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Irene Papas

Sep 03, 1926 - Sep 14, 2022 (96 years old) in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece

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.

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Known For

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Climax!
Maxanne York
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Into the Night
Shaheen Parvici
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The Odyssey
Anticleia
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The Message
Hind
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Anne of the Thousand Days
Queen Catherine
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Jacob
Rebekka
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Bloodline
Simonetta Palazzi
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The Guns of Navarone
Maria Pappadimos
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Bambina
Raimonda Spina
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The Brotherhood
Ida Ginetta

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