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Sarai Tzuriel

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Sarai Tzuriel
שרי צוריאל
Born (1952-12-24) 24 December 1952 (age 71)
CitizenshipIsrael
Years active1971
TitleActor

Sarai Tzuriel (born 24 December 1952) is an Israeli actress and singer.

Biography

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Sarai Zuriel was born in Kfar Yehoshua in the Jezreel Valley, the daughter of Esther Zuriel (Nems) and Father Zuriel (Cherniak), who were teachers and educators.[1]

At the age of three, she traveled with her family to Baltimore, Maryland in the United States, where her parents were on a mission for the Habonim Dror international socialist-Zionist youth. When she was 12 years old, her family moved to Haifa, Israel, where she attended high school. In 1968–1969, her parents were again sent on a mission to Cleveland, Ohio, and she finished high school there.

She served in the IDF in the Northern Command Band from 1971 to 1973. At the end of her military service, she studied general literature and theater at Tel Aviv University, as well as theatre and literature at Montclair State University, and acting at HB Studio in New York.

Career

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Tzuriel acted in a number of series and movies as an actress.[2]

Movie Year Role Notes
Shalosh Arba Hamesh VaHetzi 1980–1984
The Last Winter 1983 Wounded Man's Wife
Rechov Sumsum 1987–1991 Kippi Ben Kipod
Roman Behemshechim 1985 Levia
Shalom Sesame 1987– Kippi Ben Kipod
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! 1993 Kippi Ben Kipod
Hellbound (film) 1994 Cloritt
Zaya 1999 Madam Mano was not released
The Milk Trial 2016 Madam Mano

In 1998, as part of the celebrations of the 50th year of the State of Israel, she appeared in the program "Jubilee of Israeli Fashion".

Tzuriel is the mother of a son from her second marriage to actor Rafi Tabor.

Music

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Between the years 1976–1979, Tzuriel participated as a model in the main fashion shows of the Hilton Tel Aviv Fashion Week. In the first show, she modeled in the "Leather Garment". she also hosted the show of Export Institute in the same year, and was the house model of a small company called "Rumi" at the Hilton fashion week.

Eurovision

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She represented Israel alongside Moti Giladi at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen with the song Yavo Yom.[3]

References

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  1. ^ מענית, חן (15 September 2014). ""ההורה הישראלי הוא משרת ולא מחנך"". Globes. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Sarai Tzuriel | Actress, Soundtrack". IMDb. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Bergen 1986". Eurovision.