Lila Kedrova

Lila Kedrova (9 October 1918 - 16 February 2000) was a Russian actress.

Born in St. Petersburg Russia, Kedrova spent most of her life in France.

Films she has played in include:

  • Zorba the Greek (1964), for which she won an Academy Award.
  • A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
  • The Kremlin Letter (1970)
  • Tell Me a Riddle (1980), for which she won a Golden Mask award
  • Testament (1983)
  • Sword of Valiant (1984)
  • Some Girls (1988)
  • La Prossima Volta il Fuoco (1993)

She also played in the broadway play of Zorba the Greek, winning a Tony Award.



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Born in St. This success was followed by three seasons on The New Dick Van Dyke Show. Lila Kedrova (9 October 1918 - 16 February 2000) was a Russian actress. Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination. La Prossima Volta il Fuoco (1993). Following their divorce five years later she resumed her career, starring from 1968 to 1970 in the popular TV series, The Ghost And Mrs. Some Girls (1988). Pakula.

Sword of Valiant (1984). Divorced from Don Murray, with whom she had two children, she left acting after her October 19, 1963 marriage to producer-director Alan J. Testament (1983). Her strong performance earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Tell Me a Riddle (1980), for which she won a Golden Mask award. As a result of favorable reviews, she landed a major role in the then risqué 1957 film, Peyton Place. The Kremlin Letter (1970). The demure and sophisticated blonde actress came to prominence in her first film role in Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray whom she married on April 14, 1956.

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965). Born into a theatrical family at Redding Ridge, Connecticut, Lange was only 12 when she made her Broadway in The Patriots. Following her father’s passing, she worked as a waitress in her mother’s Greenwich Village restaurant and sometimes walked the dog of former First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt who had a nearby apartment. When her photo appeared in the newspaper, she received an offer to work as a New York City advertising model that eventually led to a return to acting in the early 1950’s when she began working in television. Zorba the Greek (1964), for which she won an Academy Award. Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1931 - December 19, 2003) was a stage, film, and television actress. Before He Wakes (1998). Just Cause (1995).

Clear and Present Danger (1994). Tune in Tomorrow (1990). Blue Velvet (1986). A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).

The Prodigal (1983). Death Wish (1974). Jigsaw (1968). Love Is A Ball (1963).

Pocketful Of Miracles (1961). Wild In The Country (1961). The Best Of Everything (1959). In Love and War (1958).

The Young Lions (1958). The True Story of Jesse James (1957). Peyton Place (1957). Bus Stop (1956).