The artist became famous for her performance in “Zorba the Greek”
Greek actress Irene Papas, one of the country’s most famous overseas, died on Wednesday (14) at the age of 96, Greece’s Ministry of Culture reported in an official statement. The cause of her death was not reported.
Papas has participated in more than 70 films and plays, being well known for her performances in “The Cannons of Navarone” (1961) and “Zorba the Greek” (1964).
The artist was also very popular in Italy, having her biggest role playing Penelope in the series “The Odyssey” (1968), with Bekim Fehmiu, on television based on Homer’s book “Odyssey”.
The actress was born in Chiliomodi on September 3, 1926 and began her theatrical career before going to the cinema, which took place at the end of the 1940s. Her last appearance in a feature film dates back to 2001, in “Capitano Corelli”.
With a very clear political position, Papas had to go into exile in Italy and the United States during the period of the country’s military dictatorship, between 1967 and 1974, to return to Greece as soon as the regime fell.
According to the Greek media, the actress suffered from Alzheimer’s since 2013.
La Biennale di Venezia has published an official communiqué in mourning for the death of Papas and noting that she was “a memorable and strong-willed performer with an eclectic and international career, awarded in 2009 the Golden Lion for her career at the Biennale Teatro guided by Maurizio Scaparro “.
“One of the most important European artists who, in her 50-year career, has interpreted important female roles in theater and cinema (many in classical tragedy), becoming for the whole world the spokesperson of Mediterranean culture, the very embodiment of the same force. Tragedy Greek “, reads the note. .
Source: Terra
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