Film and televisionענת זמיר

Anat Zamir

Anat Zamir was an Israeli model and actress who was named Na'arat Israel in 1980 and placed third runner-up at Miss World 1980.

1962 to 2018Na'arat Israel 1980Third runner-up at Miss World 1980Modeling in the 1980sThe film Kiss in the IDF

Born: 18 April 1962, Givatayim
Died: 15 December 2018, Ramat Gan
Occupation: film actor, model

Anat Zamir was born in 1962 in Givatayim

Anat Zamir was born Anat Zimmerman on 18 April 1962 in Givatayim, where she grew up. Her parents were deaf, and she was the youngest child, with three older brothers. She later chose the surname Zamir.

She studied cosmetics and ran a small clinic for a time. She also worked in a jewelry store and in a clothing department.

In 1980 she was named Na'arat Israel at the Miss Israel contest, and that year she was third runner-up at Miss World in London. During the 1980s she modeled for firms such as Kodak, Pepper, Jordache and Polgat. She acted in the 1990 film Kiss in the IDF and in the comedy Shevet Cohen, aired in 1991.

In 2016 she took part in the documentary The Lie of Beauty. She was married 3 times and had a son with dentist Ami Vizhinsky. She struggled with drug addiction for many years and died on 15 December 2018 after collapsing in the street, and was buried in Yarkon Cemetery.