Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova
Kedrova in 1965
Born
Yelizaveta Nikolayevna Kedrova

(1909-10-09)9 October 1909
Died16 February 2000(2000-02-16) (aged 90)
OccupationActress
Years active1938–1994
Spouse(s)
Pierre Valde
(m. 1948, divorced)

Richard Howard
(m. 1968)
FatherNikolay Kedrov Sr.
RelativesNikolay Kedrov Jr. (brother)

Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova (Russian: Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October 1909 – 16 February 2000), 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.