Nurit Cohen

Nurit Cohen was born in 1939

Nurit Cohen was born on 26 October 1939. She studied classical ballet with Mia Arbatova from a very young age. At 15 she began performing in theater as a dancer and actress.

She taught ballet for years at Arbatova's studio, including to Israel's rhythmic gymnastics team. She also danced as a partner of Rudolf Nureyev. On stage she played roles in The Sabbath Dress of Hanale and the lead in My Mother the General, and appeared in plays by Hanoch Levin.

Her first film role came in 1974 in Charlie and a Half. From 2001 to 2011 she played Batya Neuman, the mother of Avi Kushnir's character, in Life is Not Everything.

She began dubbing with the series Heart in 1983. She later voiced characters in dozens of films and series, including Mulan and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

She was married to actor Misha Natan until his death in 1995, and they had 2 daughters. She died of cancer on 14 February 2013 and was buried in Yarkon Cemetery.