Meron Getnet


Meron Getnet is an Ethiopian actress, political activist and journalist and poet whom was critical to government of Ethiopia due to fabricating hate speeches during Meles Zenawi officeholding period. A revered film and TV star in Ethiopia, she is best known for her role as Meaza Ashenafi in the critically acclaimed film Difret.

Career

Starting in 2013, Getnet starred in the Ethiopian drama TV series Dana in which she played a reporter named Helina.
Getnet made her debut onto the international film scene in Difret in 2014, in which she plays Meaza Ashenafi, a female lawyer who vigorously fights patriarchal tradition.
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 Getnet, who was in attendance, visibly distraught.

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2013Dana Helina
2014Live@SundanceHerself