Meron Getnet

Ethiopian actress, journalist and activist

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Meron, and not as Getnet.

Meron Getnet

ሜሮን ጌትነት
Personal details
Born| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Children| 2
Occupation| Actress, political activist, journalist, poet

Meron Getnet is an Ethiopian actress, political activist, journalist and poet. She was known for her critique toward governmental stance during Meles Zenawi administration. A revered film and TV star in Ethiopia, she is best known for her role as Meaza Ashenafi in the critically acclaimed film Difret.[1]

## Film career

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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]

## Filmography

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Film  Year  | Title  | Role

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2012  | Diplomat | Melat
2014  | Difret | Meaza Ashenafi
2015  | Yetekefelebet |
2015  | Tirafikua |
TV  Year  | Title  | Role

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2010  | Gemena  |
2013  | Dana | Helina
2014  | Live@Sundance | Herself

## References

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1. ^ Turan, Kenneth (January 21, 2014). "Ethiopian filmmaker hopes 'Difret' will make a difference". Los Angeles Times.
\- Kazanjian, Dodie (October 18, 2015). "Julie Mehretu on Helping to Make the Powerful (and Angelina Jolie Pitt–Produced!) Ethiopian Film Difret". Vogue.
2. ^ "5 Must Watch Ethiopian Drama Series". Buzz Kenya. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
3. ^ Felperin, Leslie (March 5, 2015). "Difret review – the true story of a rape victim who fought back". The Guardian.
4. ^ "Ethiopia: "Hagere, Hizbe, Kibre" (My Country, My People, My Honor)". SomalilandPress. November 18, 2014.

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