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Born:
1929-09-03

Birthplace:
Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

Credits:
84 Total Roles

Irene Papas

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2021 1821 at the Cinema MOVIE (archive footage)
2021 Morceaux de Cannes MOVIE Self
2008 Il falso bugiardo MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2003 A Talking Picture MOVIE Helena
2002 Short Cuts TV Pensioner
2001 ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό MOVIE Elena Michailovna
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin MOVIE Drosoula
1999 Yerma MOVIE Vieja pagana
1998 Inquietude MOVIE Mother
1997 The Odyssey TV Anticleia

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