Irene Papas (or Pappas) (Greek: Î•Î¹Ï Î®Î½Î· Παππά, romanized:
EirÃni Pappá [iˈrini paˈpa], born according to most sources on 3
September 1926) is a Greek actress and singer who has starred in over
70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained
international recognition through such films as The Guns of Navarone
and Zorba the Greek. She was a powerful protagonist in films including
The Trojan Women and Iphigenia. She played the title roles in Antigone
(1961) and Electra (1962).Papas won Best Actress awards in 1961 at the
Berlin International Film Festival for Antigone and in 1971 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.Papas was born as Irini Lelekou (Î•Î¹Ï Î®Î½Î· ΛελÎκου)
in the village of Chiliomodi, outside Corinth, Greece. Her mother,
Eleni Prevezanou (ΕλÎνη Î Ï ÎµÎ²ÎµÎ¶Î¬Î½Î¿Ï…), was a
schoolteacher, and her father, Stavros Lelekos (Î£Ï„Î±Ï Ï Î¿Ï‚
ΛελÎκος), taught classical drama at the Sofikós school in
Corinth. She was educated at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in
Athens, taking classes in dance and singing. In 1947 she married the
film director Alkis Papas; they divorced in 1951.
EirÃni Pappá [iˈrini paˈpa], born according to most sources on 3
September 1926) is a Greek actress and singer who has starred in over
70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained
international recognition through such films as The Guns of Navarone
and Zorba the Greek. She was a powerful protagonist in films including
The Trojan Women and Iphigenia. She played the title roles in Antigone
(1961) and Electra (1962).Papas won Best Actress awards in 1961 at the
Berlin International Film Festival for Antigone and in 1971 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.Papas was born as Irini Lelekou (Î•Î¹Ï Î®Î½Î· ΛελÎκου)
in the village of Chiliomodi, outside Corinth, Greece. Her mother,
Eleni Prevezanou (ΕλÎνη Î Ï ÎµÎ²ÎµÎ¶Î¬Î½Î¿Ï…), was a
schoolteacher, and her father, Stavros Lelekos (Î£Ï„Î±Ï Ï Î¿Ï‚
ΛελÎκος), taught classical drama at the Sofikós school in
Corinth. She was educated at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in
Athens, taking classes in dance and singing. In 1947 she married the
film director Alkis Papas; they divorced in 1951.
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