Irene Papas

Irene Papas was born on 3 September 1926 in Chilimodion, Corynth, Greece. She was an actress and director, known for Navarones kanoner (1961), Hærføreren (1976) and Elektra (1962). She was previously married to José Kohn and Alkis Papas. She died on 14 September 2022 in Chilimodion, Corynth, Greece.

In 1947 she married the film director Alkis Papas; they divorced in 1951.In 1954 she met the actor Marlon Brando and they had a long love affair, which they kept secret at the time. Fifty years later, when Brando died, she recalled that "I have never since loved a man as I loved Marlon. He was the great passion of my life, absolutely the man I cared about the most and also the one I esteemed most, two things that generally are difficult to reconcile".

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Perhaps the most fascinating chapter of Papas’ romantic life came three years later, in 1954. This is the year that Papas met the man she would later call the love of her life, when the young Greek actress began dating Marlon Brando.

Brando is widely considered one of the most influential actors in 20th-century film, and he was at the height of his career in the 1950s, when he met Papas. The pair dated secretly and had a long and intense relationship well away from the public eye. Fifty years later, following Brando’s death, Papas spoke publicly on the matter.

“I have never since loved a man as I loved Marlon. He was the great passion of my life, absolutely the man I cared about the most and also the one I esteemed most, two things that generally are difficult to reconcile,” said Papas of the legendary actor of The Godfather.

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Confirmed in an interview that she had an affair with Marlon Brando, a close friend until his death.

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The most fascinating chapter of her romantic life came three years later, in 1954. She met the man she would later call the “love of her life”.

The young Greek actress began to date the legendary Marlon Brando. Brando is one of the most influential actors in film, and he was at the height of his career in the 50’s, when he met the beautiful Papas. The pair dated secretly and had a long and intense relationship away from the public eye. Fifty years later, following Brando’s death, Papas spoke publicly on their relationship.

“I have never since loved a man as I loved Marlon. He was the great passion of my life, absolutely the man I cared about the most and also the one I esteemed most, two things that generally are difficult to reconcile,” said Papas on the legendary actor of ‘The Godfather’.

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Papas left home at 18 to marry Greek film director Alkis Papas despite her family’s disapproval. They divorced four years later. After the death of American Actor Marlon Brando in 2004, Papas revealed in an Italian newspaper interview that the two had been romantically involved.

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Papas left home at 18 to marry Greek film director Alkis Papas despite her family’s disapproval. They divorced four years later. After the death of American Actor Marlon Brando in 2004, Papas revealed in an Italian newspaper interview that the two had been romantically involved.

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