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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), The Message (1976) and Electra (1962). She was 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

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Known for

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

Credits

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Actress

  • L'ispettore anticrimine
    • Released
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1993
  • Ecuba (2004)
    Ecuba
    6.0
    • 2004
  • A Talking Picture (2003)
    A Talking Picture
    6.6
    • Helena
    • 2003
  • Short Cuts (2002)
    Short Cuts
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Pensioner #1
    • 2002
  • ...kai to treno paei ston ourano (2001)
    ...kai to treno paei ston ourano
    5.8
    • Elena Michailovna
    • 2001
  • Podzimní návrat (2001)
    Podzimní návrat
    6.0
    • 2001
  • Nicolas Cage, John Hurt, and Penélope Cruz in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
    Captain Corelli's Mandolin
    5.9
    • Drosoula
    • 2001
  • Irene Papas and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in Yerma (1998)
    Yerma
    6.0
    • Vieja pagana
    • 1998
  • Anxiety (1998)
    Anxiety
    7.0
    • Mother
    • 1998
  • Isabella Rossellini, Greta Scacchi, Armand Assante, and Vanessa Williams in The Odyssey (1997)
    The Odyssey
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Anticleia
    • 1997
  • Party (1996)
    Party
    6.4
    • Irene
    • 1996
  • Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle in Jacob (1994)
    Jacob
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Rebekah
    • 1994
  • Un amore rubato
    TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Lettera da Parigi (1993)
    Lettera da Parigi
    5.4
    • 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 Up, Down and Sideways (1992)
    Up, Down and Sideways
    5.3
    • Maria (as Eirini Pappa)
    • 1992
  • Un bambino di nome Gesù (1990)
    Un bambino di nome Gesù
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Old Maria
    • 1990

Director

  • Ecuba (2004)
    Ecuba
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2004

Soundtrack

  • Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
    Atop the Fourth Wall
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Neranzula"
    • 2013
  • The Third Solution (1988)
    The Third Solution
    4.6
    • 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
    6.7
    • performer: "They Are Giving My Sweetheart Away"
    • 1956

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The Trojan Women
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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 - 1957 (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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