- Ronit Elkabetz
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birthdate =November 27 ,1964
birthplace =Beersheba ,Israel
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1990-
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awards = awd|Ophir Award|1994|Sh'Chur|Pninaawd|Ophir Award|2001|Late Marriage|Judithawd|Ophir Award|2007|The Band's Visit|DinaRonit Elkabetz ( _he. רונית אלקבץ, born
November 27 ,1964 ) is anIsrael i actress and filmmaker.Biography
Elkabetz was born in
Beersheba in 1964 to a religiousSephardic family and grew up inKiryat Yam .Cite news
issn = 0294-8052
last = Dupont
first = Joan
title = As director, no longer a silent witness
work = The International Herald Tribune
accessdate = 2008-05-21
date = 2005-02-17
url = http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/02/16/features/dupont2.php?page=2] Her mother was a hairdresser and her father was a postal employee.Cite news
last = Yudilovitch
first = Merav
title = Not all is black
work = Ynet
accessdate = 2008-05-20
date = 2007-01-26
url = http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3356904,00.html he icon] Her mother spoke French and Arabic, but her father insisted on speaking only Hebrew.Cite news
last = Hizkiya
first = Avivit
title = Femme Fatale
work = nrg
accessdate = 2008-05-20
date = 2001-12-05
url = http://www.nrg.co.il/online/archive/ART/219/368.html he icon] She never studied acting and started her career as a model.Her first film appearance was in "The intended" (1990) next to
Shuli Rand , who later became her partner. They both starred inGidi Dar 's "Eddie King" in 1992. In 1994 she starred in "Sh'Chur", for which she won theIsraeli Film Academy (Ophir) Award. In 1995 she wrote with her partner,Haim Buzaglo , the script for "Scar", in which she also starred, and for which she learned French. In 1996 she starred inAmos Gitai 's "Milim ".In 1997 she moved to
Paris ,France , to study inAriane Mnouchkine 'sThéâtre du Soleil . During that period, she supported herself as a waitress. She did a one-woman show on the life of the choreographerMartha Graham at theAvignon Festival .In 2001 she starred in the French film "Origine contrôlée", and won her second Ophir Award for "Late Marriage". In 2003 she teamed again with Gitai on
Alila . In 2004 she was nominated for an Ophir Award for "Or (My Treasure) ", and starred in the Israeli legal drama series "Franco and Spector".In 2005 she wrote, directed (with her brother, Shlomi) and starred in the semi-autobiographic film "
Prendre Femme ", for which she was again nominated for an Ophir Award.Cite news
title = Amos Gitai's Promised Land wins peace prize in Venice
work = Haaretz
accessdate = 2008-05-20
url = http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ArticleNews.jhtml?itemNo=476548&contrassID=13&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0] In 2006 she also starred in the Israeli drama series "Parashat HaShavua". In 2007 she starred inEran Kolirin 's "The Band's Visit ", for which she won her third Ophir Award, as well as several other acclaims.Cite news
last = Birenberg
first = Yoav
title = The Band Visit's victory
work = Ynetnews
accessdate = 2008-05-20
date = 2007-09-21
url = http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3452011,00.html] Cite news
last = Yudilovitch
first = Merav
title = The 'Band's Visit' continues to reap awards
work = Ynetnews
accessdate = 2008-05-20
date = 2007-02-10
url = http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3455742,00.html] In 2008 she and Shlomi finished their second film, "Seven Days", which won the Wolgin Award for Best Feature Film in the 2008Jerusalem Film Festival .Cite news
title = Israeli film maker Ronit Elkabetz
work = EuroNews
accessdate = 2008-05-20
url = http://www.euronews.net/en/article/25/04/2008/israeli-film-maker-ronit-elkabetz/] Cite news
last = Yudilovitch
first = Merav
title = Seven Days won the Wolgin Award
work = Ynet
accessdate = 2008-07-19
date = 2008-07-18
url = http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3569967,00.html he icon]References
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*imdb|0253813|Ronit Elkabetz
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