Meron Getnet

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Meron Getnet
ሜሮን ጌትነት
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Born Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Children2
OccupationActress, 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]

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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]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
2012 Diplomat Melat
2014 Difret Meaza Ashenafi
2015Yetekefelebet
2015Tirafikua
TV
YearTitleRole
2010Gemena
2013DanaHelina
2014Live@SundanceHerself

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  4. "Ethiopia: "Hagere, Hizbe, Kibre" (My Country, My People, My Honor)". SomalilandPress. November 18, 2014.