Hani Furstenberg

Hani Furstenberg was born in 1979 in Israel

Hani Furstenberg was born in Israel on September 14, 1979, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Her mother, Brainy Furstenberg, sang in an IDF Southern Command troupe, and her father, David Furstenberg, is a high-tech entrepreneur. She grew up in New York City and returned to Israel with her family at 16.

She studied acting at the Beit Zvi school and at LaGuardia in New York. She then acted on stage in Israel, including a play at Beit Lessin about the Altalena.

Her first major role was Lilach in the TV drama The Bourgeoisie, where she also sang theme songs, until its last season in 2003. In 2002 she appeared in Yossi & Jagger, and in 2004 she won the Ophir Award for Supporting Actress for Campfire. She also played many stage roles, including at the Cameri Theater.

In 2011 she acted in her first international film, The Loneliest Planet, opposite Gael García Bernal. She made her Broadway debut in Cabaret in December 2014 and starred in the horror film The Golem in 2019. She also appeared in False Flag and American Gods.

Since 2010 she has lived in the United States, and she is the mother of a daughter. In 2018 she returned to acting in Israel, and in 2026 she played Sally Bowles in Cabaret.