Irene Papas (born September 3, 1926) is a Greek-born actress who has starred in over seventy films in a career spanning more than fifty years.
Irene Papas was born Irene Lelekou (Ειρήνη Λελέκου) in Chiliomodi outside Corinth, Greece. She began her early career in Greece, achieving widespread fame there, before starring in internationally renowned films such as The Guns of Navarone and Zorba the Greek, and critically acclaimed films such as Z and Elektra.
She has recently appeared in the film, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and is currently working in theatre in Portugal.
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1982)
