Irene Papas
Born September 03, 1929 (Age: 96)
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Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
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 (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.
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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Filmography
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
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as Drosoula
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Age: 71
The Odyssey
1997
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as Anticleia
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Age: 67
No Image
Un Amore Rubato
1993
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as
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Age: 63
Sweet Country
1987
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as Mrs. Araya
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Age: 57
Afghanistan For What?
1984
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as
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Age: 54
Lion of the Desert
1981
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as Mabrouka
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Age: 51
Bloodline
1979
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as Simonetta Palazzi
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Age: 49
The Message
1976
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as Hind
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Age: 46
The Murder of Julius Caesar
1972
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as Calpurnia
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Age: 42
Z
1969
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as Hélène
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Age: 39
Zorba the Greek
1964
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as Widow
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Age: 35
The Moon-Spinners
1964
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as Sophia
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Age: 34
Antigone
1961
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as Antigone
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Age: 31
The Guns of Navarone
1961
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as Maria Pappadimos
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Age: 31
The Lake of Sighs
1959
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as Frosyni
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Age: 29
Bouboulina
1959
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as Laskarina Bouboulina
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Age: 29
Pssst ... girls!
1959
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as Eleni
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Age: 29