Nitza Shaul

Nitza Shaul was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv

Nitza Shaul was born on June 25, 1950, in Tel Aviv, to Zipporah and Yitzhak Shaul. As a young woman she studied piano, classical guitar and voice.

She joined the IDF in 1968 and served in the Central Command band. There she met conductor Doron Salomon, who became her husband.

In the 1970s she starred in Israeli films such as Officer Azulai, Party at the Snooker Hall and Halfon Hill Doesn't Answer. In May 1979 she was the first Israeli woman to pose for Playboy. She later moved to London, where she acted on stage and appeared on British television in Kessler, Doctor Who and EastEnders.

After returning to Israel she acted in TV series such as Florentin, Ramat Aviv Gimmel, Shtisel and Ron. Since 2001 she has performed Sound of Magic, a children's show she created and wrote. In 2005 she took third place on Dancing with the Stars.

She received the ACUM lifetime achievement award for 2022. She and Doron Salomon have two daughters, singer Eitan Salomon and actress Gal Salomon.