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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Papas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1821 at the Cinema
as (archive footage)
1821 at the Cinema
as (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
A Talking Picture
as Helena
A Talking Picture
as Helena
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Drosoula
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Drosoula
Yerma
as Vieja pagana
Yerma
as Vieja pagana
Inquietude
as Mother
Inquietude
as Mother
Party
as Irene
Party
as Irene
Jacob
as Rebekka
Jacob
as Rebekka
Un Amore Rubato
Un Amore Rubato
Up, Down and Sideways
as Μαρία
Up, Down and Sideways
as Μαρία
Island
as Marquise
Island
as Marquise
Plato's Banquet
as Diotime
Plato's Banquet
as Diotime
High Season
as Penelope
High Season
as Penelope
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
as Madre de Angela
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
as Madre de Angela
Sweet Country
as Mrs. Araya
Sweet Country
as Mrs. Araya
A Child Called Jesus
as Old Maria
A Child Called Jesus
as Old Maria
The Assisi Underground
as Mother Giuseppina
The Assisi Underground
as Mother Giuseppina
Into the Night
as Shaheen Parvici
Into the Night
as Shaheen Parvici
Afghanistan For What?
Afghanistan For What?
Erendira
as Grandmother Amadis
Erendira
as Grandmother Amadis
The Deserter
as Mariangela
The Deserter
as Mariangela
The Balad of Mamelouk
as Mamluk's Mother
The Balad of Mamelouk
as Mamluk's Mother
Lion of the Desert
as Mabrouka
Lion of the Desert
as Mabrouka
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
as La Signora
L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...
as La Signora
Ring of Darkness
as Raffaella
Ring of Darkness
as Raffaella
Bloodline
as Simonetta Palazzi
Bloodline
as Simonetta Palazzi
Christ Stopped at Eboli
as Giulia Venere
Christ Stopped at Eboli
as Giulia Venere
Iphigenia
as Klytaimnistra
Iphigenia
as Klytaimnistra
Blood Wedding
as La mère
Blood Wedding
as La mère
Moses the Lawgiver
as Zippora
Moses the Lawgiver
as Zippora
The Message
as Hind
The Message
as Hind
Bambina
as Raimonda Spina
Bambina
as Raimonda Spina
The Battle of Sutjeska
as Borina majka
The Battle of Sutjeska
as Borina majka
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
as Donna Mimma
1931: Once Upon a Time in New York
as Donna Mimma
Don't Torture a Duckling
as Dona Aurelia Avallone
Don't Torture a Duckling
as Dona Aurelia Avallone
N.P. - The Secret
as Casalinga
N.P. - The Secret
as Casalinga
The Murder of Julius Caesar
as Calpurnia
The Murder of Julius Caesar
as Calpurnia
Roma bene
as Elena Teopoulos
Roma bene
as Elena Teopoulos
Oasis of Fear
as Barbara Slater
Oasis of Fear
as Barbara Slater
The Trojan Women
as Helen
The Trojan Women
as Helen
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Queen Catherine
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Queen Catherine
A Dream of Kings
as Caliope
A Dream of Kings
as Caliope
The Odyssey
as Penelope
The Odyssey
as Penelope
Z
as Hélène
Z
as Hélène
Behold Man - The Survivors
as Anna
Behold Man - The Survivors
as Anna
The Brotherhood
as Ida Ginetta
The Brotherhood
as Ida Ginetta
The Desperate Ones
as Ajmi
The Desperate Ones
as Ajmi
Witness Out of Hell
as Lea Weiss
Witness Out of Hell
as Lea Weiss
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Luisa Roscio
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Luisa Roscio
Trap for the Assassin
as Julia de Noirville
Trap for the Assassin
as Julia de Noirville
The Steps
as Joana
The Steps
as Joana
Zorba the Greek
as Widow
Zorba the Greek
as Widow
The Moon-Spinners
as Sophia
The Moon-Spinners
as Sophia
Electra
as Elektra
Electra
as Elektra
Antigone
as Antigone
Antigone
as Antigone
The Guns of Navarone
as Maria Pappadimos
The Guns of Navarone
as Maria Pappadimos
Bouboulina
as Laskarina Bouboulina
Bouboulina
as Laskarina Bouboulina
Pssst ... girls!
as Eleni
Pssst ... girls!
as Eleni
The Lake of Sighs
as Frosyni
The Lake of Sighs
as Frosyni
Tribute to a Bad Man
as Jocasta Constantine
Tribute to a Bad Man
as Jocasta Constantine
The Missing Scientists
as Gina
The Missing Scientists
as Gina
Attila
as Grune
Attila
as Grune
Theodora, Slave Empress
as Faidia
Theodora, Slave Empress
as Faidia
Vortice
as Clara
Vortice
as Clara
The Man From Cairo
as Yvonne Lebeau
The Man From Cairo
as Yvonne Lebeau
The Unfaithfuls
as Luisa Azzali
The Unfaithfuls
as Luisa Azzali
Fallen Angels
as Liana
Fallen Angels
as Liana