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Irene Papas(1929-2022)

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Soundtrack
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Irene Papas
The lives of an English expat photographer, her daughter, her player ex, a commie spy, a "00" agent and other English in Lindos, Rhodes, Greece.
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High Season (1987)
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Irene Papas was born on 3 September 1929 in Chilimodion, Corinth, Greece. She was an actress and director, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Ilektra (1962) and The Message (1976). She was previously married to José Kohn and Alkis Papas. She died on 14 September 2022 in Chiliomodion, Corinthia, Greece.
BornSeptember 3, 1929
DiedSeptember 14, 2022(93)
BornSeptember 3, 1929
DiedSeptember 14, 2022(93)
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  • Awards
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination

Photos87

Núria Espert and Irene Papas in Arribada de la flama olímpica a Empúries (1992)
Irene Papas in TCM Remembers 2022 (2022)
Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Panos Mihalopoulos and Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Eirini Koumarianou, Tatiana Papamoschou, Irene Papas, and Roula Kanellopoulou in Ifigeneia (1977)
Eirini Koumarianou, Irene Papas, and Roula Kanellopoulou in Ifigeneia (1977)
Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Kostas Karras and Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Kostas Kazakos and Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)
Irene Papas in Ifigeneia (1977)

Known for:

David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Guns of Navarone
7.5
  • Maria Pappadimos
  • 1961
Ilektra (1962)
Ilektra
7.6
  • Elektra
  • 1962
The Message (1976)
The Message
8.1
  • Hind
  • 1976
Irene Papas in Antigoni (1961)
Antigoni
7.2
  • Antigone
  • 1961

Credits

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Actress

  • L'ispettore anticrimine
    • Released
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993
  • Ecuba - Il film (2004)
    Ecuba - Il film
    • 2004
  • A Talking Picture (2003)
    A Talking Picture
    • Helena
    • 2003
  • Short Cuts (2002)
    Short Cuts
    • Pensioner #1
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • ...kai to treno paei ston ourano (2001)
    ...kai to treno paei ston ourano
    • Elena Michailovna
    • 2001
  • Podzimní návrat (2001)
    Podzimní návrat
    • 2001
  • Nicolas Cage, John Hurt, and Penélope Cruz in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
    Captain Corelli's Mandolin
    • Drosoula
    • 2001
  • Yerma (1998)
    Yerma
    • Vieja pagana
    • 1998
  • Inquietude (1998)
    Inquietude
    • Mother
    • 1998
  • Isabella Rossellini, Greta Scacchi, Armand Assante, and Vanessa Williams in The Odyssey (1997)
    The Odyssey
    • Anticleia
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1997
  • Party (1996)
    Party
    • Irene
    • 1996
  • Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle in Jacob (1994)
    Jacob
    • Rebekah
    • TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Un amore rubato
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Lettera da Parigi (1993)
    Lettera da Parigi
    • Gina
    • 1993
  • Giannis Bezos, Michael Cacoyannis, Christos Efthimiou, Eleni Gerasimidou, Maria Kanellopoulou, Stelios Mainas, Panos Mihalopoulos, John Modinos, Elda Panopoulou, Irene Papas, Giorgos Partsalakis, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Antonis Zaharatos, Takis Zaharatos, Alekos Zartaloudis, Giannis Zouganelis, Spyros Laskaridis, and Alkinoos Gikas in Pano, kato kai plagios (1992)
    Pano, kato kai plagios
    • Maria (as Eirini Pappa)
    • 1992
  • Un bambino di nome Gesù (1990)
    Un bambino di nome Gesù
    • Old Maria
    • TV Movie
    • 1990

Director

  • Ecuba - Il film (2004)
    Ecuba - Il film
    • Director
    • 2004

Soundtrack

  • Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
    Atop the Fourth Wall
    • performer: "Neranzula"
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Russicum - I giorni del diavolo (1988)
    Russicum - I giorni del diavolo
    • performer: "40 braves, menousis, moiroloi"
    • 1988
  • James Cagney, Stephen McNally, and Irene Papas in Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
    Tribute to a Bad Man
    • performer: "They Are Giving My Sweetheart Away"
    • 1956

Videos9

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Trailer 3:48
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Trailer 2:20
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Official Trailer
Trailer 1:57
Official Trailer
The Trojan Women
Trailer 3:05
The Trojan Women
Zorba the Greek
Trailer 3:21
Zorba the Greek
Anne of the Thousand Days
Trailer 1:29
Anne of the Thousand Days
Zorba the Greek
Trailer 6:08
Zorba the Greek
Moses
Trailer 1:09
Moses

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Eirini Papa
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 3, 1929
    • Chilimodion, Corinth, Greece
  • Died
    • September 14, 2022
    • Chiliomodion, Corinthia, Greece(Alzheimer's Disease)
  • Spouses
      José Kohn1957 - ? (annulled)
  • Parents
      Stavros
  • Other works
    Stage play "The Bacchae" playing Agave at the Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City. The play ran for 61 performances.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    She was a dear friend of Katharine Hepburn, with whom she starred in The Trojan Women (1971). Hepburn once said that she is "one of the best actresses in the history of cinema".
  • Quotes
    I never won an Oscar...and the Oscars never won Irene Papas.
  • Trademarks
      Long black hair

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