Alma Zack (; born 21 November 1970) is an Israeli

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Biography

Zack was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

, Israel, in 1970 and grew up in

Ramat Aviv Ramat Aviv Alef or Ramat Aviv HaYeruka, and originally plainly Ramat Aviv (, ''lit.'' Spring Heights), is a neighborhood in northwest Tel Aviv, Israel. History Ramat Aviv was founded in 1950s following the great influx of immigrants from Eastern ...

. Her father is

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Yonatan Zack and her mother is Adi Etzion, an actress and singer. She has a twin brother, Yoram, and an older brother, Dudi. She attended the

Herzliya Hebrew High School The Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium (, also known as ''Gymnasia Herzliya''), originally known as HaGymnasia HaIvrit (lit. Hebrew High School) is a historic high school in Tel Aviv, Israel, whose faculty and alumni includes many people influential in t ...

and served in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...

as a psychotechnician. After her service, she studied acting at the

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) is a Public university, public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and ...

, where her father taught music. She then worked as a

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for a year. She played in a series and was an understudy in a play in the

Gesher Theater Gesher Theater is an Israeli theater company founded in 1991 in Tel Aviv by new Olim from the Soviet Union. Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy, by Natan Sharansky, 2008, pp 139ff. It performs both in Russian and ...

. In 2002, she had a role in the film ''The Wisdom of the Pretzel''. She was auditioning for a program on Channel 1 when she was discovered by the editor of ''

Eretz Nehederet ''Eretz Nehederet'' () is an Israeli prime-time television satirical sketch comedy show that premiered on Keshet's Channel 2 in 2003. It features satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, a ...

'', and joined the cast. In 2005 she joined the cast of ''

Betipul ''BeTipul'' (; lit. ''In Therapy'') is an Israeli television drama, winner of the Television Academy Award revolving around the personal and professional life of an Israeli psychologist, Reuven Dagan, played by Assi Dayan. The series portrays a ...

'', for which she shared the Israeli Television Award for best actress with Assi Levy (also for ''Betipul'') in 2008. She also starred in the series ''I Didn't Promise You'' and ''Until the Wedding'', and had a guest appearance on ''

Mesudarim ''Mesudarim'' (Hebrew: מסודרים, meaning "settled or life in Israeli slang) is an Israeli comedy-drama series which was broadcast on Keshet, Channel 2, during 2007–2009. The series starts when four friends - Tomer Levi (Asi Cohen), Erez ...

''. In 2006 she sang on a

Teapacks Teapacks (also known as Tipex) () is an Israeli band that formed in 1988 as HaHotzaa La'Poal (Hebrew: , ''The Execution'') in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Originally the band was named after the correction fluid Tipp-Ex, but in 1995 th ...

album. In 2011 she played Ayelet in the Israeli television show ''

Yellow Peppers ''Yellow Peppers'' (Hebrew: פלפלים צהובים; Pilpelim Tzehubim) is an Israeli drama television program about a family that raises an autistic child in a rural village lacking any therapeutic resources. The programme was well received by ...

''.

Filmography

* ''

Chartzufim Chartzufim or HaChartzufim (Hebrew: החרצופים; a portmanteau made from the words ''Partzufim'', faces, and ''Chatzufim'', audacious) was an Israeli political satire television programme in the vein of Britain's Spitting Image. It ran fro ...

(1998)'' * Semesh (1998) * Eretz Ktana Ish Gadol (1998) * Ha'matzav (2001) * ''

Ha-Chaim Ze Lo Hacol ''Ha-Chaim Ze Lo Hacol'' (; lit. ''Life is Not Everything'') is a sitcom on Israeli television. The show ran on Channel 2. With 9 seasons in the course of 10 years, It is the longest-running Israeli sitcom to date in terms of number of seasons, ...

'' (2001) * ''The Wisdom of the Pretzel'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003-present) * ''

BeTipul ''BeTipul'' (; lit. ''In Therapy'') is an Israeli television drama, winner of the Television Academy Award revolving around the personal and professional life of an Israeli psychologist, Reuven Dagan, played by Assi Dayan. The series portrays a ...

(2005)'' * ''I Didn't Promise You'' * ''Until the Wedding'' * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2011) * ''Life is a Tough Period'' (2024)

Personal life

Her partner until 2023 is actor Alon Neumann, They have two daughters.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zack, Alma 1970 births Living people Actresses from Tel Aviv Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium alumni Tel Aviv University alumni Israeli television actresses Israeli voice actresses Israeli film actresses Israeli twins