1926-09-03 Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
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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Το 1821 στον Κινηματογράφο | (archive footage) | 2021-10-14 |
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Il falso bugiardo | Self (archive footage) | 2008-07-03 |
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Um Filme Falado | Helena | 2003-08-31 |
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...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό | Elena Michailovna | 2001-11-16 |
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Drosoula | 2001-04-18 |
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Yerma | Vieja pagana | 1999-02-26 |
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Inquietude | Mother | 1998-05-19 |
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The Odyssey | Anticleia | 1997-05-19 |
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Party | Irene | 1996-06-27 |
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Jacob | Rebekka | 1994-12-04 |
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Un Amore Rubato | 1993-01-02 | |
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Lettera da Parigi | Gina | 1993-01-01 |
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Πάνω Κάτω και Πλαγίως | Μαρία | 1992-12-01 |
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Island | Marquise | 1989-09-09 |
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Il banchetto di Platone | Diotime | 1989-07-27 |
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Un bambino di nome Gesú | Old Maria | 1987-01-08 |
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Cronaca di una morte annunciata | Madre de Angela | 1987-05-08 |
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Sweet Country | Mrs. Araya | 1987-01-23 |
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High Season | Penelope | 1987-09-01 |
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The Assisi Underground | Mother Giuseppina | 1985-05-03 |
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Into the Night | Shaheen Parvici | 1985-02-22 |
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أفغانستان لماذا؟ | 1984-01-01 | |
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Il disertore | Mariangela | 1983-02-02 |
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Eréndira | Grandmother Amadis | 1983-06-01 |
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سراب | Mamluk's Mother | 1982-11-26 |
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L'assistente sociale tutto pepe... | La Signora | 1981-03-18 |
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Lion of the Desert | Mabrouka | 1981-04-17 |
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Un ombra nell'ombra | Raffaella | 1979-10-29 |
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Bloodline | Simonetta Palazzi | 1979-06-29 |
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Cristo si è fermato a Eboli | Giulia Venere | 1979-02-23 |
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Ιφιγένεια | Klytaimnistra | 1977-09-10 |
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عرس الدم | La mère | 1977-01-01 |
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Moses the Lawgiver | Zippora | 1976-03-26 |
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The Message | Hind | 1976-03-09 |
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Le farò da padre | Raimonda Spina | 1974-09-17 |
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Piazza pulita | Donna Mimma | 1973-03-03 |
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Sutjeska | Borina majka | 1973-07-03 |
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N.P. - Il segreto | Casalinga | 1972-07-26 |
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Non si sevizia un paperino | Dona Aurelia Avallone | 1972-09-29 |
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El asesinato de Julio César | Calpurnia | 1972-01-01 |
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The Trojan Women | Helen | 1971-05-01 |
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Un posto ideale per uccidere | Barbara Slater | 1971-08-18 |
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Roma bene | Elena Teopoulos | 1971-10-08 |
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Ecce Homo - I Sopravvissuti | Anna | 1969-01-01 |
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Anne of the Thousand Days | Queen Catherine | 1969-12-18 |
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Z | Hélène | 1969-02-26 |
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A Dream of Kings | Caliope | 1969-12-15 |
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The Brotherhood | Ida Ginetta | 1968-12-01 |
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Odissea | Penelope | 1968-03-24 |
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The Desperate Ones | Ajmi | 1967-07-26 |
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Die Zeugin aus der Hölle | Lea Weiss | 1967-06-28 |
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A ciascuno il suo | Luisa Roscio | 1967-02-24 |
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Τα σκαλοπάτια | Joana | 1966-01-01 |
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Roger la Honte | Julia de Noirville | 1966-06-15 |
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Αλέξης Ζορμπάς | Widow | 1964-12-14 |
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The Moon-Spinners | Sophia | 1964-07-08 |
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Ηλέκτρα | Elektra | 1962-05-25 |
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Αντιγόνη | Antigone | 1961-05-31 |
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The Guns of Navarone | Maria Pappadimos | 1961-04-27 |
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Ψιτ... κορίτσια! | Eleni | 1959-01-01 |
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Η Λίμνη των Στεναγμών | Frosyni | 1959-01-01 |
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Μπουμπουλίνα | Laskarina Bouboulina | 1959-01-01 |
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Tribute to a Bad Man | Jocasta Constantine | 1956-03-30 |
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The Missing Scientists | Gina | 1954-12-31 |
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Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio | Faidia | 1954-07-02 |
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Attila | Grune | 1954-12-27 |
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Le infedeli | Luisa Azzali | 1953-02-04 |
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The Man From Cairo | Yvonne Lebeau | 1953-09-03 |
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Vortice | Clara | 1953-11-13 |
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Νεκρή πολιτεία | Lena | 1951-12-03 |
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Χαμένοι άγγελοι | Liana | 1948-12-22 |
