Kedrova, Lila

1918 - Born in Petrograd on the 9th of October.

1932 - She joined the Moscow Art Theatre touring company.

1964 - Her film career began, mostly in French films, until her first English appearance as Mme Hortense in Zorba the Greek.

1983 - She reprised her role as Mme Hortense on Broadway in the musical version of Zorba the Greek, winning both a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical and a Drama Desk Award in the process.

1989 - She played Madame Armfeldt in the London revival of A Little Night Music.

2000 - Died on the 16th of February at her summer home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, of pneumonia.