Irene Papas
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- DramaElectra
- CrimeZ
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- DramaA Dream of Kings
- ComedyZorba the Greek
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- DramaLion of the Desert
- HorrorDon't Torture a Duckling
- DramaThe Trojan Women
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- FamilyThe Moon-Spinners
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- ActionThe Guns of Navarone
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- Science FictionEcce Homo - I Sopravvissuti
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- DramaThe Assisi Underground
- ComedyHigh Season
- DramaPlato's Banquet
- AdventureThe Desperate Ones
- ThrillerThe Missing Scientists
- DramaFallen Angels
- DocumentaryThe 1821 at the Cinema
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- WarThe Battle of Sutjeska
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- WarThe Deserter
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- HorrorRing of Darkness
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- ComedyThe Unfaithfuls
- AdventureTheodora, Slave Empress
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- ComedyA Talking Picture
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- DramaChronicle of a Death Foretold
- DocumentaryIl falso bugiardo
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Irene Papas
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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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- Place of Birth
- Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece
- Known Credits
- 71