Irene Papas
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.203 |
| Birthday | 1926-09-03 |
| Place of Birth | Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece |
| Also Known As | Ирен Папас, Ειρήνη Παπά, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eirini Leleku, إيرين باباس, |
1979
Bloodline
4.8/37
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2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.974/519
When a fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during World War II, his fiancée falls in love with the local Italian commander.
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
1964
Zorba the Greek
7.5/343
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
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Zorba the Greek
1974
Moses the Lawgiver
5.2/6
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1979
Ring of Darkness
5.1/8
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1994
Jacob
6.8/44
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1969
Z
7.818/529
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1961
The Guns of Navarone
7.305/777
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1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
7/117
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Anne of the Thousand Days
1976
The Message
7.3/346
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1981
Lion of the Desert
7.3/171
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1979
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The Moon-Spinners
5.7/52
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1968
Odissea
7.7/23
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1971
Oasis of Fear
5.6/33
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Oasis of Fear
1977
Iphigenia
7.1/40
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1971
The Trojan Women
6.1/26
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1962
Electra
7.1/26
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1972
Don't Torture a Duckling
7.3/367
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Don't Torture a Duckling
1974
Bambina
4.9/33
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Bambina
1967
We Still Kill the Old Way
6.634/116
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1968
The Brotherhood
5.9/20
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1956
Tribute to a Bad Man
7/29
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1954
Attila
5.3/19
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1987
High Season
5.6/9
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1971
Roma bene
5.9/9
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1982
The Balad of Mamelouk
4/1
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1973
The Battle of Sutjeska
6.4/20
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1989
Plato's Banquet
5.2/7
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1987
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
7.3/74
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1989
Island
5.2/4
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1953
The Man From Cairo
4.8/5
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1985
The Assisi Underground
5.5/4
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1969
Behold Man - The Survivors
2.5/2
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1961
Antigone
7.8/13
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1983
Erendira
6.1/16
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1967
Witness Out of Hell
6.7/6
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1987
A Child Called Jesus
6.6/10
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1951
Dead City
6/3
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1821 at the Cinema
0/0
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N.P.
6.5/1
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Into the Night
6.5/282
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1953
Vortice
7/1
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Theodora, Slave Empress
5.8/10
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1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
0/0
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Blood Wedding
5/3
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1992
Up, Down and Sideways
4.2/9
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2003
A Talking Picture
7.1/34
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A Talking Picture
1953
The Unfaithfuls
5.7/6
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1969
A Dream of Kings
5/4
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1966
Trap for the Assassin
5.3/6
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1981
L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale
4.8/6
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1954
The Missing Scientists
3.3/3
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The Missing Scientists
1996
Party
6.5/6
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1998
Anxiety
6.4/8
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1967
The Desperate Ones
0/0
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1959
Bouboulina
7/3
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Bouboulina
1987
Sweet Country
4.833/6
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1948
Fallen Angels
6/1
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1999
Yerma
3.5/2
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1966
The Steps
0/0
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1959
Pssst ... girls!
7/1
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1959
The Lake of Sighs
5.6/5
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2008
Il falso bugiardo
0/0
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2001
...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό
5/1
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1983
The Deserter
0/0
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1984
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