Irene Papas (born September 3, 1929) is a Greek-born actress who has starred in over 70 films with a career spanning over 50 years.
Irene Papas was born as Irene Lelekou in Chiliomodi outside Corinth, Greece. She began her early career in Greece achieving widespread fame in that country before staring internationally renowned films such as The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek and critically acclaimed films such as Z and Elektra.
She has recently been seen in the film, Captain Corelli's Mandolin and is currently working in theatre in Portugal.
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