People
Irene Papas
- Name: Irene Papas
- Birthday: 1926-09-03
- Also known as: Ирен Папас,Ειρήνη Παπά,Ειρήνη Παππά,Eirini Leleku
- Place of birth: Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
- Popularity: 8.353
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| 1821 at the Cinema as (archive footage) | 2021-10-14 |
| Il falso bugiardo as Self (archive footage) | 2008-07-03 |
| A Talking Picture as Helena | 2003-08-31 |
| ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό as Elena Michailovna | 2001-11-16 |
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Drosoula | 2001-04-18 |
| Yerma as Vieja pagana | 1999-02-26 |
| Anxiety as Mother | 1998-05-19 |
| Party as Irene | 1996-06-27 |
| Jacob as Rebekka | 1994-12-04 |
| Up, Down and Sideways as Μαρία | 1992-12-01 |
| Island as Marquise | 1989-09-09 |
| Plato's Banquet as Diotime | 1989-07-27 |
| High Season as Penelope | 1987-09-01 |
| Chronicle of a Death Foretold as Madre de Angela | 1987-05-08 |
| Sweet Country as Mrs. Araya | 1987-01-23 |
| A Child Called Jesus as Old Maria | 1987-01-08 |
| The Assisi Underground as Mother Giuseppina | 1985-05-03 |
| Into the Night as Shaheen Parvici | 1985-02-22 |
| Erendira as Grandmother Amadis | 1983-06-01 |
| The Deserter as Mariangela | 1983-02-02 |
| The Balad of Mamelouk as Mamluk's Mother | 1982-11-26 |
| Lion of the Desert as Mabrouka | 1981-04-17 |
| L'assistente sociale tutto pepe as La Signora | 1981-03-18 |
| Ring of Darkness as Raffaella | 1979-10-29 |
| Bloodline as Simonetta Palazzi | 1979-06-29 |
| Christ Stopped at Eboli as Giulia Venere | 1979-02-23 |
| Iphigenia as Klytaimnistra | 1977-09-10 |
| Blood Wedding as La mère | 1977-01-01 |
| The Message as Hind | 1976-03-09 |
| Moses the Lawgiver as Zippora | 1974-12-22 |
| Bambina as Raimonda Spina | 1974-09-17 |
| The Battle of Sutjeska as Borina majka | 1973-07-03 |
| 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York as Donna Mimma | 1973-03-03 |
| Don't Torture a Duckling as Dona Aurelia Avallone | 1972-09-29 |
| N.P. as Casalinga | 1972-07-26 |
| Roma bene as Elena Teopoulos | 1971-10-08 |
| Oasis of Fear as Barbara Slater | 1971-08-18 |
| The Trojan Women as Helen | 1971-05-01 |
| Anne of the Thousand Days as Queen Catherine | 1969-12-18 |
| A Dream of Kings as Caliope | 1969-12-15 |
| Z as Hélène, wife of the Deputy | 1969-02-26 |
| Behold Man - The Survivors as Anna | 1969-01-01 |
| The Brotherhood as Ida Ginetta | 1968-12-01 |
| Odissea as Penelope | 1968-03-24 |
| Witness Out of Hell as Lea Weiss | 1967-06-28 |
| We Still Kill the Old Way as Luisa Roscio | 1967-02-24 |
| The Desperate Ones as Ajmi | 1967-01-01 |
| Trap for the Assassin as Julia de Noirville | 1966-06-15 |
| The Steps as Joana | 1966-01-01 |
| Zorba the Greek as Widow | 1964-12-14 |
| The Moon-Spinners as Sophia | 1964-07-08 |
| Electra as Elektra | 1962-05-25 |
| Antigone as Antigone | 1961-05-31 |
| The Guns of Navarone as Maria Pappadimos | 1961-04-27 |
| Bouboulina as Laskarina Bouboulina | 1959-01-01 |
| Pssst ... girls! as Eleni | 1959-01-01 |
| The Lake of Sighs as Frosyni | 1959-01-01 |
| Tribute to a Bad Man as Jocasta Constantine | 1956-03-30 |
| The Missing Scientists as Gina | 1954-12-31 |
| Attila as Grune | 1954-12-27 |
| Theodora, Slave Empress as Faidia | 1954-07-02 |
| Vortice as Clara | 1953-11-13 |
| The Man From Cairo as Yvonne Lebeau | 1953-09-03 |
| The Unfaithfuls as Luisa Azzali | 1953-02-04 |
| Dead City as Lena | 1951-12-03 |
| Fallen Angels as Liana | 1948-12-22 |
