Rozina Cambos (; 17 December 1951 – 4 December 2012) was an Israeli actress who distinguished herself as a performer in both Israel and her native Romania.

Biography

Cambos was born in

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to a Romanian-Jewish family. Her father was a stage and artistic director and her mother was an actress. After completing high school, Cambos studied medicine at the request of her parents but she left after a year to pursue acting. She completed her acting lessons at the

Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography The I. L. Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film () is a public university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1954. It is named in honour of playwright Ion Luca Caragiale. History First theatre school The first theatre faculty in Buch ...

in 1975 and she first worked as an actress at a

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local theatre, then at the Odeon Theatre in Bucharest. In 1983, Cambos and her son emigrated to Israel where they took up residence at an absorption centre for the first four months. She immediately integrated herself into the acting industry afterwards and over the years, she began acting at the Beersheba Theatre, the

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 ...

and the Cameri Theatre and starred in adaptations of ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( ) is an ''opera buffa'' (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy ' ...

'', '' Don Juan Comes Back From The War'', '' Blood Wedding'', '' The Italian Straw Hat'' and more. Her television appearances include '' A Matter of Time'', '' Yellow Peppers'' and '' Zehu Ze!''. On films, she was known for her appearance in '' Operation Grandma'' and she received the Ophir Award for her performance in '' The Human Resources Manager''. In 1993, Cambos was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After undergoing a hysterectomy, she was given the all-clear and returned to acting. She was later diagnosed with

breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...

(which caused the deaths of her mother and grandmother) in 2005. She underwent treatment for this and recovered.

Personal life

Cambos had two sons from different marriages. Her first husband moved to Switzerland following the divorce. She met her second husband after moving to Israel and they were together until her death.

Death

In 2010, Cambos contracted

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia; pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or '' ...

. This time, she did not recover and she succumbed to the cancer on December 4, 2012 in Beit Dagan nearly two weeks before her 61st birthday. Cambos was given a funeral service at the Cameri Theatre and was laid to rest at Yarkon Cemetery.

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