Maria Filotti

Maria Filotti (9 October 1883, Batogu, Brăila County, Romania – 5 November 1956, Bucharest, Romania) was a Romanian actress .

[1] 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.

"[2] Filotti was the grandmother of Romanian actor, Şerban Cantacuzino.

[3] Cantacuzino made his acting debut opposite Filotti in The Prince and the Pauper at the Bucharest National Theatre when he was eleven years old.

[3] The Maria Filotti Theatre in Brăila is named for Filotti.