Osnat "Asi" Levi (; born September 28, 1969) is an Israeli Film Academy Award winning actress.

Career

Levi attended and graduated the

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in southern

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. Levi's early appearances include films such as '' HaShiva'' (1995), ''

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'' (Urban Feel; 1998) and '' HaBoleshet Hokeret'' (The Investigation Must Go On; 2000), alongside

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. For the latter two she received an Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in several television shows, including '' Cafe Paris'' and '' HaBurganim''. In 2004, she played the leading role in

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's film ''

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'', which was presented in the

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as a Panorama: Special Presentation, and also won several awards across

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, including Best Film at the Cinema Tout Ecran in Geneva. Her best-known appearance was in '' Aviva Ahuvati'' (

Aviva, My Love ''Aviva, My Love'' () is a 2006 Israeli drama film directed by Shemi Zarhin. The film was regarded as a major Israeli success, attracting 300,000 viewers to cinemas. The film won six Ophir Awards, including Best Actress for Asi Levi and Best ...

), a 2006 film by Shemi Zarhin, in which she played the leading role. The film became popular in

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and earned Levi significantly wider recognition, as well as her third Israeli Film Academy Award, this time for Best Actress. In 2008, Levi appeared on the Israeli television series ''

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 ...

''.

Personal life

Levi has two daughters with her ex-husband Yaniv Kaufman. Currently, she is in a relationship with dancer Tamar Shelef.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levi, Asi 1969 births Israeli film actresses Israeli television actresses LGBTQ actresses Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio alumni Israeli LGBTQ actors Living people Ophir Award winners Actresses from Tel Aviv Jewish LGBTQ women 21st-century Israeli LGBTQ people Bisexual Jews