Lila Kedrova

1909–2000 · actress

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. She reprised the same role in the musical stage adaptation on Broadway in 1984, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

Lila Kedrova, in order

1. 1938 Ultimatum: acted · directed by Robert Siodmak and Robert Wiene
2. 1953 No Way Back: acted · directed by Victor Vicas
3. 1954 Flesh and the Woman: acted · directed by Robert Siodmak
4. 1954 Le défroque: acted · directed by Léo Joannon
5. 1954 Les Impures: acted · directed by Pierre Chevalier
6. 1955 Razzia sur la chnouf: acted · directed by Henri Decoin
7. 1955 School for Love: acted · directed by Marc Allégret
8. 1956 Calle Mayor: acted · directed by Juan Antonio Bardem
9. 1956 People of No Importance: acted · directed by Henri Verneuil
10. 1957 This Pretty World: acted · directed by Carlo Rim
11. 1957 Until the Last One: acted · directed by Pierre Billon
12. 1958 The Lovers of Montparnasse: acted · directed by Jacques Becker and Max Ophüls
13. 1959 La Femme et le Pantin: acted · directed by Julien Duvivier
14. 1959 Mon pote le gitan: acted · directed by François Gir
15. 1964 Zorba the Greek: acted · directed by Michael Cacoyannis
16. 1965 A High Wind in Jamaica: acted · directed by Alexander Mackendrick
17. 1966 Penelope: acted · directed by Arthur Hiller
18. 1966 Torn Curtain: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Keith Waterhouse · critics 63%, audiences 52%
19. 1967 Maigret a Pigalle: acted · directed by Mario Landi
20. 1968 The Girl Who Couldn't Say No: acted · directed by Franco Brusati
21. 1970 The Kremlin Letter: acted · directed by John Huston · audiences 61%
22. 1971 A Time for Loving: acted · directed by Christopher Miles
23. 1974 Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno: acted · directed by Luciano Salce
24. 1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles: acted · directed by Roy Boulting
25. 1975 Footprints on the Moon: acted · directed by Luigi Bazzoni
26. 1975 The Cursed Medallion: acted · directed by Massimo Dallamano
27. 1976 The Tenant: acted · directed by Roman Polanski · critics 86%, audiences 87% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
28. 1977 March or Die: acted · directed by Dick Richards
29. 1977 Moi, fleur bleue: acted · directed by Éric Le Hung
30. 1979 Les Égouts du paradis: acted · directed by José Giovanni
31. 1979 Practice Makes Perfect: acted · directed by Philippe de Broca
32. 1979 Womanlight: acted · directed by Costa-Gavras · audiences 73%
33. 1980 Les Parents terribles (TV movie): acted · directed by Yves-André Hubert
34. 1980 Tell Me a Riddle: acted · directed by Lee Grant
35. 1981 Il turno: acted · directed by Tonino Cervi
36. 1982 Blood Tide: acted · directed by Richard Jefferies
37. 1983 Testament: acted · directed by Lynne Littman
38. 1984 Sword of the Valiant: acted · directed by Stephen Weeks
39. 1988 Some Girls: acted · directed by Michael Hoffman
40. 1991 A Star for Two: acted · directed by Jimmy Kaufman
41. 1993 Next Time the Fire: acted · directed by Fabio Carpi