Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Acting

Birthday

1926/09/03

Day of death

2022/09/14 (96 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

Also know as

Ирен Папас, Ειρήνη Παπά, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eirini Leleku, إيرين باباس

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 (1...Read more

Acting
Bloodline
4.9

(1979) Bloodline

as Simonetta Palazzi

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
6.0

(2001) Captain Corelli's Mandolin

as Drosoula

Αλέξης Ζορμπάς
7.5

(1964) Zorba the Greek

as Widow

Moses the Lawgiver
5.9

(1974) Moses the Lawgiver

as Zippora

Un ombra nell'ombra
5.1

(1979) Ring of Darkness

as Raffaella

Jacob
6.8

(1994) Jacob

as Rebekka

Z
7.8

(1969) Z

as Hélène, wife of the Deputy

The Guns of Navarone
7.3

(1961) The Guns of Navarone

as Maria Pappadimos

Anne of the Thousand Days
7.1

(1969) Anne of the Thousand Days

as Queen Catherine

The Message
7.2

(1976) The Message

as Hind

Lion of the Desert
7.3

(1981) Lion of the Desert

as Mabrouka

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
7.1

(1979) Christ Stopped at Eboli

as Giulia Venere

The Moon-Spinners
5.7

(1964) The Moon-Spinners

as Sophia

Odissea
7.7

(1968) Odissea

as Penelope

Un posto ideale per uccidere
5.7

(1971) Oasis of Fear

as Barbara Slater

Ιφιγένεια
7.1

(1977) Iphigenia

as Klytaimnistra

The Trojan Women
6.1

(1971) The Trojan Women

as Helen

Ηλέκτρα
7.1

(1962) Electra

as Elektra

Non si sevizia un paperino
7.3

(1972) Don't Torture a Duckling

as Dona Aurelia Avallone

Le farò da padre
5.0

(1974) Bambina

as Raimonda Spina

A ciascuno il suo
6.6

(1967) We Still Kill the Old Way

as Luisa Roscio

The Brotherhood
5.9

(1968) The Brotherhood

as Ida Ginetta

Tribute to a Bad Man
7.0

(1956) Tribute to a Bad Man

as Jocasta Constantine

Attila
5.3

(1954) Attila

as Grune

High Season
5.3

(1987) High Season

as Penelope

Roma bene
6.0

(1971) Roma bene

as Elena Teopoulos

سراب
4.0

(1982) The Balad of Mamelouk

as Mamluk's Mother

Sutjeska
6.3

(1973) The Battle of Sutjeska

as Borina majka

Il banchetto di Platone
5.2

(1989) Plato's Banquet

as Diotime

Cronaca di una morte annunciata
7.4

(1987) Chronicle of a Death Foretold

as Madre de Angela

Island
5.2

(1989) Island

as Marquise

The Man From Cairo
5.0

(1953) The Man From Cairo

as Yvonne Lebeau

The Assisi Underground
5.2

(1985) The Assisi Underground

as Mother Giuseppina

Ecce Homo - I Sopravvissuti
2.5

(1969) Behold Man - The Survivors

as Anna

Αντιγόνη
7.6

(1961) Antigone

as Antigone

Eréndira
6.1

(1983) Erendira

as Grandmother Amadis

Die Zeugin aus der Hölle
6.7

(1967) Witness Out of Hell

as Lea Weiss

Un bambino di nome Gesú
6.6

(1987) A Child Called Jesus

as Old Maria

Νεκρή πολιτεία
6.0

(1951) Dead City

as Lena

Το 1821 στον Κινηματογράφο
0.0

(2021) 1821 at the Cinema

as (archive footage)

N.P. - Il segreto
6.5

(1972) N.P. - The Secret

as Casalinga

Into the Night
6.5

(1985) Into the Night

as Shaheen Parvici

Vortice
7.0

(1953) Vortice

as Clara

Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio
5.9

(1954) Theodora, Slave Empress

as Faidia

Piazza pulita
0.0

(1973) 1931: Once Upon a Time in New York

as Donna Mimma

عرس الدم
5.0

(1977) Blood Wedding

as La mère

Πάνω Κάτω και Πλαγίως
4.2

(1992) Up, Down and Sideways

as Μαρία

Um Filme Falado
7.1

(2003) A Talking Picture

as Helena

Le infedeli
5.7

(1953) The Unfaithfuls

as Luisa Azzali

A Dream of Kings
5.0

(1969) A Dream of Kings

as Caliope

Roger la Honte
5.3

(1966) Trap for the Assassin

as Julia de Noirville

L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale
4.8

(1981) L'assistente sociale tutta pepe e tutta sale

as La Signora

The Missing Scientists
3.3

(1954) The Missing Scientists

as Gina

Party
6.8

(1996) Party

as Irene

Inquietude
6.4

(1998) Anxiety

as Mother

The Desperate Ones
0.0

(1967) The Desperate Ones

as Ajmi

Μπουμπουλίνα
7.0

(1959) Bouboulina

as Laskarina Bouboulina

Sweet Country
4.8

(1987) Sweet Country

as Mrs. Araya

Χαμένοι άγγελοι
6.0

(1948) Fallen Angels

as Liana

Yerma
3.5

(1999) Yerma

as Vieja pagana

Τα σκαλοπάτια
0.0

(1966) The Steps

as Joana

Ψιτ... κορίτσια!
7.0

(1959) Pssst ... girls!

as Eleni

Η Λίμνη των Στεναγμών
5.6

(1959) The Lake of Sighs

as Frosyni

Il falso bugiardo
0.0

(2008) Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)

...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό
5.0

(2001) ...και το τρένο πάει στον ουρανό

as Elena Michailovna

Il disertore
0.0

(1983) The Deserter

as Mariangela

أفغانستان لماذا؟
0.0

(1984) أفغانستان لماذا؟

as ---

0.0

(1993) Un Amore Rubato

as ---

Lettera da Parigi
0.0

(1993) Lettera da Parigi

as Gina

0.0

(2002) Short Cuts

as Pensioner

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Maxanne York

Odissea
8.8

(1968) The Odyssey

as Penelope

Oceano
5.0

(1989) Oceano

as Aurelia Perdomo

The Odyssey
7.2

(1997) The Odyssey

as Anticleia

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0

(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Champs-Elysées
6.2

(1982) Champs-Elysées

as Self

Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus
10.0

(1987) Ein Kind mit Namen Jesus

as Old Maria

La Valise en carton
1.0

(1988) La Valise en carton

as Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda

Reflets de Cannes
2.0

(1954) Reflets de Cannes

as Self

Sacrée soirée
6.2

(1987) Sacrée soirée

as Self