Lila Kedrova
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| Born | October 9, 1918(1918-10-09) Petrograd, Soviet Union (now St. Petersburg, Russia) |
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| Died | February 16, 2000 (aged 81) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 1938-1994 | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Dick Howard Richard Howard (1968-2000) |
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Lila Kedrova (Russian: Ли́ля Кедро́ва; October 9, 1918 – February 16, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning Russian-born actress in French cinema.
Biography
Born in Petrograd, Russia, Kedrova spent most of her life in France.
In 1932, she joined the Moscow Art Theatre touring company. Then her film career began, mostly in French films, until her first English appearance in 1964 as Mme Hortense in Zorba the Greek. Her performance won her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She then went on to play a series of eccentric or batty ladies in several Hollywood films.
In 1983, she reprised her role as Mme Hortense on Broadway in the musical version of Zorba the Greek, winning both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award in the process. In 1989 she played Madame Armfeldt in the London revival of A Little Night Music.
Lila Kedrova died at her summer home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, of pneumonia, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1938 | Ultimatum | Irina | as Lila Kédrova |
| 1953 | Weg ohne Umkehr | Ljuba | |
| 1954 | Le Défroqué | uncredited | |
| Le Grand jeu | Rose | ||
| 1955 | Les Impures | Mme. Denis, la concierge | |
| Les Chiffonniers d'Emmaüs | Le femme de Bastien | uncredited | |
| Des gens sans importance | |||
| Futures vedettes | Sophie's Mother | ||
| Razzia sur la Chnouf | Léa | ||
| 1956 | Calle Mayor | ||
| 1957 | Jusqu'au dernier | Marcella Bastia | |
| Ce joli monde | Léa | ||
| 1958 | Les Amants de Montparnasse (Montparnasse 19) | Mme. Sborowsky | |
| 1959 | Mon pote le gitan | La Choute | |
| Jons und Erdme | |||
| La Femme et le pantin | Manuel | ||
| 1963 | Kriss Romani | ||
| 1964 | La Mort d'un tueur | ||
| Zorba the Greek | Madame Hortense | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe | |
| 1965 | A High Wind in Jamaica | Rosa, Tampico Bar Owner | |
| 1966 | Torn Curtain | Countess Kuchinska | |
| Penelope | Sadaba | ||
| 1967 | Maigret à Pigalle | Rise | |
| Le Canard en fer-blanc | Rosa | ||
| 1968 | Les Amants de Montparnasse | ||
| 1969 | Il Suo modo di fare | Yolanda's Mother | |
| 1970 | The Kremlin Letter | ||
| 1971 | A Time for Loving | Madame Olga Dubillard | |
| 1972 | Rak | La mère de David | |
| Escape to the Sun | Sarah Kaplan | ||
| 1974 | Soft Beds, Hard Battles | ||
| Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno | |||
| 1975 | Il Medaglione insanguinato | Contessa Cappelli | |
| Eliza's Horoscope | Lila | ||
| Le Orme | Old woman on the beach | ||
| 1976 | The Tenant | Madame Gaderian | Le Locataire |
| 1977 | Moi, fleur bleue | Countess de Tocqueville | |
| Nido de viudas | Mother | ||
| 1978 | Le Paradis des riches | Camille Chevallier | |
| 1979 | Le Cavaleur | Olga | |
| Les Égouts du paradis | Charlotte | ||
| Clair de femme | Sonia | ||
| 1980 | Tell Me a Riddle | Golden Mask award | |
| 1981 | Il Turno | Maria | |
| 1982 | Blood Tide | Sister Anna | |
| 1983 | Testament | uncredited | |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant | Lady of Lyonesse | |
| 1988 | Some Girls | Granny | |
| 1991 | A Star for Two | ||
| 1994 | La Prossima Volta il Fuoco | Mother |
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| Preceded by Margaret Rutherford for The V.I.P.s |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1964 for Zorba the Greek |
Succeeded by Shelley Winters for A Patch of Blue |
| Preceded by Betty Buckley for Cats |
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical 1984 for Zorba |
Succeeded by Leilani Jones for Grind |
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| NAME | Kedrova, Lila |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Petrograd, Soviet Union |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 2000 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
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