Tzipi Shavit

Tzipi Shavit was born in 1947 in Haifa

Shavit was born in kibbutz Neve Yam to Ora and Moshe Shavit. Her father headed the fisheries division of the Ministry of Agriculture, and a mooring in Kishon port is named for him. She grew up in Ramat Gan and went to Blich High School.

She served in the IDF in the entertainment troupe of the Southern Command. After her release she appeared in the film Our Neighborhood. In 1968 she joined a comedy show by Saul Biber, which closed soon after a protest by a bereaved family.

She acted in the stage show Jumbo in 1971 and in Chocolate Mint Gum in 1972. From the mid 1970s through the 1990s she performed in many children's shows, released children's records and starred on television, including Tzipitpot on Educational Television. She took part in the Children's Song Festival 9 times and in the Festigal.

In later years she appeared in children's musicals and series, including a 2014 role as Grandma Tzipi. She lives in north Tel Aviv with her husband, producer Avishay Dekel, and they have 2 children. She received a lifetime achievement award from the Israeli Academy of Film and Television in the children's field.