Orly Silbersatz-Banai ( he, אורלי זילברשץ-בנאי; born ) is an Israeli actress and singer. She has won two Ophir Awards and a prize from the Israeli Academy of Cinema and Television.

Early life

Orly Silbersatz was born 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 ...

, to a

secular Jewish Secular Jew may refer to: * A general epithet for Jews who participate in modern secular society and are not stringently religious * Nonreligious Jews, including nonaffiliated, agnostics, etc. ** Jewish atheism ** Cultural Judaism * ''Hiloni ...

family of

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

descent.

Career

In 1978 she played the role of "Hohit" (חוחית) in the television program "

Zehu Ze! ''Zehu Ze!'' ( he, זהו זה!, lit. ''This is it!'') is a long-running Israeli entertainment television program, originally produced by Israeli Educational Television (IETV), and broadcast on the Israeli Channel 1 (until 1994) and on Channel ...

", which soon became a cult phenomenon. In 1979 she played with Gidi Gov and

Gali Atari Gali Atari ( he, גלי עטרי; born December 29, 1953) is an Israeli singer and actress. Atari won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 which was held in Jerusalem, as part of Milk and Honey. Early life Atari was born in Rehovot, Israel, to Jewi ...

in the movie ''

Dizengoff 99 ''Dizengoff 99'' ( he, דיזנגוף 99) is a 1979 Israeli film starring Gali Atari, Gidi Gov, Meir Suissa, and Anat Atzmon. The film, considered a cult classic,

''. In 1988 she starred in Anat Gov's comedy series "So What?!" alongside Gidi Gov and Dov Navon. She has written several songs for "

Mashina Mashina ( he, משינה) is an Israeli rock band which was active from 1983 to 1995, and then again from 2003 to the present. The band is considered by many to be Israel's most important and influential rock band. Their musical style took inspira ...

", of which her ex-husband

Yuval Banai Yuval Banay ( he, יוּבַל בַּנַאי; born June 9, 1962) is an Israeli musician, best known as the lead singer of the influential Israeli pop rock band Mashina. Personal life Yuval was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Ilana and Yossi Ba ...

is a member. In 1994 she played in

Eytan Fox Eytan Fox ( he, איתן פוקס; born on August 21, 1964) is an Israeli film director. Biography Eytan Fox was born in New York City. His family immigrated to Israel when he was two. His father, Seymour Fox, was a Conservative rabbi and a prof ...

's movie "The Siren's Song" alongside Yair Lapid. The role earned her an Ophir Award. In 1996 she played in the film

Saint Clara Clare of Assisi (born Chiara Offreduccio and sometimes spelled Clara, Clair, Claire, Sinclair; 16 July 1194 – 11 August 1253) was an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Poor Ladies, ...

. In 2000 she participated in the television series "Catching the Sky" (לתפוס את השמיים). In 2002 she played alongside

Maya Maron Maya Maron ( he, מאיה מרון; born ) is an Israeli actress, an Ophir Award winner. Early life Maron was raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is the youngest of four siblings. Her mother, an office manager, was born in Siberia, where her family ...

in the film Broken Wings. The film was submitted at film festivals in the United States and

Germany (Berlin) Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between ...

. The role earned her an Ophir Award. In 2007 she participated in the television program "Mishmoret" and "Taking Out the Dog". She played in the films "Lost Islands" (2008) and "Intimate Grammar" (2010). She played an important supporting role of Aliza, the yeshiva secretary, in the first two seasons of the series "Shtisel" (2013-2016).

Personal life

Silbersatz and Israeli musician

married in 1987. They had three children. They divorced in 2007.

References

External links

* Living people 1957 births

Orly Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris. The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius". Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the comm ...

Israeli film actresses Israeli television actresses 20th-century Israeli women singers {{Israel-bio-stub