She never won an Oscar ... and an Oscar never won her

On September 3 (but the year is still disputed: 1926, 1928 or 1929) in the Greek village of Hiliomodi, in the vicinity of ancient Corinth on the Peloponnese, a girl named Irini Leleku was born into a family of teachers. After marriage and the adoption of her husband's last name in 1947, her name was changed to Irini Pappa. But she gained worldwide fame of the most outstanding Greek actress under the name Irene Papas.

Z. 1969. Director Costa-Gavras. Movie's Rating - 9,924. 42nd Rank in the Golden Thousand.

Irene Papas can hardly be considered a very popular film actress in our country. Most films with her participation for various reasons were not shown in the Soviet Union, and modern Russian film distribution does not show interest in increasing her popularity with the Russian cinema audience.

Alexis Zorbas (Αλέξης Ζορμπάς Zorba the Greek). 1964. Director Mihalis Kakogiannis. Movie's Rating - 8,407. 359th Rank in the Golden Thousand.

Meanwhile, in 2002 she received the honorary title "Women of Europe", which is given for the greatest contribution to the development of European civilization.

Ifigeneia (Ιφιγένεια Iphigenia). 1977. Director Mihalis Kakogiannis.

Irene Papas herself repeatedly emphasized that "she never wanted to play sensational roles or coveted women." On the contrary, she, in her words, in all roles "played herself - an independent fighter." And another her saying clearly demonstrates her attitude to the Hollywood movie mainstream: "I never won an Oscar ... and an Oscar never won Irene Papas".

Ar Risalah (الرسالةThe Message). 1977. Director Moustapha Akkad.

Roger Ebert wrote about Irene Papas: "There are a lot of pretty girls in movies, but not many women. Irene Papas is a woman, a lady, a great actress. We do not have many like her. Perhaps that's why she doesn't appear in many movies; ordinary actors have trouble sharing the screen with her."

Lion of the Desert. 1981. Director Moustapha Akkad.

In 1967, in connection with the establishment of the regime of "black colonels" in Greece, being a member of the Communist Party of Greece, she called on cultural figures of all countries to "declare a cultural boycott" of this regime, which she called the Fourth Reich.

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli (Christ Stopped at Eboli). 1978. Director Francesco Rosi.

For many years, Irene Papas was in a secret romantic relationship with Marlon Brando, with whom she maintained a warm relationship until the death of the actor.

Anne of the Thousand Days. 1969. Director Charles Jarrott.

There were many interesting events in the creative and political biography of the Greek movie star. We were not going to talk about all the events from her life. We only wanted to remind someone, and someone to show for the first time frames from the best films with the participation of this great Actress.

Ilektra (Ηλέκτρα). 1962. Director Mihalis Kakogiannis.

During the period from 1948 to 2004, Irene Papas starred in 67 full-length feature films. Of these, two films are included in the Golden Thousand. Based on these indicators and due to her unusual beauty, Irene Papas is included in the list of 100 most beautiful and sexy Actresses of world cinema, compiled by FilmGourmand.

The Guns of Navarone. 1961. Director J. Lee Thompson.

The Trojan Women. 1971. Director Mihalis Kakogiannis.

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