Anat Waxman

Anat Waxman was born in 1961 in Jaffa

Anat Waxman was born in Jaffa on 26 June 1961. In 1966 her family moved to Jerusalem, where she grew up. Her father's family descends from Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and her mother is of Iraqi origin.

In high school she presented a youth TV program. After her army service she finished acting studies at Beit Zvi in 1984.

She began acting at the Beersheba Theatre and later joined the Cameri Theatre's permanent cast. Her films include Million Dollar Madness in 1986, Tel Aviv Stories in 1992 and Nina's Tragedies in 2003. From 2001 she starred in the sitcom Life is Not Everything.

She has dubbed many film characters into Hebrew, including Nanny McPhee. In 2013 she played the lead in a film by Eytan Fox written for her. She has won 3 Ophir Awards.

She was married to actor Ohad Shahar from 1985 to 2007, and they have 2 children. In April 2015 she was criticized for remarks about right-wing voters and apologized. In 2025 she spoke about her struggle with clinical depression.