Gila Almagor (b. July 22, 1939) has been called the first lady of Israeli stage and film.
Since her stage debut at the age of 17 in Habima's production of The Skin of Our Teeth, she has acted in countless productions both on stage and on the big screen, often in starring roles. She is also a succesful author of young adult fiction. Her autobiographical books Summer of Aviya and Under the Domim Tree were both made into films, in which Almagor starred as her own mother, a schizophrenic holocaust survivor.
Almagor founded the Gila Almagor Wish Fund, a charity for sick children. In 1994, she won the Israel Prize for lifetime contribution to the culture of Israel. She is married to Yaakov Agmon, current director of Habima National Theatre. She is currently chairman of cultural activities in the City Council of Tel-Aviv.
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IMDB entry for Gila Almagor (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0021734/)
Acht Monate, eine Woche und einen Tag kann Avner nichts erschrecken, denn in dieser Zeit ist Alex sein bester Freund - selbst als es um die Gunst der schönen und lustigen Dafi geht, in die beide verliebt sind.
"Auch wenn sich die israelische Schauspielerin gilaAlmagor seit 23 Jahren krebskranken Kindern widmet, ist dieses buch kein eindimensionaler Betroffenheitsbericht, sondern eine Tiefenbohrung in Sachen Schmert." Börsenblatt spezial, 6.9.2005
"Gilaalmagor erzählt vom Zauber einer starken Freunschaft und von der Kraft, die von einem anderen Menschen ausgeht, auf den man sich uneingeschränkt verlassen darf." Salzburger Nachrichten, 17.12.2005
GilaAlmagor was the daughter of a father who was policeman in the British Army and a mother who was mentally ill. Almagor never saw her father as he was killed by an Arab sniper when her mother was five months pregnant.
Almagor was one of the founders of Ami (the Israeli Artists Association) and served as the spokesperson and deputy chairperson of the organization for ten years.
Almagor has been awarded many local and international prizes for her roles in the realm of cinema and theatre and in November 1997 she received the Israeli Oscar for her contribution to Israeli cinema.
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