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Michal Yannai

Michal Yannai is an Israeli actress, singer and children's television host, known as "The Children's Queen" for her work on the Children's Channel in the 1990s.

born 1972Hosting on the Children's ChannelThe nickname "The Children's Queen"Two Festigal winsChildren's musicals

Born: 18 June 1972, Ramat Gan
Occupation: actor, dub actor, television presenter, singer
Education: Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Beit Zvi, Tel Aviv University

Michal Yannai was born in 1972 in Ramat Gan

Michal Yannai was born on 18 June 1972 in Ramat Gan, where she grew up, to Edna and Moshe Yannai. As a child she acted in children's plays. In 1983 she sang at the Children's Song Festival as the festival girl.

She studied in the theater track at the Thelma Yellin school. In 1989 she acted in Strindberg's "The Father" at Habima Theatre. After her army service she studied acting at the Beit Zvi school.

She served in the IDF Theater. In 1990 she appeared in her first film, and in 1991 she had a supporting role in a French film shot in Israel.

From 1991 to 2000 she hosted shows on the Children's Channel, and later hosted "Michal's Carnival" and "Katzefet". She starred in children's musicals and won the Festigal twice, in 1993 and 1995. In 2007 she took part in the Israeli Avenue Q as a satire of herself.

She married Ofer Resles in 2003 and they divorced in 2005. In 2009 she married businessman Ben Muskal, and they have three children. As of 2021 they live in Athens.