Sharon Hacohen

Sharon Hacohen was born in 1964 in Kiryat Tiv'on

Sharon Hacohen was born on October 16, 1964, in Kiryat Tiv'on, where she grew up. Her mother Viola, a music teacher, was the youngest of the 4 daughters of Thelma Yellin.

She studied acting at the Nissan Nativ acting studio. She also earned a B.Ed. in theater teaching and directing at the Kibbutzim College.

In 1985 she was cast as Aunt Lola in "Alex in Love", released in 1986, and she also starred in "Gloves". Over the following years she appeared in films such as "Crossfire", "Shuroo" and Amos Gitai's "Devarim", and on stage at the Beersheba Theater and Beit Lessin.

In 2002 she played a lead role in the telenovela "Lehayey Ha'ahava", and later appeared in series such as "Agadat Deshe" and "The Island". Since 2002 she has also written and taught theater at the May Boyer high school in Jerusalem.

She is married to Atche Bar, manager of the Yellow Submarine in Jerusalem. They have 2 children, one of them the musician Tomer Bar.