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Irene Papas or Irene Pappas (, ; born Eirini Lelekou; 3 September 1929 – 14 September 2022) 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). She had a fine singing voice, on display in the 1968 recording Songs of Theodorakis.
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001 · as Drosoula
Lion of the Desert
1981 · as Mabrouka
The Message
1976 · as Hind
Don't Torture a Duckling
1972 · as Dona Aurelia Avallone
The Trojan Women
1971 · as Helen
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 · as Queen Catherine
The Odyssey
1968 · as Penelope
Zorba the Greek
1964 · as Widow
The Guns of Navarone
1961 · as Maria Pappadimos