Meron Getnet is an Ethiopian actress, political activist, journalist and poet. She was known for her critique toward governmental stance during

Meles Zenawi Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrinya and ; , born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian soldier and politician who served as President of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and then Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 until his ...

administration. A revered film and TV star in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, she is best known for her role as Meaza Ashenafi in the critically acclaimed film '' Difret''.

Film career

Starting in 2013, Meron Getnet starred in the Ethiopian drama TV series ''Dana'' in which she played a reporter named Helina. Meron made her debut onto the international film scene in ''Difret'' in 2014, in which she plays Meron Ashenafi, a female lawyer who vigorously fights patriarchal tradition. In September 2014, at the premiere of ''Difret'' in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

, 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.

Filmography

References

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