The Resume

(September 3, 1926-September 14, 2022)
Born in Chilimodion, Greece
Birth name was Irini Lelekou
Appeared in 'Dead City' (1951), 'The Guns of Navarone' (1961), 'Antigone' (1961), 'Zorba the Greek' (1964), 'Z' (1969), 'Anne of the Thousand Days' (1969), 'The Trojan Women' (1971), 'Moses the Lawgiver' (1974), 'Mohammed, Messenger of God' (1976), 'Christ Stopped at Eboli' (1979), 'The Odyssey' (1997) and 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' (2001)
Recorded the albums 'Odes' (1979) and 'Rhapsodies' (1986)

Why she might be annoying:

Her two marriages ended with a divorce and an annulment.
She had an affair with Marlon Brando.
Her heavy-breathing vocal on the song 'Infinity' by Aphrodite's Child was considered so lewd by Polydor Records executives that the album's release was held up for two years.
She recorded an album of songs co-written by Arianna Huffington.

Why she might not be annoying:

Katharine Hepburn called her 'one of the best actresses in the history of cinema.'
She was named best actress by the National Board of Review for 'The Trojan Women' (1971).
She went into exile in Italy when Greece was ruled by a military junta, whom she referred to as 'the fourth reich.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Who Think They Can Sing
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 14]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9031926)
• Exiles
• I am Greek
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 96)
• I Portrayed a Queen
• I Probably Banged Marlon Brando
• National Board of Review Award for Best Actress (Ranked: 1971)
• Profiles 23501-23750 (Ranked: 23719)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20220914)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 63 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 21 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 52 Votes: 78.85% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying