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Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 03, 1926
Died Sep 14, 2022 (96)
Birthplace Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Papas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

as Drosoula

Jacob

Jacob

1994

as Rebekka

Island

Island

1989

as Marquise

High Season

High Season

1987

as Penelope

Sweet Country

Sweet Country

1987

as Mrs. Araya

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

1985

as Mother Giuseppina

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

as Shaheen Parvici

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981

as Mabrouka

Bloodline

Bloodline

1979

as Simonetta Palazzi

The Message

The Message

1976

as Hind

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

1974

as Zippora

Don't Torture a Duckling

Don't Torture a Duckling

1972

as Dona Aurelia Avallone

The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women

1971

as Helen

A Dream of Kings

A Dream of Kings

1969

as Caliope

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Queen Catherine

The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood

1968

as Ida Ginetta

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

1967

as Ajmi

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

1964

as Sophia

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961

as Maria Pappadimos

Tribute to a Bad Man

Tribute to a Bad Man

1956

as Jocasta Constantine

The Missing Scientists

The Missing Scientists

1954

as Gina

The Man From Cairo

The Man From Cairo

1953

as Yvonne Lebeau

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Television Credits

The Odyssey

as Penelope

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 24, 1968

Oceano

as Aurelia Perdomo

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 20, 1989

La Valise en carton

as Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 08, 1988

Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

as Old Maria

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 03, 1987

The Odyssey

as Anticleia

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 18, 1997

Short Cuts

as Pensioner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 06, 2002

Climax!

as Maxanne York

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1954

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1987

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