Irene Papas Net Worth At Death

Greek actress and singer Irene Papas who starred in more than 70 films and had a career which span over 5 decades had an estimated net worth of $5 million at time of death.

Born Eirini Lelekou on Sept. 3, 1926, in Chiliomodi, Greece, and raised in Athens, Papas’ breakout role came in the 1961 war film “The Guns of Navarone” alongside the likes of Gregory Peck, David Niven and Anthony Quinn.

She played a World War II resistance fighter named Maria Pappadimos, who made the difficult decision to shoot an unarmed woman because she was working with the Nazis.

Papas also starred in Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969) and was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977).

She also played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962).

In one of her final film roles in 2003, Papas appeared in Manoel de Oliveira’s “A Talking Picture” alongside Catherine Deneuve and John Malkovich.

The Athens-based Greek Film Center described Papas as “the greatest Greek international film star,” adding that her “image is a timeless imprint of Greek female beauty.”

In the Facebook statement, Greek Minister of Culture and Sport Lina Mendoni mourned Papas, writing;

“Magnificent, noble, dynamic, Irene Papa [sic] was the personification of Greek calling on the movie screen and the theater scene, an international star who exuded Greekness. With the power of her talent and the charm of her personality, she conquered the world of cinema and theater.”