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How Did Lila Kedrova Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 90Also known asЛила Кедрова, Elisabeth KedroffGenderFemaleNationalityFranceBorn09/10/1909Born inPetrograd, Russia (now St. Petersburg, Russia)Died16/02/2000 (aged 90)Died inSault Ste. MarieCausepneumonia, Alzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ232879 ↗Buried atSainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian CemeteryTMDb#45523 ↗
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.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography31 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Some GirlsMovie | Granny | 79 |
| 1988 | Two MenMovie | Rose | 79 |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightMovie | Lady of Lyonesse | 75 |
| 1982 | Blood TideMovie | Sister Anna | 73 |
| 1980 | Tell Me a RiddleMovie | Eva | 71 |
| 1979 | The Sewers of ParadiseMovie | Charlotte | 70 |
| 1978 | The Paradise of RichesMovie | Camille Chevallier | 69 |
| 1976 | The TenantMovie | Madame Gaderian | 67 |
| 1975 | Footprints on the MoonMovie | Mrs. Heim | 66 |
| 1975 | The Night ChildMovie | Contessa Cappelli | 66 |
| 1974 | To My Dear Mother on Her BirthdayMovie | Contessa Mafalda | 65 |
| 1973 | Second City FirstsSeries | Natasha | 64 |
| 1972 | Cool MillionSeries | Mme. Martine | 63 |
| 1972 | Escape to the SunMovie | Sarah Kaplan | 63 |
| 1972 | A Time for LovingMovie | Madame Olga | 63 |
| 1970 | The Kremlin LetterMovie | Madam Sophie | 61 |
| 1967 | Le canard en fer blancMovie | Rosa | 58 |
| 1966 | PenelopeMovie | Princess Sadaba | 57 |
| 1966 | Torn CurtainMovie | Countess Kuchinska | 57 |
| 1965 | A High Wind in JamaicaMovie | Rosa | 56 |
| 1964 | Zorba the GreekMovie | Madame Hortense | 55 |
| 1959 | My Pal the GypsyMovie | 'La Choute' | 50 |
| 1958 | The Lovers of MontparnasseMovie | Anna Zborowsky | 49 |
| 1958 | A Woman Like SatanMovie | Manuela | 49 |
| 1957 | Until the Last OneMovie | Marcella Bastia | 48 |
| 1955 | The Ragpickers of EmmausMovie | Bastien's wife (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1955 | School for LoveMovie | Mrs. Dimater, Sophie's mother | 46 |
| 1955 | RazziaMovie | Léa, la toxicomane | 46 |
| 1954 | No Way BackMovie | Ljuba | 45 |
| 1954 | The Impure OnesMovie | Mme Denis, la concierge | 45 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 44 |