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Esti Zakhem

Esti Zakhem is an Israeli stage, television and film actress who won 2 Ophir Awards and chaired the Israeli actors' union Shaham from 2016 to 2021.

born 1965Lead role in Afula ExpressRole in LilsdaChairing the actors' union Shaham

Born: 16 November 1965, Tel Aviv
Occupation: actor, stage actor, labor leader
Party: Meretz
Education: Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts

Esti Zakhem was born in 1965 in Tel Aviv

Esti Zakhem was born in Tel Aviv on November 16, 1965. She studied in the theater track at Thelma Yellin High School in Givatayim.

She served in the IDF at the Galei Tzahal radio station. Afterward she completed acting studies at Tel Aviv University. She then moved to London to study at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.

Back in Israel, her first film role was in Aba Ganuv 2. She won an Ophir Award for a supporting role in Lilsda in 1995 and an Ophir Award for the lead role in Afula Express in 1997. She also appeared in TV series such as Cafe Paris, Intensive Care and Alifim, and on stage at theaters including Beit Lessin and Tmuna.

From September 2016 she chaired the executive board of Shaham, the Israeli actors' union. In 2020 she began her first voice role, Lucille in Rocketeer. She also conducts civil wedding ceremonies, including for same-sex couples.