Geula Nuni ( he, גאולה נוני; June 9, 1942 – November 10, 2014) was an Israeli actress and singer.

Biography

Nuni was born in Ramat Gan in a family of three daughters to a Yemeni-Jewish father and an Austrian-Jewish mother. She made her first stage appearance at the age of 15 and she first appeared in the 1960 film '' I Like Mike''. In 1961, she served in the Nahal Troupe and after leaving, she left for Europe where she studied the works of

Mary Wigman Mary Wigman (born Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann; 13 November 1886 – 18 September 1973) was a German dancer and choreographer, notable as the pioneer of expressionist dance, dance therapy, and movement training without pointe shoes. She is ...

. Upon returning to Israel, Nuni worked in 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 appeared in the stage adaptation of ''

Irma La Douce ''Irma la Douce'' (, "Irma the Sweet") is a 1963 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond, based on the 1956 French stage musical of the same name by Marguerite Monnot and Al ...

'' which boosted her popularity. Nuni's most famous film appearance was in the 1964 film ''

Sallah Shabati ''Sallah Shabati'' ( he, סאלח שבתי) is a 1964 Israeli comedy film about the chaos of Israeli immigration and resettlement. This social satire placed the director Ephraim Kishon and producer Menahem Golan among the first Israeli filmmake ...

'' starring

Chaim Topol Chaim Topol ( he, חיים טופול; born September 9, 1935), also spelled Haym Topol, mononymously known as Topol, is an Israeli actor, comedian, singer, film producer, author, and illustrator. He is best known for his portrayal of Tevye th ...

. She performed a song on the film with her on-screen partner

Arik Einstein Arieh Lieb "Arik" Einstein ( he, אָרִיק אַייְנְשְׁטֵייְן, ; 3 January 1939 – 26 November 2013) was an Israeli singer, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Is ...

. Nuni's other films have included '' Charlie and a Half'' and ''

A Thousand and One Wives ''A Thousand and One Wives'' ( he, אלף נשותיו של נפתלי סימן טוב, tr. ''Elef Neshotav Shel Naftali Siman-Tov'', literally "Naftali Siman-Tov's Thousand Wives") is a 1989 Israeli independent underground dramatic-historical a ...

''. In 1971, Nuni moved to Vienna and pursued various projects and starred in a stage production about the

Dreyfus affair The Dreyfus affair (french: affaire Dreyfus, ) was a political scandal that divided the French Third Republic from 1894 until its resolution in 1906. "L'Affaire", as it is known in French, has come to symbolise modern injustice in the Francop ...

. Upon Nuni's return to Israel, she acted in a short lived 1994 sitcom 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 ...

and acted in various television shows until 2010. Nuni also had a career as a voice actress. Her most notable voice dubbing role was when she performed the Hebrew voice of Fanny in ''

Casper Meets Wendy ''Casper Meets Wendy'' is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon characters Casper the Friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Little Witch. The film is a sequel to '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'', and is the second s ...

''. She retired in 2011.

Personal life

Nuni married twice. Her second husband was the mime artist Samy Molcho. She also had one daughter, Sharon and three grandchildren.

Death

Nuni died of

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bl ...

Ichilov Hospital Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center ( he, המרכז הרפואי תל אביב ע"ש סוראסקי; commonly referred to as Ichilov Hospital) is the main hospital complex serving Tel Aviv, Israel and its metropolitan area and the second-largest ho ...

on November 10, 2014, at the age of 72. She was interred at

Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery ( he, בית העלמין נחלת יצחק) is a Jewish municipal burial ground in the Tel Aviv District city of Givatayim, Israel, east of the Nahalat Yitzhak neighborhood of Tel Aviv. Founded in 1932, it includes more t ...

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