Makram Jamil Khoury (Arabic:, مكرم يعقوب خوري}, he, מכרם חורי) is an Arab-Israeli actor, born 30 May 1945 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the

Israel Prize The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...

, the highest civic honor in Israel.

Biography

Makram J. Khoury was born into a Palestinian-Christian family, in the al-Sheikh Jarrah section of

to his father, who was a judge, and his mother, a teacher. The Khoury family fled to Lebanon during

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. A year later, they returned to what had become the new

State of 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 ...

. The family took up residence in the port city of

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, near

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

. Educated there and in the nearby village of Kufr Yasif, Khoury finished high school in 1963. He then entered the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

but later dropped out and pursued a career as an actor. His eldest daughter,

Clara Khoury Clara may refer to: Organizations * CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization * Clara.Net, a European ISP * Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium People * Clara (given name), a feminine given ...

, is also an actress in Israel. She appeared in three films that garnered international attention: ''Rana’s Wedding'' (2002), '' The Syrian Bride'' (she played the daughter of the character played by Makram) (2004) and ''

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'' (2011). His son Jameel Khoury is also an actor, and appeared in

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's film '' Body of Lies'' (2008).

Acting career

Khoury trained in Israel. In 1970-1973 he studied at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in

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, England. He later became involved with the Cameri Theater in

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 ...

and the Haifa Municipal Theater, continuing as a member of the latter for twenty years. Makram returned to

following a year-long tour playing

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's ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

*1979: ' (by

Joel Silberg Joel Silberg ( he, יואל זילברג; March 30, 1927 – February 18, 2013) was a film, television and stage director and screenwriter in Israel and the United States. He made films in Israel including so-called Bourekas films. He then directed ...

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) - Col. Moshe Katzman *1987: '' Wedding in Galilee'' - The governor *1989: ' (by ) - Anton *1990: ''Torn Apart'' - Mahmoud Malek *1990: ' (by Michel Khleifi) *1992: ' (by

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) - Samir aka "The American" *2005: ''

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Theater

Television

Awards and recogition

* 1987 : Khoury was awarded the

for acting.

References

External links

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Review of Peter Brook's: 11 and 12

Forgiveness Official Site

Barbican Theater

Clara Khoury
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