Zaharira Harifai (Hebrew: ×–×"ריר×" ×—×¨×™×¤× ×™â€Ž; December 12,
1929 â€" January 2, 2013) was an Israeli film, stage, and television
actress and recipient of the Israel Prize in Theater, which she was
awarded in 2003. The Jerusalem Post called her "one of Israel's most
celebrated actresses."She was born and raised in Tel Aviv. Her father,
Haim Leib Harifai, immigrated from Russia in 1922. He became a
journalist, but died of pneumonia when Harifai was four years old.
Harifai graduated from Mikveh Yisrael agricultural school in 1946 and
then became a member of the first brigade of the Palmach battalion.
She studied acting and theater at the "Hadramati" school, the drama
school of the Cameri Theater. She joined the ensemble of the Cameri
Theater in 1968 and remained at the theater until her death in 2013.In
2003, Harifai was awarded the Israel Prize for Theater. She won the
Best Actress in Theater award in 2011 for her role in the Anat Gov
play, Happy End.
1929 â€" January 2, 2013) was an Israeli film, stage, and television
actress and recipient of the Israel Prize in Theater, which she was
awarded in 2003. The Jerusalem Post called her "one of Israel's most
celebrated actresses."She was born and raised in Tel Aviv. Her father,
Haim Leib Harifai, immigrated from Russia in 1922. He became a
journalist, but died of pneumonia when Harifai was four years old.
Harifai graduated from Mikveh Yisrael agricultural school in 1946 and
then became a member of the first brigade of the Palmach battalion.
She studied acting and theater at the "Hadramati" school, the drama
school of the Cameri Theater. She joined the ensemble of the Cameri
Theater in 1968 and remained at the theater until her death in 2013.In
2003, Harifai was awarded the Israel Prize for Theater. She won the
Best Actress in Theater award in 2011 for her role in the Anat Gov
play, Happy End.
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