Rozina Cambos ( he, רוזינה קמבוס; 17 December 1951 – 4 December 2012) was an

Israeli Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

who distinguished herself as a performer in both Israel and her native Romania.

Biography

Cambos was born in

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...

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 Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film, Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică "I.L. Caragiale") is a public university in Bucharest, Romania, founded in 1954. It is named in honour of pla ...

in 1975 and she first worked as an actress at a

Piatra Neamț Piatra Neamț (; german: Kreuzburg an der Bistrița (Siret), Bistritz; hu, Karácsonkő) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Easter ...

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 ( he, תיאטרון הבימה ''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 ce ...

and the

Cameri Theatre The Cameri Theater ( he, התיאטרון הקאמרי, ''HaTeatron HaKameri''), established in 1944 in Tel Aviv, is one of the leading theaters in Israel, and is housed at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. History The Cameri theater was found ...

and starred in adaptations of ''

The Barber of Seville ''The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution'' ( it, Il barbiere di Siviglia, ossia L'inutile precauzione ) is an ''opera buffa'' in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was base ...

'', '' Don Juan Comes Back From The War'', ''

Blood Wedding ''Blood Wedding'' ( es, link=no, Bodas de sangre) is a tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1932 and first performed at Teatro Beatriz in Madrid in March 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

'', '' The Italian Straw Hat'' and more. Her television appearances include '' A Matter of Time'', ''

Yellow Peppers ''Yellow Peppers'' (Hebrew: פלפלים צהובים; Pilpelim Tzehubim) is an Israeli drama television program about a family that raises an autistic child in a rural village lacking any therapeutic resources. The programme was well received by ...

'' and ''

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 ...

''. 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 Uterine cancer, also known as womb cancer, includes two types of cancer that develop from the tissues of the uterus. Endometrial cancer forms from the lining of the uterus, and uterine sarcoma forms from the muscles or support tissue of the uteru ...

. After undergoing a hysterectomy, she was given the all-clear and returned to acting. She was later diagnosed with

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...

(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 and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in 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 Yarkon Cemetery ( he, בית העלמין ירקון) is the main cemetery for the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area of Israel. It is located within the Petah Tikva city limits, between the Yarkon River in the West, Highway 5 in the North, and the 491 r ...

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