Irene Papas

Irene Papas Greek Ειρήνη Παππά born Eirini Lelekou Greek Ειρήνη Λελέκου 3 September 1929 14 September 2022was 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 awardwinning 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Irene Papas licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia