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Actor
Lila Kedrova
Famoose for
Winning an Oscar and a Tony for portraying Madame Hortense.
Zorba the Greek · Torn Curtain
- Born
- 9 October 1909
- Birthplace
- Saint Petersburg
- Died
- 16 February 2000
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Lila Kedrova
Lila Kedrova was a Russian-born French actor who performed on stage and screen in several languages.
Early life
Family and migration
Born to opera-singer parents in Saint Petersburg, she moved with her family to Berlin and then France.
Career
- 1932
Touring theatre
Joined a Moscow Art Theatre touring company.
- 1938
Film debut
Appeared in Ultimatum.
- 1964
International breakthrough
Played Madame Hortense in Zorba the Greek.
Selected work
Zorba the Greek
Her Oscar-winning performance.
Torn Curtain
Appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller.
Zorba
Returned to Madame Hortense on Broadway, earning a Tony in 1984.
Beyond work
Family
Her second husband was Canadian theatre director Richard Howard.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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Photo: Joost Evers / Anefo. CC0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.