Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Known for: Acting

Born: September 3, 1929

Died: September 14, 2022

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…

Known for

Oasis of Fear
Oasis of Fear
1971
Iphigenia
Iphigenia
1977
Electra
Electra
1962
Island
Island
1989
Antigone
Antigone
1961
Erendira
Erendira
1983
Witness Out of Hell
Witness Out of Hell
1967
Dead City
Dead City
1951
Blood Wedding
Blood Wedding
1977
Up, Down and Sideways
Up, Down and Sideways
1992
Bouboulina
Bouboulina
1959
The Steps
The Steps
1966
Pssst ... girls!
Pssst ... girls!
1959
The Lake of Sighs
The Lake of Sighs
1959
...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό
...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό
2001
Z
Z
1969
The Message
The Message
1976
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
1969
Bambina
Bambina
1974
We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way
1967
Behold Man - The Survivors
Behold Man - The Survivors
1969
N.P. - The Secret
N.P. - The Secret
1972
A Dream of Kings
A Dream of Kings
1969
The Missing Scientists
The Missing Scientists
1954
Party
Party
1996
The Desperate Ones
The Desperate Ones
1967
The Deserter
The Deserter
1983
The Murder of Julius Caesar
The Murder of Julius Caesar
1972
Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek
1964
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
1981
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood
1968
High Season
High Season
1987
The Balad of Mamelouk
The Balad of Mamelouk
1982
Plato's Banquet
Plato's Banquet
1989
The Assisi Underground
The Assisi Underground
1985
1821 at the Cinema
1821 at the Cinema
2021
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1948
Yerma
Yerma
1999
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses the Lawgiver
1976
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
1971
Don't Torture a Duckling
Don't Torture a Duckling
1972
Tribute to a Bad Man
Tribute to a Bad Man
1956
Attila
Attila
1954
The Battle of Sutjeska
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
A Child Called Jesus
A Child Called Jesus
1987
Vortice
Vortice
1953
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
1973
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
1981
Afghanistan For What?
Afghanistan For What?
1984
Bloodline
Bloodline
1979
Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness
1979
Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979
The Moon-Spinners
The Moon-Spinners
1964
Roma bene
Roma bene
1971
The Man From Cairo
The Man From Cairo
1953
Un Amore Rubato
1993
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
Jacob
Jacob
1994
Theodora, Slave Empress
Theodora, Slave Empress
1954
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture
2003
The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls
1953
Trap for the Assassin
Trap for the Assassin
1966
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone
1961
Sweet Country
Sweet Country
1987
Lettera da Parigi
Lettera da Parigi
1993
Inquietude
Inquietude
1998
Into the Night
Into the Night
1985
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo
2008
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Short Cuts
2002
Climax!
Climax!
1954
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
1968
Oceano
Oceano
1989
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
1997
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Champs-Elysées
Champs-Elysées
1982
Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus
Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus
1987
La Valise en carton
La Valise en carton
1988
Reflets de Cannes
Reflets de Cannes
1954
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
1987
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses the Lawgiver
1974
MGM Parade
MGM Parade
1955