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Irene Papas

1929 - 2022

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Irene Papas or Irene Pappas (Greek: Ειρήνη Παππά, romanized: Eiríni Pappá, IPA: [iˈrini paˈpa]; born Eirini Lelekou (Greek: Ειρήνη Λελέκου, romanized: Eiríni Lelékou); 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Papas is the 151st most popular actor (down from 135th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Greece (down from 85th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Actor.

Irene Papas is most famous for her role as the Greek goddess Aphrodite in the 1968 film, "Clash of the Titans."

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Among actors, Irene Papas ranks 151 out of 13,578. Before her are Monica Bellucci, Michael York, Demi Moore, Susan Sarandon, Rita Hayworth, and Jean Renoir. After her are Spencer Tracy, Robert Shaw, Rutger Hauer, Christoph Waltz, Ava Gardner, and Sharon Stone.

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Among people born in 1929, Irene Papas ranks 21. Before her are Ed Asner, Hassan II of Morocco, Christopher Plummer, Jacques Brel, Peter Higgs, and Yayoi Kusama. After her are Michael Ende, Jean Baudrillard, Frank Gehry, Tigran Petrosian, Max von Sydow, and Rudolf Mössbauer. Among people deceased in 2022, Irene Papas ranks 15. Before her are Thích Nhất Hạnh, Jean-Luc Godard, Leonid Kravchuk, Ben Roy Mottelson, Francisco Gento, and Luc Montagnier. After her are Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mahsa Amini, Vivienne Westwood, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Olivia Newton-John.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Irene Papas ranks 87 out of 1,024. Before her are Paul of Greece (1901), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Handan Sultan (1574), Melissus of Samos (-470), Creon (null), and Giorgio de Chirico (1888). After her are Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Mardonius (-600), Hippias (-443), Arion (-700), Archilochus (-680), and Simonides of Ceos (-556).

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Among ACTORS In Greece

Among actors born in Greece, Irene Papas ranks 1. After her are Melina Mercouri (1920), Thespis (-600), Katina Paxinou (1900), John Aniston (1933), Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934), Carl Anderson (1945), Skeet Ulrich (1970), Adele Neuhauser (1959), Ariane Labed (1984), and Haruna Ikezawa (1975).

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