Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Acting

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…

Filmography

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1821 at the Cinema 1821 at the Cinema 2021 Morceaux de Cannes ★ 2.0 Morceaux de Cannes 2021 A Talking Picture ★ 6.7 A Talking Picture 2003 Short Cuts ★ 7.0 Short Cuts 2002 ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό ★ 6.0 ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό 2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin ★ 6.0 Captain Corelli's Mandolin 2001 Yerma ★ 4.2 Yerma 1999 Inquietude ★ 6.8 Inquietude 1998 The Odyssey ★ 7.2 The Odyssey 1997 Party ★ 6.5 Party 1996 Jacob ★ 6.7 Jacob 1994 Un Amore Rubato Un Amore Rubato 1993 Lettera da Parigi ★ 9.0 Lettera da Parigi 1993 Up, Down and Sideways ★ 4.2 Up, Down and Sideways 1992 Island ★ 5.6 Island 1989 Oceano ★ 7.0 Oceano 1989 Plato's Banquet ★ 4.9 Plato's Banquet 1989 La Valise en carton ★ 3.7 La Valise en carton 1988 Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus ★ 8.5 Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus 1987 High Season ★ 5.2 High Season 1987 Chronicle of a Death Foretold ★ 7.3 Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1987 Sweet Country ★ 4.9 Sweet Country 1987 A Child Called Jesus ★ 6.8 A Child Called Jesus 1987 The Assisi Underground ★ 5.1 The Assisi Underground 1985 Into the Night ★ 6.5 Into the Night 1985 Afghanistan For What? Afghanistan For What? 1984 Erendira ★ 6.1 Erendira 1983 The Deserter ★ 8.0 The Deserter 1983 The Balad of Mamelouk ★ 7.0 The Balad of Mamelouk 1982 Lion of the Desert ★ 7.4 Lion of the Desert 1981 L'assistente sociale tutto pepe... ★ 5.1 L'assistente sociale tutto pepe... 1981 Ring of Darkness ★ 4.9 Ring of Darkness 1979 Bloodline ★ 4.9 Bloodline 1979 Christ Stopped at Eboli ★ 7.2 Christ Stopped at Eboli 1979 Iphigenia ★ 6.9 Iphigenia 1977 Blood Wedding ★ 6.3 Blood Wedding 1977 Moses the Lawgiver ★ 6.1 Moses the Lawgiver 1976 The Message ★ 7.2 The Message 1976 Moses the Lawgiver Moses the Lawgiver 1974 Bambina ★ 5.0 Bambina 1974 The Battle of Sutjeska ★ 6.5 The Battle of Sutjeska 1973 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York ★ 8.0 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York 1973 Don't Torture a Duckling ★ 7.3 Don't Torture a Duckling 1972 N.P. - The Secret ★ 7.2 N.P. - The Secret 1972 The Murder of Julius Caesar ★ 9.0 The Murder of Julius Caesar 1972 Roma bene ★ 6.0 Roma bene 1971 Oasis of Fear ★ 5.6 Oasis of Fear 1971 The Trojan Women ★ 6.2 The Trojan Women 1971 Anne of the Thousand Days ★ 7.1 Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 A Dream of Kings ★ 6.0 A Dream of Kings 1969 Z ★ 7.8 Z 1969 Behold Man - The Survivors ★ 3.5 Behold Man - The Survivors 1969 The Brotherhood ★ 6.1 The Brotherhood 1968 Odissea ★ 7.7 Odissea 1968 The Odyssey ★ 8.9 The Odyssey 1968 The Desperate Ones ★ 8.0 The Desperate Ones 1967 Witness Out of Hell ★ 7.0 Witness Out of Hell 1967 We Still Kill the Old Way ★ 6.6 We Still Kill the Old Way 1967 Trap for the Assassin ★ 5.9 Trap for the Assassin 1966 The Steps ★ 8.0 The Steps 1966 Zorba the Greek ★ 7.5 Zorba the Greek 1964 The Moon-Spinners ★ 5.8 The Moon-Spinners 1964 Electra ★ 7.0 Electra 1962 Antigone ★ 7.6 Antigone 1961 The Guns of Navarone ★ 7.3 The Guns of Navarone 1961 Bouboulina ★ 7.3 Bouboulina 1959 Pssst ... girls! ★ 8.0 Pssst ... girls! 1959 The Lake of Sighs ★ 5.6 The Lake of Sighs 1959 Tribute to a Bad Man ★ 7.0 Tribute to a Bad Man 1956 The Missing Scientists ★ 3.3 The Missing Scientists 1954 Attila ★ 5.4 Attila 1954 Climax! ★ 3.8 Climax! 1954 Theodora, Slave Empress ★ 6.3 Theodora, Slave Empress 1954 Vortice ★ 8.5 Vortice 1953 The Man From Cairo ★ 5.6 The Man From Cairo 1953 The Unfaithfuls ★ 5.7 The Unfaithfuls 1953 Dead City ★ 6.8 Dead City 1951 Fallen Angels ★ 7.0 Fallen Angels 1948