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Lila Kedrova

Actress (1909-2000) · France · On the map · Actors · Died at 90

Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova, 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.

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A life in dates

2000Died16 February 20001991A Star for TwoFilm, Simone1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightFilm, Lady of Lyonesse1982American PlayhouseSeries, Eva1980Tell Me a RiddleFilm, Eva1979The Sewers of ParadiseFilm, Charlotte1976The TenantFilm, Madame Gaderian1974Soft Beds, Hard BattlesFilm, Madame Grenier1973Second City FirstsSeries, Natasha1972Cool MillionSeries, Mme. Martine1970The Kremlin LetterFilm, Madam Sophie1968The Girl Who Couldn't Say NoFilm, Yolanda's Mother1966Maigret at the PigalleFilm, Rose1965Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward1964Death of a KillerFilm, La mère de Massa1958A Woman Like SatanFilm, Manuela1957This Pretty WorldFilm, Léa1955RazziaFilm, Léa, la toxicomane1953The OscarsSeries1938UltimatumFilm, Irina1909Born9 October 1909

People around Lila

  • The Tenant 1976
  • Zorba the Greek 1964
  • The Lovers of Montparnasse 1958
  • Razzia 1955
  • Torn Curtain 1966

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 40

50 credits on file

Television 4

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress1965
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

About this person

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.

Country
France
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 2000 · aged 90