Maria Filotti

Who was Maria Filotti?

Maria Filotti was a Romanian actress. She has been described as among 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." The Maria Filotti Theatre in Brăila, Romania is named after her.

Filotti was the grandmother of Romanian actor, Şerban Cantacuzino. Cantacuzino made his acting debut opposite Filotti in The Prince and the Beggar at the Bucharest National Theatre when he was eleven years old.