Meron Getnet

Meron Getnet is an Ethiopian actress, political activist and journalist and poet whom was critical to government of Ethiopia 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.