Miriam Gavrieli

Miriam Gavrieli was born in 1935 in Tel Aviv

Miriam Gavrieli, born Gleitzman, was born in Tel Aviv in January 1935. Her parents, Eliezer and Tzila Gleitzman, came from Oświęcim in 1920 and were among the founders of Degania Bet. They later became religious, and she grew up religious, leaving religious life at 24.

She studied history and political science at the Hebrew University. She began acting in the drama class of Nissan Nativ.

She was a close friend of Hanoch Levin and acted in several of his plays at the Cameri Theater, including a 1984 solo show based on his stories. She also performed at the Haifa, Beersheba, Beit Lessin and Habima theaters. In 2017 she played Anfisa in a joint Cameri and Habima production of Three Sisters.

She appeared in many Israeli films and in television series such as Cafe Paris, Game of Life and Hatufim. She was married to Uriel Gavrieli from 1954 to 1975, and they had 3 children.