Adi Lev ( he, עדי לב; August 20, 1953 – March 12, 2006) was an
Israeli actress
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and
voice actress
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.
Biography
Born in Romania, Lev emigrated to Israel with her family at 16 years of age. She studied acting at
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...
and Beit Zvi. She also went to an acting workshop in
New York City
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in the 1970s. Upon her return to Israel, Lev began performing at the
Habima Theatre
The Habima Theatre ( he, תיאטרון הבימה ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv.
History ...
and the
Cameri Theatre where she starred in a theatre adaptation of ''
Les Misérables
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In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...
''. She also made a collaboration with director Sofia Moskowitz. On screen, Lev was known for working with
Ze'ev Revach
Ze'ev Nachum Revach ( he, זאב רווח; born 15 August 1940) is an Israeli comedian, film and theatre actor, and filmmaker. He has been one of the stars of the Israeli film genre known as Bourekas films.
Israeli newspaper ''Haaretz'' described ...
in many of his films and appearing in ''
Broken Wings'' and ''The Rubber Merchants''.
Since the late 1990s, Lev focused her attention to dubbing. She performed the Hebrew voices of Baba Yaga in ''
Bartok the Magnificent'', Roz in ''
Monsters, Inc.'', Mrs. Hasagawa in ''
Lilo & Stitch
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'', Mrs. Tweedy in ''
Chicken Run
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'' and
Kala
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Religion Hinduism
*Kāla, a Sanskrit word meaning ''time''
*Kāla, a Hindu deity of time, destiny, death and destruction closely related to Yama and Shiva.
*Kalā, a Sanskrit word meaning ''performing arts''
*Kala Bo, ...
in ''
Tarzan II
''Tarzan II'' (also known as ''Tarzan 2'' and ''Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins'') is a 2005 American direct-to-video musical animated film, and the third and final Disney ''Tarzan'' film after ''Tarzan and Jane'', though it chronologically takes pla ...
''.
Personal life
In 1981, Lev married Romanian musician
Peter Wertheimer. They had two children, Alon and Shirley, who is also an actress.
Death
Lev died of
cancer
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on March 12, 2006, at the age of 52 after being diagnosed the previous September. She was buried at the Old Cemetery of Herzliya.
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1953 births
2006 deaths
Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts alumni
Deaths from cancer in Israel
Israeli film actresses
Jewish Israeli actresses
Israeli stage actresses
Israeli television actresses
Israeli voice actresses
Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Romanian emigrants to Israel
Romanian Jews in Israel
Tel Aviv University alumni
20th-century Israeli actresses
21st-century Israeli actresses
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