Ziva Rodann

Ziva Rodann was born in 1933 in Haifa

Ziva Blechman was born in Haifa in 1933 to Yeshaiahu Blechman, a mathematics professor, and Rosa. In 1947 she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in St. Louis, Missouri, where she finished high school.

Back in Israel, she took night classes at Tel Aviv University and studied acting at Habima Theatre. She joined the Israeli army in 1952. She later performed mime and plays at the Cameri Theatre, alongside Shaike Ophir and Amos Aricha.

In 1954 she was named queen of Israel's wine festival and toured America to promote Israeli wine. Working as Ziva Shapir, she appeared in the film Hill 24 Doesn't Answer. She then signed a long-term contract with Universal and starred in Pharaoh's Curse in 1957.

In 1957 she changed her name to Ziva Rodann and appeared in Forty Guns. Her roles included Last Train from Gun Hill, The Story of Ruth and 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt. On television she guest starred in Bonanza, The Rifleman, Perry Mason and Batman, where she played Nefertiti.

In 1967 she married actor and writer James R. Creech and retired from acting. She became a US citizen in 1974. In 1977 she married Fred S. Meade, who died in 2002, and she lives in Palm Springs, California.