Meron Getnet
Ethiopian actress, journalist and activist
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Meron Getnet is an Ethiopian actress, political activist, journalist and poet. A revered film and TV star, she is best known for her role as Meaza Ashenafi in the critically acclaimed film Difret.[1]
Meron Getnet | |
|---|---|
| ሜሮን ጌትነት | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Actress, political activist, journalist, poet |
Film career
Starting in 2013, Meron Getnet starred in the Ethiopian drama TV series Dana in which she played a reporter named Helina.[2]
Meron made her debut onto the international film scene in Difret in 2014, in which she played Meron Ashenafi, a female lawyer who vigorously fights patriarchal tradition.[3]
In September 2014, at the premiere of Difret in Addis Ababa, the screening was abruptly cancelled due to a court order against its showing in Ethiopia. This left those in the audience stunned with Meron, who was in attendance, visibly distraught.[4]