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- 1909-10-09
- Died
- 2000-02-16
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Acting · 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…
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- 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
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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.
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1909 births2000 deaths20th-century French actresses20th-century Russian womenActresses from Saint PetersburgBest Supporting Actress Academy Award winnersBest Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winnersDeaths from Alzheimer's disease in CanadaDeaths from pneumonia in OntarioEmigrants from the Russian Empire to FranceFrench film actresses