Ronit Elkabetz
Ronit Elkabetz ( Hebrew רונית אלקבץ; * November 27, 1964 in Be'er Scheva , Israel ; † April 19, 2016 in Tel Aviv , Israel) was an Israeli actress , film director and screenwriter .
Life and accomplishments
Ronit Elkabetz was born in Be'er Scheva in 1964 as the oldest of four children of Moroccan Jews. She spent her childhood in Kirjat Yam . She never studied acting, but started her career as a model. Nevertheless, she made her debut in the 1990 published and Daniel Wachsmann staged Drama Hameyu'ad alongside Tzvi Shissel and Yitzhak Ne'eman . She then starred in other films, including the drama Tzaleket , directed by Haim Bouzaglo , with which she made her screenplay debut. For her roles in Sh'Chur , Marriage Against Will and The Band Next Door , she was each awarded the Israeli Ophir Award for Best Actress . After she made her debut as a director with the drama Separate Paths in 2004, she also received an Ophir Award nomination for Best Director for her second directorial work Shiva . She found particular fame and recognition with the film Get - The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Gett: Le procès de Viviane Amsalem) 2014. She shared the direction of these three films with her brother Shlomi Elkabetz . The film was shown for the first time at the 2014 Cannes International Film Festival in the side series Quinzaine des Réalisateurs . In July 2014, he received three awards, including the Haggiag Award for best Israeli film. The film was nominated for the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Another brother is the actor Yechiel Elkabetz .
Elkabetz died in April 2016 at the age of 51 from complications from cancer. She leaves behind her husband and two children.
Filmography (selection)
play
- 1990: Hameyu'ad
- 1994: Sh'Chur (שחוּר)
- 1995: Tzaleket
- 2001: Wedding against will (Hatuna Meuheret)
- 2004: A daughter (Or)
- 2004: Separate Ways (Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha)
- 2007: The band next door (Bikur ha-tizmoret, ביקור התזמורת)
- 2008: Shiva
- 2009: Jaffa
- 2009: Ashes and Blood (Cendres et Sang)
- 2010: Mabul
- 2011: You can't tell by looking at her (Lo roim alaich)
- 2014: Get - The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Gett: Le procès de Viviane Amsalem)
- 2015: City without a Name (Trepalium)
Direction and script
- 1995: Tzaleket (screenplay only)
- 2004: Separate Ways (Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha)
- 2008: Shiva
- 2014: Get - The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Gett: Le procès de Viviane Amsalem)
Award (selection)
- 1994: Best Actress for Sh'Chur
- 2001: Best leading actress for an unwilling wedding
- 2004: Nomination for Best Actress for Separate Paths
- 2007: Best Actress for The Band Next Door
- 2008: Nomination for Best Director for Shiva
- 2004: Nomination as Best Actress for Shiva
- 2010: Nomination for best leading actress for Mabul
- 2003: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for an Unwilling Wedding
- 2006: Nomination for Best Actress for A Daughter
- 2009: Nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Band Next Door
Web links
- Ronit Elkabetz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ronit Elkabetz at filmportal.de
- Ronit Elkabetz in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Jerusalem Film Festival: Awards for 2014. Internet Movie Database , accessed January 13, 2015 .
- ↑ Hannah Brown: Actress and filmmaker Ronit Elkabetz dies at age 51. jpost.com , April 19, 2016, accessed on April 19, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Israel: Actress Ronit Elkabetz dies , Spiegel Online , April 19, 2016, accessed on April 19, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elkabetz, Ronit |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | רונית אלקבץ (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli actress, film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Be'er Sheva , Israel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 2016 |
| Place of death | Tel Aviv |