Irene Papas

Irene Papas Headshot

Actress

Birth Name: Irene Lelekou

Birth Date: September 3, 1926

Death Date: September 14, 2022

Birth Place: Chilimodion, Corynth, Greece

Irene Papas began her career as a variety performer and started appearing in Greek films in the early 1950s. She made her US debut in "Tribute to a Bad Man" (1955) and established her international reputation with Michael Cacoyannis' "Zorba the Greek" (1965). Her dark, intense features are well suited to tragic roles; she made an indelible impression as the widow of the slain political activist in Costa-Gavras' "Z" (1968).

Credits

Greek Cinema

Actor
Helen
Show
2022

Greek Classical Cinema

Actor
Show
2022

Oceano

Actor
Aurelia Perdomo
Show
2014

A Talking Picture

Actor
Helena
Movie
2003

Inquietude

Actor
Mother
Movie
1998

Yerma

Actor
Vieja pagana
Movie
1998

The OdysseyStream

Actor
Miniseries
1997

Party

Actor
Irene
Movie
1996

Jacob

Actor
Rebekah
Movie
1994

Up, Down and Sideways

Actor
Movie
1993

Le banquet

Actor
Diotima
Movie
1989

Island

Actor
Marquise
Movie
1989

High Season

Actor
Penelope
Movie
1987

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Actor
Angela's mother
Movie
1987

Into the Night

Actor
Shaheen Parvici
Movie
1985

The Assisi Underground

Actor
Mother Giuseppina
Movie
1985

Erendira

Actor
Grandmother Amadis
Movie
1983

L'assistente sociale tutto pepe

Actor
La Signora
Movie
1981

Lion of the DesertStream

Actor
Mabrouka
Movie
1981
75%

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

Actor
Show
1980

Noces de Sang

Actor
La mère
Movie
1980

Satan's Wife

Actor
Raffaella
Movie
1979

BloodlineStream

Actor
Simonetta Palazzi
Movie
1979

Eboli

Actor
Giulia Venere
Movie
1979

Ifigéneia

Actor
Movie
1977

Mohammad, Messenger of God

Actor
Hind
Movie
1977

Iphigenia

Actor
Klytaimnistra
Movie
1977

Steps

Actor
Movie
1976

Moses

Actor
Zipporah
Movie
1976

Moses the LawgiverStream

Actor
Miniseries
1975

Bambina

Actor
Raimonda Spina
Movie
1974

Adventures of Ulysses

Actor
Penelope
Movie
1974

Sutjeska

Actor
Borina majka
Movie
1973

Oasis of Fear

Actor
Barbara Slater
Movie
1973

The Trojan Women

Actor
Helen
Movie
1972

Don't Torture a Duckling

Actor
Dona Aurelia Avallone
Movie
1972

Un posto ideale per uccidere

Actor
Barbara Slater
Movie
1971

Roma bene

Actor
Elena Teopoulos
Movie
1971

NP: Il segreto

Actor
Housewife
Movie
1971

Las Gradas

Actor
Movie
1970

Anne of the Thousand DaysStream

Actor
Queen Katherine of Aragon
Movie
1969
43%

A Dream of Kings

Actor
Caliope
Movie
1969

Z

Actor
Helene, the deputy's wife
Movie
1969

The Brotherhood

Actor
Ida Ginetta
Movie
1968

The Desperate Ones

Actor
Ajmi
Movie
1968

We Still Kill the Old Way

Actor
Luisa Roscio
Movie
1967

Gorke trave

Actor
Lea Weiss
Movie
1966

Roger la honte

Actor
Julia de Noirville
Movie
1965

Zorba the GreekStream

Actor
Widow
Movie
1964
79%

The Moon-Spinners

Actor
Sophia
Movie
1964

Electra

Actor
Elektra
Movie
1962

Antigone

Actor
Antigone
Movie
1961

The Guns of NavaroneStream

Actor
Maria Pappadimos
Movie
1961
92%

Bouboulina

Actor
Movie
1959

Tribute to a Bad Man

Actor
Jocasta Constantine
Movie
1956

The Missing Scientists

Actor
Movie
1955

Climax!

Actor
Series
1954

Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio

Actor
Faidia
Movie
1954

Teodora

Actor
Faidia
Movie
1954

Attila

Actor
Grune
Movie
1954

The Unfaithfuls

Actor
Luisa Azzali
Movie
1953

Le Infedeli

Actor
Luisa Azzali
Movie
1953

Nekri politeia

Actor
Movie
1951