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Biography
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. 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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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1965
- Evening Standard Theatre Award — Best Actress
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actress in a Musical
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1965 · nominated
Filmography11 titles
The Tenant
1976as Madame Gaderian
1976as Madame Gaderian
Zorba the Greek
1964as Madame Hortense
1964as Madame Hortense
Razzia
1955as Léa, la toxicomane
1955as Léa, la toxicomane
Torn Curtain
1966as Countess Kuchinska
1966as Countess Kuchinska
Footprints on the Moon
1975as Mrs. Heim
1975as Mrs. Heim
The Kremlin Letter
1970as Madam Sophie
1970as Madam Sophie
Some Girls
1988as Granny
1988as Granny
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984as Lady of Lyonesse
1984as Lady of Lyonesse
Blood Tide
1982as Sister Anna
1982as Sister Anna
School for Love
1955as Mrs. Dimater, Sophie's mother
1955as Mrs. Dimater, Sophie's mother
Eliza's Horoscope
1975as Lila
1975as Lila