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Hanna Rieber

Hanna Rieber was a Romanian-born Israeli actress of stage, film and television, and a co-founder of several Israeli theaters.

1927 to 2014Co-founding the Haifa Municipal TheatreCo-founding the Beersheba TheaterMalka Shtisel in Shtisel

Born: 28 January 1927, Romania
Died: 9 September 2014, Tel Aviv
Occupation: stage actor

Hanna Rieber was born in 1927 in Romania

Hanna Rieber was born in Romania on 28 January 1927. She had one brother.

She began acting in Bucharest, where she won the National Award for Acting for roles in The Threepenny Opera and The Diary of Anne Frank. She also helped found a Yiddish repertory theater in Bucharest.

After she moved to Israel, she co-founded the Haifa Municipal Theatre, a children's and youth theater and the Beersheba Theater. She acted in many theaters, including Habima, Beit Lessin and Yiddishpiel, in plays such as The Rose Tattoo, Parcels from America and Pygmalion.

On screen she appeared in films including Salomonico, The Cowards and The Farewell Party, and in the television drama Shtisel as Malka Shtisel. In 2013 she received the Golden Hedgehog lifetime achievement award for fringe theater.

She died at her home in Tel Aviv on 9 September 2014 and was buried in Holon Cemetery.

Milestones in Hanna Rieber's life

1927
Born in Romania.
1972
Played Mrs. Zimmerman in the film Salomonico.
2005
Appeared in the short film Visiting Hours, a Cannes prize winner.
2013
Received the Golden Hedgehog lifetime achievement award for fringe theater.
2014
Acted in The Farewell Party and other films.
2014
Died in Tel Aviv.