Miki Kam

Miki Kam was born in 1955 in Manara

Kam was born on 17 June 1955 in Kibbutz Manara, the eldest child of Ahuva and Meni Kam. Her father is of Polish origin and her mother of Iraqi origin. She grew up in Tel Aviv and from age 15 studied at the HaKfar HaYarok boarding school.

In the army she sang in the Nahal ensemble, where she met guitarist Yehuda Eder, later her husband. After her service she performed in entertainment groups and theater. In 1976 she hosted the Hebrew Song Celebration.

She acted at Habima, the Cameri, the Haifa Theatre and the Khan, in plays and musicals such as Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, Ghetto and Billy Schwartz. Her role in Billy Schwartz won her the Israeli Theater Prize for 2015. She also staged several one-woman shows and released her first album in 2013.

On screen she appeared in films such as Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona and Late Summer Blues, and in TV series including Ha-Shminiya and Shtisel. She also dubbed animated works into Hebrew, among them Anastasia and Encanto. She lives in Tel Aviv with Eder, and they have 2 children.