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Lila Kedrova was a French stage and film actor born in Saint Petersburg in 1909. She began her work period in 1938 and spoke French. Her father was Nikolay Kedrov, Sr. Kedrova received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Kedrova died in Sault Ste. Marie in 2000 from natural causes, specifically pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. She had previously been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She is buried at the Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Petrograd, Russia (now St. Petersburg, Russia)
Lila Kedrova (October 9, 1918 – February 16, 2000) was a Russian-born French actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Zorba the Greek (1964), and the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the same role in the musical version of the film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lila Kedrova, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of…
Known for
- Next Time the Fire — Mother1993
- A Star for Two — Simone1991
- Some Girls — Granny1988
- Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — Lady of Lyonesse1984
- Blood Tide — Sister Anna1982
- Tell Me a Riddle — Eva1980
- Womanlight — Sonia Tovalski1979
- The Skirt Chaser — Olga1979
- The Sewers of Paradise — Charlotte1979
- The Paradise of Riches — Camille Chevallier1978
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Key facts
- Born
- Yelizaveta Nikolayevna Kedrova , ( 1909-10-09 ) 9 October 1909, St. Petersburg , Russia
- Died
- 16 February 2000 (2000-02-16) (aged 90), Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , Canada
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1938–1994
- Spouse s
- Pierre Valde ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 , divorced ) , Richard Howard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 )
- Father
- Nikolay Kedrov Sr.
- Relatives
- Nikolay Kedrov Jr. (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lila
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Father
- Nikolay Kedrov, Sr.
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Lila Kedrova (1965).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1909-10-09
- date of death
- 2000-02-16
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- name in native language
- Lila Kedrova
- Commons category
- Lila Kedrova
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- place of burial
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova (Russian: Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October 1909 – 16 February 2000), known as Lila Kedrova, was a Russian-French actress of the screen and stage. For her portrayal of Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek (1964), she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. For reprising the same role in the musical stage adaptation on Broadway in 1984, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
Early life
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