Victoria Hanna

The story of Victoria Hanna's life

Victoria Hanna was born in Jerusalem and grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Mizrahi family. Her father was a rabbi from Egypt and her mother was Persian. As a child she stuttered.

In 1991 she studied acting at Nissan Nativ's studio in Jerusalem. Later she also studied Indian music.

Her work draws on ancient Hebrew texts such as the Zohar, Sefer Yetzirah and the Song of Songs, and explores the human voice. In 1999 she played Leah in The Dybbuk at Habima Theatre. In 2015 she released the singles "Aleph Bet" and "22 Letters," and her debut album came out in 2017.

In 2021 she performed in The Golem at the Oud Festival in Jerusalem. In 2022 she won the Rosenblum Prize for the Performing Arts and released an album of songs by Hayim Nahman Bialik. She lives in Jerusalem and has 3 children.