Hana Laszlo
Hana Laszlo | |
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 Laslo in 2004 | |
| Born | 14 June 1953 |
| Other names | Hana Laslo |
| Occupation | Actress & Comedian |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) | Aviv Giladi (divorced) Benny Bloch (divorced) |
| Children | 2 sons (with Giladi) |
| Relatives | Romi Aboulafia (daughter-in-law) |
Hana Laszlo (Template:Lang-he; born 14 June 1953) is an Israeli actress and comedian. In 2005, she won a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Free Zone. Laszlo has also received four Ophir Award nominations.
Personal life
Laszlo was born in Jaffa, Israel, to a Jewish family. Her parents were Holocaust survivors who were born in Poland.[1]
In 1972–1973, she served in the Israel Defense Forces Southern Command musical troupe. Around those years she was in a relationship with Israeli pop-star Svika Pick.
She met her first husband, Israeli media proprietor Aviv Giladi, on the set of Uri Zohar's Save The Lifeguard. The two proceeded to work together on various stage productions and eventually got married in 1979.
Laszlo has two sons from her first marriage - Ben and Itamar.[1] Her eldest, Ben Giladi, is an award-wining film and television producer that has a production deal Len Blavatnik's Access Industries. He operates between London, LA and Tel-Aviv. Her daughter-in-law is Israeli Actress and Filmmaker Romi Aboulafia, with whom she frequently collaborates with.
Hanna also married and divorced businessman Benny Bloch.
Career
Laszlo rose to enormous success in the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of character-driven comedy routines. She created and portrayed few of the most iconic characters of that era - including such characters as 'Safta Zapta' and 'Clara the Cleaning Lady.'
Through the 90s, Laszlo was the highest grossing female entertainer in Israel. However, due to financial and personal calamity her career came to a halt in the beginning of the new millennium.
After several silent years, Laszlo restarted building her career from the ground up. She was reintroduced to the public and younger crowd through her role as Naomi Shahar in the highly successful Musical Telenovela HaShir Shelanu.
In 2005 she won Best Actress Award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for her role in Free Zone.[2] Laszlo starts in the film alongside Natalie Portman. The Palme d'Or marked the pick of Laszlo's comeback.
In 2002-2004, Laszlo hosted the Israeli version of the British television game show The Weakest Link.
In 2010, Laszlo served as a judge with Claude Dadia and Eli Mizrachi in Rokdim Im Kokhavim, the Israeli version of Dancing with the Stars
Laszlo wrote, produced, financed and stared in more then a dozen one-women shows since the 1980s. She spend a third of year on stage with them.
In 2019, Laszlo received an honorary PhD from Bar-Ilan University for contribution to the Stage Arts. She never had the privilege of formal education but speaks and preforms in six different languages - Hebrew, English, Yiddish, French, German and Dutch.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona | Hermona | Assi Dayan film |
| 1977 | Hatzilu Et HaMatzil | Uri Zohar Itzik Kol film | |
| 1978 | Belfer | Yigal Bursztyn film | |
| Millioner Betzarot | The Maid | Joel Silberg film | |
| 1981 | Am Yisrael Hai | Assi Dayan film | |
| 1983 | Kuni Leml B'Kahir | Joel Silberg film | |
| 2003 | Alila | Mali | Amos Gitai film. Nominee: Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2004 | Ahava Ze Koev | Eddy's Mom | Episode 1.1 a.k.a. Love Hurts |
| Ha-Chuliya Hachalasha | Hostess | Israeli version of the Weakest Link | |
| 2004–2007 | HaShir Shelanu | Naomi Shahar/Herself | TV series, a.k.a. Our Song |
| 2005 | Free Zone | Hanna Ben Moshe | Amos Gitai film. Winner: Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival) Nominee: Ophir Award for Best Actress |
| 2008 | Shiva | Max | Ronit Elkabetz & Shlomi Elkabetz film. a.k.a. 7 Days |
| On the Road to Tel Aviv | Hana | Khen Shalem film | |
| Adam Resurrected | Rachel Shwester | Paul Schrader film | |
| Ima'lle | Real estate agent | Episode 3.1 | |
| 2009 | Ultimatum | Bellas | Alain Tasma film |
| 2009 | Guyavot | Contesa | Kobi Machat film |
| 2011–2016 | Bnot HaZahav | Dalia | TV series; Israeli version of The Golden Girls |
| 2012 | Tanuchi! | Naomi Shahar | TV series, a.k.a. Take a Chill Pill! |
| 2014 | Anderswo | Rachel | Alongside her daughter-in-law Romi Aboulafia |
| 2015–2017 | Mossad 101 | Doris Levi | TV series |
| 2015–2017 | Mossad 101 | Doris Levi | TV series |
| 2017–present | Nevsu | Nitza | TV series Winner: International Emmy Award - Comedy |
Awards and recognition
- Ophir Award for Best Actress for Free Zone (nomination)
- Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alila (nomination)
References
- ^ a b The Wonders of Hana Laszlo
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Free Zone". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
External links
- Hanna Laszlo at IMDb
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