Irene Papas

Irene Papas or Irene Pappas was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977). She played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962). She had a fine singing voice, on display in the 1968 recording Songs of Theodorakis.

3 September 1926

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Born on the same birth day (3 September): August Alsina • Brandon Williams (footballer) • Don Brewer • Dwayne Green • Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester • James Neal (ice hockey) • Joseph de Jussieu • José Pékerman • Kaori Natori • Loren Eiseley • Maurice Papon • Modibo Maïga • Mort Walker • Myles Jack • Robbie O'Davis • Sarah Burke • Urho Kekkonen • Zhang Tingting

Born in the same month (September 1926): Abdur Rahman Biswas • Andrew Brimmer • Arthur Oldham • Beryl Cook • Bill Smith (jazz musician) • Bud Greenspan • Don Dunstan • Fereydoon Moshiri • Heino Kruus • Jack Hyles • James Lipton • Jean-Marie Lustiger • Jean-Pierre Serre • John Coltrane • Masatoshi Koshiba • Pete Elliott • Prince Claus of the Netherlands • Richard Ellsasser • Robert Schuller • Shōhei Imamura