Irene Papas
Known for 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 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
The Guns of Navarone
1961
as Maria Pappadimos
Zorba the Greek
1964
as Widow
The Message
1976
as Hind
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Drosoula
Bloodline
1979
as Simonetta Palazzi
Z
1969
as Hélène
Lion of the Desert
1981
as Mabrouka
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Queen Catherine
Bambina
1974
as Raimonda Spina
Into the Night
1985
as Shaheen Parvici
Jacob
1994
as Rebekka
The Brotherhood
1968
as Ida Ginetta
Iphigenia
1977
as Klytaimnistra
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
1987
as Madre de Angela
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Sophia
Don't Torture a Duckling
1972
as Dona Aurelia Avallone
The Trojan Women
1971
as Helen
Sweet Country
1987
as Mrs. Araya
The Battle of Sutjeska
1973
as Borina majka
Moses the Lawgiver
1976
as Zippora