Rivka Neumann (; born 12 May 1956) is an Israeli

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Career

Neuman started her acting career at the age of 15, when she left

Kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...

Mishmaroth, in order to pursue her desire for acting. She was accepted to Nissan-Nativ Acting Studio, one of the best acting schools in Israel, and graduated its preparatory and acting classes four years later. In the many years of her acting, Rivka has performed on the stages of the most respected theaters in Israel: the Habima National Theater, the

Cameri Theater 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 ...

, the

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, the Khan Theater in

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, and the

Beer-Sheva Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most po ...

and Haifa Municipal Theaters. In the beginning of the 1990s, Rivka decided to become an independent actress who enjoyed maximum freedom to choose her acting roles. Neumann has a unique ability to transform on stage, as seen in the play ''Devorah Baron'' in which her character grew 35 years older in the duration of the play. Neuman has played a wide variety of main and secondary roles in theatres, television and films, including comedies, dramas and romance. Rivka was also involved in independent productions, including students', on a voluntary basis as part of her ambition to interact with the new generation of Israeli artists. Rivka also has a habit of sketching portraits and events that occur during the preparation of a play, some of which were presented in an exhibition in 2004. Neuman took the part of Adella in ''

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'' by Lorca, Alice in ''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

'' by

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, Angie in ''

Top Girls ''Top Girls'' is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It centres on Marlene, a career-driven woman who is heavily invested in women's success in business. The play examines the roles available to women in old society, and what it means or takes for a ...

'' by Carol Churchill, Anabela in ''

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'' by

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, Bailke in '' The Grand Prize'' by

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, Barblin in ''Andorra'' by

Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity (social science), identity, individuality, Moral responsibility, responsibility, morality, and political commi ...

, Bat-Sheva in '' After the Holidays'' by

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, Bela Barlow in '' Rubber Merchants'' by

Hanoch Levin Hanoch Levin (; December 18, 1943 – August 18, 1999) was an Israeli dramatist, theater director, author and poet, best known for his plays. His absurdist style is often compared to the work of Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett. Biography Lev ...

, Bessie in '' Marvin's Room'' by Scott McPherson, Cherubino in ''The Follies of a Day or The Marriage of Figaro'' by Peter Turini, Chorus Leader in ''

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'' by

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

, Deirdre in ''Remembrance'' by Graham Reid, Elinor in ''Abandoned Property'' by

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, Elizabeth Proctor in ''

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'' by Miller, Hanzi Brand in '' Kastner'' by Moti Lerner, Isabella in ''

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'' by

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Juliet Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist Ro ...

in ''

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'' by Shakespeare, Kasandra in '' The Lost Women of Troy'' by

, Katia in ''The Storm'' by Ostrovsky, Leila in ''

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'' by

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, Martha in '' The Nest'' by Franz Xavier Kroetz, Martirio in ''

'' by Lorca, Natasha in '' Three Sisters'' by

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in ''The Queen of Sheba'' by Samy Grunman, Rea in '' Romulus the Great'' by

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant- ...

, Sara in '' Apples from the Desert'' by Savion Liebrecht, Sofya in '' Wild Honey'' by Chekhov, The Housekeeper in '' Doña Rosita'' by Lorca, The Second in ''Family'' by Ravid Davara, The Sewer-keeper's Apprentice in ''Beheading'' by Hanoch Levin, Ursula in ''The Fossil: Scenes from the Heroic Life of the Middle Classes'' by

Carl Sternheim Carl Sternheim (born William Adolph Carl Francke; 1 April 1878 – 3 November 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer. One of the major exponents of German Expressionism, he especially satirized the moral sensibilities of the emer ...

, Wendla in ''Spring Awakening: Tragedy of Childhood'' by Frank Wedekind, Yonit in ''The Murder of Pierrot'' by Eran Baniel, Zippora Aharonovitz in ''Devorah Baron'' by Yehudit Katzir. Neumann acted in several Israeli films, such at the trilogy by

Assi Dayan Assaf "Assi" Dayan (; 23 November 1945 – 1 May 2014) was an Israeli film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Life Dayan was the youngest son of Israeli general and defense minister Moshe Dayan and peace activist Ruth Dayan (née Sch ...

: ''

Life According to Agfa ''Life According to Agfa'' () is a 1993 Israeli psychological-social drama film written and directed by Assi Dayan and produced by Rafi Bukai and Yoram Kislev. Starring Gila Almagor, Shmil Ben Ari, Irit Frank, Shuli Rand, Sharon Alexander and ...

'' (1992), '' An Electric Blanket named Moshe'' (1995) and '' The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum'' (1997); and the films ''

Sweet Mud ''Sweet Mud'' () is a 2006 Israeli satirical drama film written and directed by Dror Shaul. The semi-autobiographical film was shot on the kibbutzim of Ruhama and Nir Eliyahu, and draws on Shaul's memories of growing up on a kibbutz with his ...

'' (2006), '' HaAsonot Shel Nina'' (2003), '' Berlin-Yerushalaim'' (1989) and as Mary in ''

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

'' (1979). Neumann received the Israeli Theatre Award for the best supporting actress in 2006, for her part in '' Apples from the Desert''.

Personal life

Neumann lived 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 ...

with her partner

Orna Lin Orna Lin (; born 1956) is the owner of a private law firm, Orna Lin & Co. and a leading labor lawyer in Israel. Biography Orna Lin is the daughter of former Israeli Knesset member Amnon Lin and granddaughter of Haifa's first Jewish mayor, Abba ...

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