Rachel Attas (; 24 July 1934 – 25 November 2004) was an Israeli actress, voice artist, and singer.

Biography

Attas was born in

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, the first of five children. Her father emigrated from

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while her mother was a Mizrahi Jew. Before her career began she showed a talent for acting and singing and at the age of 16, she made her first stage performance. One of her earliest performances took place in the

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in 1953. She starred in a theatre adaption of ''

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''. She was also a member of a satire theatre group which was active during the late 1950s. Attas also performed many songs which then became hits across Israel and she also sung in plays and television. Her most popular television performance was on the 1970s television show ''Ha'Yladim Mi'Shchunat Chaim'' which aired on

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. She also starred in the film '' Impossible on Saturday'' (1965) as well as ''5 and 5'' (1980). Attas received local and international attention dubbing animated characters into the Hebrew language. She most notably dubbed characters that originated from the

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period. These include Mrs. Potts from ''

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'', Ursula from ''

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'', Big Mama from ''

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'' and the

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in ''

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''.

Personal life

Attas was married to actor and director David Baruch from 1953 until her death in 2004. They had three children together and five grandchildren.

Death

Attas died of

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on 25 November 2004 at the age of 70. She was buried at the cemetery in

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