Maria Filotti
Romanian actress (1883–1956)
Maria Filotti (9 October 1883, Batogu, Brăila County, Romania – 5 November 1956, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian actress . She was described as one of the "prestigious actors of the great realistic school" and the "directress" of a theater "that made an important contribution to transmitting the experience from one generation to the next."
Filotti was the grandmother of Romanian actor, Șerban Cantacuzino. Cantacuzino made his acting debut opposite Filotti in The Prince and the Pauper at the National Theatre Bucharest when he was eleven years old.
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The Maria Filotti Theatre in Brăila is named for Filotti.
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