2003) — Helena
19. Oasis of Fear (1971) — Barbara Slater
20. Bambina (1974) — Raimonda Spina
21. Electra (1962) — Elektra
22. The Trojan Women (1971) — Helen
23. The Odyssey (1969) — Penelope
24. Tribute to a Bad Man (1956) — Jocasta Constantine
25. The Brotherhood (1968) — Ida Ginetta
26. The Battle of Sutjeska (1973) — Borina majka
27. Attila (1954) — Grune
28. Antigone (1961) — Antigone
29. Erendira (1983) — Grandmother Amadis
30. High Season (1987) — Penelope
31. Party (1996) — Irene
32. The Odyssey (1968) — Penelope
33. Roma bene (1971) — Elena Teopoulos
34. Theodora, Slave Empress (1954) — Faidia
35. Up, Down and Sideways (1992) — Μαρία
36. Climax! (1954) — Maxanne York
37. A Child Called Jesus (1987) — Old Maria
38. Ring of Darkness (1979) — Raffaella
39. Moses the Lawgiver (1976) — Zippora
40. Plato's Banquet (1989) — Diotime