Rivka Neumann

Rivka Neumann was born in 1956 in Mishmarot

Rivka Neumann was born on 12 May 1956 at Kibbutz Mishmarot. At 15 she left the kibbutz to pursue acting.

In Tel Aviv she studied at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio. After a small role at Habima, she joined the Beer Sheva Theater in 1977, where she acted for four years in 14 plays.

She later appeared at Habima, the Cameri, Beit Lessin, the Khan and the Haifa Theater. In the early 1990s she chose to work as an independent actress. Her role in Apples from the Desert earned her the 2006 Israeli Theater Award for supporting actress.

On screen she acted in the Assi Dayan trilogy, including Life According to Agfa, and in Sweet Mud. In 2005 she played Paula Ben-Gurion in a TV film, and in 2020 she began acting in the series Hazarot.

She also wrote and directed a children's play and wrote a children's book. Some of her sketches were exhibited in 2004. She lives in Tel Aviv with her partner, lawyer Orna Lin.