Osnat "Asi" Levi ( he, אסי לוי; born September 28, 1969) is an
Israeli Film Academy Award winning actress.
Career
Levi attended and graduated the
Yoram Levinstein School of Acting in southern
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 ...
.
Levi's early appearances include films such as ''
HaShiva'' (1995), ''
Kesher Ir'' (Urban Feel; 1998) and ''
HaBoleshet Hokeret'' (The Investigation Must Go On; 2000), alongside
Moshe Ivgy
Moshe Ivgy ( he, משה איבגי; born 29 November 1953) is an Israeli actor and director.
Biography
Moshe Ivgy was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Moroccan Jewish family. He was married to actress Irit Sheleg. Their daughter Dana Ivgy is ...
. For the latter two she received an
Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also appeared in several television shows, including ''
Cafe Paris'' and ''
HaBurganim''.
In 2004, she played the leading role in
Raphael Nadjari
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's film ''
Avanim'',
which was presented in the
Berlin Film Festival
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as a Panorama: Special Presentation, and also won several awards across
Europe
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, including Best Film at the
Cinema Tout Ecran
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in Geneva.
Her best-known appearance was in ''
Aviva Ahuvati'' (Aviva, My Love), a 2006 film by
Shemi Zarhin
Shimon "Shemi" Zarhin ( he, שמעון "שמי" זרחין, born 1961) is an Israeli novelist and film director. He was born in Tiberias and studied film at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת ...
, in which she played the leading role. The film became popular in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and earned Levi significantly wider recognition, as well as her third
Israeli Film Academy Award, this time for Best Actress.
In 2008, Levi appeared on the Israeli television series ''
BeTipul
''BeTipul'' ( he, בטיפול; lit. ''In Therapy'') is an Israeli television drama revolving around the personal and professional life of an Israeli psychologist, Reuven Dagan, played by Assi Dayan. The series portrays a psychologist who treats p ...
''.
Personal life
Levi has two daughters with her ex-husband Yaniv Kaufman. Currently, she is in a relationship with dancer Tamar Shelef.
References
External links
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1969 births
Israeli film actresses
Israeli television actresses
LGBT actresses
LGBT actors from Israel
Living people
Actresses from Tel Aviv
LGBT Jews
21st-century LGBT people