Deceased

How Did Irene Papas Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 93

Also known asИрен Папас, Ειρήνη Παπά, Ειρήνη Παππά, Eirini Leleku, إيرين باباس, Eiríni Pappá, Irene Pappas, Ειρήνη Λελέκου, Ειρηνη Λελεκου, Eirini LelekouGenderFemaleNationalityGreeceBorn03/09/1929Born inChiliomodi, Corinth, GreeceDied14/09/2022 (aged 93)Died inKifisiaCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ230563 ↗Buried atCemetery Chiliomodi CorinthiaTMDb#18847 ↗

Irene Papas or Pappas 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).

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Filmography51 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2021	Morceaux de CannesMovie	—	92
2008	Il falso bugiardoMovie	Self (archive footage)	79
2003	A Talking PictureMovie	Helena	74
2001	Captain Corelli's MandolinMovie	Drosoula	72
2001	...and the train leaves for the skyMovie	Elena Michailovna	72
1999	YermaMovie	Vieja pagana	70
1998	InquietudeMovie	Mother	69
1997	The OdysseySeries	Anticleia	68
1993	Lettera da ParigiMovie	Gina	64
1993	Un Amore RubatoMovie	—	64
1989	OceanoSeries	Aurelia Perdomo	60
1989	IslandMovie	Marquise	60
1987	Sacrée soiréeSeries	Self	58
1987	Sweet CountryMovie	Mrs. Araya	58
1987	High SeasonMovie	Penelope	58
1985	Into the NightMovie	Shaheen Parvici	56
1984	Afghanistan For What?Movie	—	55
1983	ErendiraMovie	Grandmother Amadis	54
1981	Lion of the DesertMovie	Mabrouka	52
1981	L'assistente sociale tutto pepe...Movie	La Signora	52
1979	BloodlineMovie	Simonetta Palazzi	50
1979	Christ Stopped at EboliMovie	Giulia Venere	50
1977	Blood WeddingMovie	La mère	48
1976	Moses the LawgiverMovie	Zippora	47
1976	The MessageMovie	Hind	47
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries	Self	46
1974	BambinaMovie	Raimonda Spina	45
1974	Moses the LawgiverSeries	Zipporah	45
1972	Don't Torture a DucklingMovie	Dona Aurelia Avallone	43
1972	The Murder of Julius CaesarMovie	Calpurnia	43
1972	N.P. - The SecretMovie	Casalinga	43
1971	Oasis of FearMovie	Barbara Slater	42
1969	A Dream of KingsMovie	Caliope	40
1969	Anne of the Thousand DaysMovie	Queen Catherine	40
1969	ZMovie	Hélène	40
1969	The OdysseyMovie	Penelope	40
1968	The BrotherhoodMovie	Ida Ginetta	39
1968	The OdysseySeries	Penelope	39
1967	Witness Out of HellMovie	Lea Weiss	38
1967	We Still Kill the Old WayMovie	Luisa Roscio	38
1966	The StepsMovie	Joana	37
1964	The Moon-SpinnersMovie	Sophia	35
1964	Zorba the GreekMovie	Widow	35
1961	The Guns of NavaroneMovie	Maria Pappadimos	32
1956	Tribute to a Bad ManMovie	Jocasta Constantine	27
1955	MGM ParadeSeries	self	26
1954	Climax!Series	Maxanne York	25
1954	Reflets de CannesSeries	Self	25
1954	The Missing ScientistsMovie	Gina	25
1953	The Man From CairoMovie	Yvonne Lebeau	24
1951	Dead CityMovie	Lena	22