Irene Papas
Actor
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.
Filmography
Z
as Hélène 1969
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Drosoula 2001
Don't Torture a Duckling
as Dona Aurelia Avallone 1972
The Message
as Hind 1976
Zorba the Greek
as Widow 1964
Into the Night
as Shaheen Parvici 1985
Lion of the Desert
as Mabrouka 1981
We Still Kill the Old Way
as Luisa Roscio 1967
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Queen Catherine 1969
Christ Stopped at Eboli
as Giulia Venere 1979
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
as Madre de Angela 1987
The Moon-Spinners
as Sophia 1964
Jacob
as Rebekka 1994
Iphigenia
as Klytaimnistra 1977
A Talking Picture
as Helena 2003
Bloodline
as Simonetta Palazzi 1979