Irene Papas, a Greek actress and singer who starred in more than 70 films and had a career which span over 5 decades has died. She died on Sept. 14, eleven days after turning 96 years.
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Did Irene Papas have children? Though the actress was married twice; firstly to Alkis Papis from 1947 – 1951 and then to José Kohn in 1957, there are no records regarding her children.
Irene and Kohn’s marriage was annulled later.

Aside her marriages, she was also involved in a secret romance with actor Marlon Brando. And just like with her marriages, there’s also no record of her having children with Brando.
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Irene gained worldwide 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).
Irene began her acting career in Greece in variety and traditional theatre, in plays by Ibsen, Shakespeare, and classical Greek tragedy, before moving into film in 1951.


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