Miki Kam (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: מיקי קם; born 17 June 1955) is an Israeli actress, comedian, dubber and singer. She is known for her roles in Ha-Shminiya (2005),

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(1976) and

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(2020).

Biography

Kam was born on June 17, 1955, in Kibbutz

Manara Manara may refer to: Places * Manara, Israel, a kibbutz in Upper Gallilee adjacent to the Lebanese border * Manara, Western Beqaa, a municipality in the Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Syrian border * Manara, Beirut, a district of Beirut, Le ...

northern Israel The Northern District (; ) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel. The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North ...

. Kam grew up 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 ...

and studied in the youth village HaKfar HaYarok from age 15 until her military service. In her military service she served in the Nahal military ensemble, where she had her own comedy show. There, she met her husband Yehuda Eder. Eder is now the president of Rimon school of music. In 1976, she hosted the ''"Hebrew Song Celebration"'' that replaced the traditional ''"

Israel Song Festival Israel Song Festival (Hebrew: Festival HaZemer VeHaPizmon, , lit. Israel Song and Chorus Festival) was an annual music competition organized by public broadcasters Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA). In its final years the competition served as ...

".'' In theater, Kam was a part of many famous theater troupes including

Habima Theatre The Habima Theatre ( ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the List of national theatres, 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 ...

Cameri Theatre The Cameri Theatre (, ''HaTeatron HaKameri''), established in 1944 in Tel Aviv, is one of the leading theatres in Israel, and is housed at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. History The Cameri Theatre was founded with the purpose of promoting ...

, Jerusalem Khan Theatre. She starred in dozens musicals including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', Billy Schwartz and more. She was also part of many children's theater musicals like ''

Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and more. In 1987, she competed in the ''Kdam Eurovision'', the Israeli national preselection of the

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. She competed with the song "Kazino olami" (קזינו עולמי) and secured the 3rd place. In cinema, Kam starred in the Israeli movies:

, A Movie and a Breakfast ( he),

Late Summer Blues ''Late Summer Blues'' () is an Lists of Israeli films, Israeli feature film directed by Renen Schorr, written by Doron Nesher and produced by Ilan de Vries. Initially released in 1987, the film was a box office hit and went on to become an Israel ...

, Leylasede ( he), Little Heros ( he) and Kicking Out Shoshana. On television, she appeared in several TV shows, the most famous being Ha-Shminiya, Bnot HaZahav, and

Shtisel ''Shtisel'' () is an Israeli television drama series about a fictional Ashkenazi orthodox family living in Geula, Jerusalem. Created and written by Ori Elon and Yehonatan Indursky, the series premiered on 29 June 2013 on yes Oh. It commenced ...

. She also made many guest appearances in various shows and participated in the reality show

Rokdim Im Kokhavim Rokdim Im Kokhavim (, "Dancing with Stars") is the Israel, Israeli version of the British reality TV competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The show features local celebrity, celebrities par ...

. In children's television, Kam appeared in many shows like

Rechov Sumsum ''Rechov Sumsum'' ( ; ) is the Israeli adaptation of the U.S. children's show ''Sesame Street''. The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli Educational Television and the Sesame Workshop, a Worldwide American non-p ...

, Mesibat Gan and two videotapes for child audiences. As a dubbing actress, she provided the Hebrew version for many animations, including

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Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and ...

and more.

Personal life

Today, Kam lives in Tel Aviv and is married to Eder. They have 2 children (one of them is Alon Eder) and grandchildren.

Awards

References

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