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

Career

Levi attended and graduated the

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in southern

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. Levi's early appearances include films such as '' HaShiva'' (1995), '' Kesher Ir'' (Urban Feel; 1998) and ''

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'' (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 ''

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'' and '' HaBurganim''. In 2004, she played the leading role in

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's film ''

Avanim ''Avanim'' is Raphael Nadjari's fourth feature film. It was shot in and around Tel Aviv in 2003, in HDCam. The film was presented in the Berlin Film Festival as a Panorama: Special presentation in 2004. Plot Michale is a woman in her mid-30s, ma ...

'', 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

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in Geneva. Her best-known appearance was in ''

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'' (Aviva, My Love), a 2006 film by

Shemi Zarhin Shimon "Shemi" Zarhin ( he, שמעון "שמי" זרחין, born 1961) is an Israeli novelist and film director. He was born in Tiberias and studied film at Tel Aviv University. His movies include titles such as ''Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi'' (200 ...

, in which she played the leading role. The film became popular in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

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 ''

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''.

Personal life

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levi, Asi 1969 births Israeli film actresses Israeli television actresses LGBT actresses LGBT actors from Israel Living people Actresses from Tel Aviv LGBT Jews 21st-century LGBT people