Irene Papas

Acting · Born 1929-09-03 in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

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…

Filmography

• Zorba the Greek as Widow
• Z as Hélène
• The Guns of Navarone as Maria Pappadimos
• The Message as Hind
• Don't Torture a Duckling as Dona Aurelia Avallone
• Bloodline as Simonetta Palazzi
• Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Drosoula
• Moses the Lawgiver as Zippora
• Ring of Darkness as Raffaella
• Jacob as Rebekka

TV

• Climax! as Maxanne York
• The Odyssey as Penelope
• Oceano as Aurelia Perdomo
• The Odyssey as Anticleia
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
• Champs-Elysées as Self
• Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus as Old Maria
• La Valise en carton as Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda
• Reflets de Cannes as Self
• Sacrée Soirée as Self