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Gila Almagor - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography

Gila Almagor - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actress, Writer, Producer.
Born July 22, 1939 - Israeli theater and film actress, writer, screenwriter, producer.
Her mother, Genya, raised her herself, and by the time Gila turned 14, she was diagnosed with a mental illness due to the fact that all of her relatives in Germany died during the Holocaust. In 1954, her mother was hospitalized, and Gila was sent to a boarding school in the settlement of Hadasim. Two years later, Gila moved to Tel Aviv, where she rented an apartment near the Habima Theater and attended an acting school. She was accepted despite being too young. At the age of 17, Gila Almagor began acting in the Habima Theater after successfully passing the entrance exam. Her first performance was called The Skin of Our Teeth. In 1960 she starred in her first feature film, Hot Sands. In 1963 she left for America to study at the Lee Strasberg Institute of Theater and Cinema. At the same time she studied acting with Uta Hagen at the HB studio and modern ballet with Anna Sokolova. In 1965 she returned to Israel and started acting at the Cameri Theater. A year later, she left the theater, began to cooperate with many theaters in the country. She wrote two autobiographical books, both were filmed, in both Gila Almagor played her own mother. She is married to Ya'akov Agmon, former director of Habima. Has two children. Gila Almagor has played leading roles in many performances, has appeared in more than forty films, most of which are Israeli. Among the major early achievements - the title roles in the films "Queen of the Road", "Life According to Agfa", "House on Shlush Street". She starred in Steven Spielberg's film Munich, where she played Avner's mother. The film "Under the Mulberry Tree", in which she not only played, but also participated in the making of the film, represented Israel at the Cannes Film Festival and was shown at many festivals around the world. She starred in the 2007 Israeli film "Debt" (akhov), based on which was later filmed the film "Payback" by John Madden.
Gila Almagor has about 50 awards in total. Received 10 Kinor David awards for her work in theater and film. In 1993 she was a member of the jury of the 18th Moscow Film Festival. In 1996 she was a member of the jury of the 46th international film festival.
In 1990, she was chosen as the actress of the decade by the newspaper Yediot Ahronot and the Israeli Film Institute. In 2004 she was awarded the Israel State Film Award. In 2009, Ben Gurion University and Tel Aviv University made her an honorary doctorate.


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