Liraz Charhi

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Liraz Charhi
Israeli actors wife-and-husband Liraz Charhi and Tom Avni in 2021
Israeli actors wife-and-husband Liraz Charhi and Tom Avni in 2021
Background information
Born (1978-05-31) May 31, 1978 (age 43)
Ramla, Israel
OriginIsrael
GenresIsraeli Hebrew music
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2004–present

Liraz Charhi (Hebrew: לירז צ'רכי‎; (1978-05-31)May 31, 1978) is an Israeli actress, singer and dancer.

Early life[]

Charhi was born in Ramla, Israel, to a family of Mizrahi Jewish (Persian-Jewish) descent.[1] Her aunt is Israeli singer and actress Rita.

She was enlisted as a soldier to the Israel Defense Forces, serving in the military band of the Education and Youth Corps, until 1999.

Career[]

Charhi began singing and performing at the age of 5, and made her debut as stage actress at the Habima National Theatre, where she worked professionally from 11 to 14; then she studied at the Beit Zvi Stage Arts School.[2] She appeared in the Israeli TV series in 2002 and gained further attention after a nomination by the Israeli Film Academy (Ophir Award) for her role in the 2004 film Turn Left at the End of the World (Sof Ha'Olam Smola). She was invited to the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2006, after which she broke into Hollywood.

Charhi has since become known for her roles in the French mini TV series Revivre, and the films, Fair Game (2010)[3] and A Late Quartet (2012) in which she played the jogger and flamenco dancing girlfriend of Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2020 she played Yael Kadosh, an Israeli Mossad agent, in the espionage TV series Tehran.

As a singer she has released the singles "Od Tzohorayim" and "Al Tafsik" which have been played on radio in Israel.[2]

In 2020, she is releasing an album titled Zan (meaning women in Persian language) on Glitterbeat Records on November 13, 2020 in collaboration with and some other Iranian artists. Some artists have collaborated anonymously although some have joined the project publicly despite the risks involved in collaborating with an Israeli artist. The first release from the album is "Injah".[4][5]

Charhi stars in the series Tehran (Hebrew: טהרן), an Israeli espionage thriller television series created by Moshe Zonder for the Israeli public channel Kan 11 and Apple TV+ (in North America). The series is written by Zonder and Omri Shenhar and directed by Daniel Syrkin. The series is about the Israeli–Iranian conflict.

The series premiered in Israel on June 22, 2020[3] and September 25 internationally on Apple TV+.

Personal life[]

She was married to Israeli composer and conductor Ziv "Kojo" Cojocaru from 2004 to 2010.[6] She married Israeli actor Tom Avni in 2013, and they have two children.

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Naz (2018)[7]
  • Zan (November 2020)

Songs / videos[]

  • Injah (2020)
  • Bia Bia (2020)

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fair Game Dr. Zahraa
2011-2013 Sabri Maranan Canarit, Adam's date 2 episodes
2012 A Late Quartet Pilar

References[]

  1. ^ "Liraz Charhi. Israeli's other Iranian Star". Iran-Israel Observer. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Her own song". Jerusalem Post. 21 April 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ Milne, Jeff (20 July 2009). Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game. Jeff Milne. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-615-28521-4.
  4. ^ Oliver Holmes (8 October 2020). "Iranian musicians help up in secret on Israeli singer's new record". Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ Stuart Winer (8 October 2020). "Israeli singer to release album of secret collaboration with Iranian artists". Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Ziv Kojo". Omnilexica.com. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. ^ Honigmann, David (2020-11-06). "Liraz: Zan — a secret Israeli-Iranian musical collaboration". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.

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