Portrait of Irene Papas

Acting

Irene Papas

Career

Active from 1948 to 2021, with a break from 2004 to 2020, busiest in 1969 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Z
Z
GoodWatch score86/100

Characters

3

The characters Irene Papas played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Irene Papas Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 11
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Historical Epic 4
  • Spiritual Journey 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Greek Cinema 4
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Class Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
1821 at the Cinema
1821 at the Cinema (2021)

as (archive footage)

2000s

4 titles · average score 54
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

as Helena

Short Cuts
Short Cuts (2002)

TV show · as Pensioner

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

as Drosoula

...and the train leaves for the sky
...and the train leaves for the sky (2001)

as Elena Michailovna

1990s

7 titles · average score 63
Yerma
Yerma (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vieja pagana

Inquietude
Inquietude (1998)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mother

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Anticlea

Party
Party (1996)
GoodWatch score 66

as Irene

Jacob
Jacob (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

as Rebekka

Lettera da Parigi
Lettera da Parigi (1993)

as Gina

Up, Down and Sideways
Up, Down and Sideways (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

as Μαρία

1980s

16 titles · average score 59
Plato's Banquet
Plato's Banquet (1989)

as Diotime

Island
Island (1989)

as Marquise

Oceano
Oceano (1989)

TV show · as Aurelia Perdomo

La Valise en carton
La Valise en carton (1988)

TV show · as Maria Amélia, la mère de Linda

High Season
High Season (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as Penelope

Sweet Country
Sweet Country (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mrs. Araya

A Child Called Jesus
A Child Called Jesus (1987)

as Old Maria

The Assisi Underground
The Assisi Underground (1985)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mother Giuseppina

Erendira
Erendira (1983)
GoodWatch score 68

as Grandmother Amadis

The Deserter
The Deserter (1983)

as Mariangela

The Balad of Mamelouk
The Balad of Mamelouk (1982)

as Mamluk's Mother

Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert (1981)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mabrouka

1970s

17 titles · average score 63
Bloodline
Bloodline (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

as Simonetta Palazzi

Christ Stopped at Eboli
Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Giulia Venere

Ring of Darkness
Ring of Darkness (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

as Raffaella

Iphigenia
Iphigenia (1977)
GoodWatch score 77

as Klytaimnistra

The Message
The Message (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hind

Bambina
Bambina (1974)
GoodWatch score 54

as Raimonda Spina

The Battle of Sutjeska
The Battle of Sutjeska (1973)
GoodWatch score 67

as Borina majka

Don't Torture a Duckling
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dona Aurelia Avallone

N.P. - The Secret
N.P. - The Secret (1972)

as Casalinga

The Murder of Julius Caesar
The Murder of Julius Caesar (1972)

as Calpurnia

Oasis of Fear
Oasis of Fear (1971)
GoodWatch score 58

as Barbara Slater

The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

as Helen

1960s

18 titles · average score 71
Z
Z (1969)
GoodWatch score 86

as Hélène

Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Queen Catherine

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1969)
GoodWatch score 80

as Penelope

A Dream of Kings
A Dream of Kings (1969)
GoodWatch score 57

as Caliope

Behold Man - The Survivors
Behold Man - The Survivors (1969)

as Anna

The Odyssey
The Odyssey (1968)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Penelope

The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ida Ginetta

We Still Kill the Old Way
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
GoodWatch score 68

as Luisa Roscio

Zorba the Greek
Zorba the Greek (1964)
GoodWatch score 78

as Widow

Electra
Electra (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

as Elektra

The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
GoodWatch score 78

as Maria Pappadimos

Antigone
Antigone (1961)
GoodWatch score 74

as Antigone

1950s

12 titles · average score 58
Bouboulina
Bouboulina (1959)

as Laskarina Bouboulina

The Lake of Sighs
The Lake of Sighs (1959)

as Frosyni

Pssst ... girls!
Pssst ... girls! (1959)

as Eleni

Tribute to a Bad Man
Tribute to a Bad Man (1956)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jocasta Constantine

The Missing Scientists
The Missing Scientists (1954)

as Gina

Attila
Attila (1954)
GoodWatch score 52

as Grune

Theodora, Slave Empress
Theodora, Slave Empress (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Faidia

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Maxanne York

The Unfaithfuls
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

as Luisa Azzali

The Man From Cairo
The Man From Cairo (1953)
GoodWatch score 55

as Yvonne Lebeau

Vortice
Vortice (1953)

as Clara

Dead City
Dead City (1951)

as Lena

1940s

1 title
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels (1948)

as Liana