Tzipi Shavit ( he, ציפי שביט; born April 1, 1947) is an Israeli actress, comedian entertainer, who is best known as a children's entertainer. She is sometimes described by the media as the "First Lady of Israeli entertainment."

Early life

Shavit was born in kibbutz

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, Israel. She served in the Israel Defense Forces in Tzevet Havai of the Southern Command.

Career

Shortly after that, she participated in the film ''Our Neighborhood''. In 1969 her manager got her a part in the stage comedy show ''A Funny Thing Happened to Me On The Way To Suez'' written by Saul Biber The show was canceled shortly thereafter due to a publicized objection by a bereaved mother who lost her son in The Sinai War. In 1971, Shavit played in the stage musical ''Jumbo'' in which she sang the song "Everyone went to the Jumbo" to the tune of the Italian song " Volevo un gatto nero". In 1972, Shavit acted in the stage show ''Chocolate Mint Gum - The Zionist Congress of laughter'' alongside

Yardena Arazi Yardena Shulamit Arazi (born Yardena Finebaum; he, ירדנה ארזי; September 25, 1951) is an Israeli singer and entertainer. In 2008 Arazi was named the most popular Israeli singer of all time at the 60th Independence Day celebration. Ear ...

. In the Spring of 2016, performed in the play "Noah's Ark." In 2017, she starred in the play ''My Mother the General'' (

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: אמי הגנרלית) an adaptation from the 1979 film by the same name. Shavit was a featured singer in the song and music video "Casanova (Good Aunt)" by Israeli singers

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(

: איב אנד ליר).

Personal life

Shavit resides in north

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

with her husband, producer Avishay Dekel. They have two children and six grandchildren. Shavit was a close friend of fellow Israeli actor

Sefi Rivlin Sefi Rivlin ( he, ספי ריבלין; November 7, 1947 – December 3, 2013) was an Israeli actor and comedian. He was best known for his roles in the satire show ''Nikui Rosh'' ("Clear Your Head"), the children’s program '' Rega im Dodley'' ( ...

. In a 2017 interview, she explained that her positivity was partly thanks to her

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beliefs and faith.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shavit, Tzipi 1947 births Living people Israeli entertainers Israeli female comedians People from Haifa District Actresses from Tel Aviv Israeli stage actresses Israeli voice actresses 20th-century Israeli actresses 21st-century Israeli actresses Jewish Israeli actresses