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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Talking Picture (2003) | Helena | 3 | |
| 2 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001) | Drosoula | 6 | |
| 3 | Inquietude (1998) | Mother | 3 | |
| 4 | Jacob (1994) | Rebekka | - | - |
| 5 | Into the Night (1985) | Shaheen Parvici | 7 | |
| 6 | Lion of the Desert (1981) | Mabrouka | 5 | |
| 7 | Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) | Giulia Venere | - | - |
| 8 | Bloodline (1979) | Simonetta Palazzi | - | - |
| 9 | Iphigenia (1977) | Klytaimnistra | 5 | |
| 10 | The Message (1976) | Hind | 5.2 | |
| 11 | Moses the Lawgiver (1976) | Zippora | - | - |
| 12 | The Battle of Sutjeska (1973) | Borina majka | - | - |
| 13 | Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) | Dona Aurelia Avallone | 5.5 | |
| 14 | The Trojan Women (1971) | Helen | 5.5 | |
| 15 | Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) | Queen Catherine | 7 | |
| 16 | Z (1969) | Hélène | 6.2 | |
| 17 | The Brotherhood (1968) | Ida Ginetta | 3 | |
| 18 | We Still Kill the Old Way (1967) | Luisa Roscio | 4 | |
| 19 | Zorba the Greek (1964) | Widow | 9 | |
| 20 | The Moon-Spinners (1964) | Sophia | 6 | |
| 21 | The Guns of Navarone (1961) | Maria Pappadimos | 7.3 | |
| 22 | Attila (1954) | Grune | - | - |
