Rachel Attas (Hebrew: רחל אטאס; 24 July 1934 – 25 November 2004) was an Israeli actress, voice artist, and singer.[1]
Biography
Attas was born in Tel Aviv, the first of five children. Her father emigrated from Thessaloniki while her mother was a Mizrahi Jew. Before her career began she showed a talent for acting and singing and at the age of 16, she made her first stage performance. One of her earliest performances took place in the Habima Theatre in 1953. She starred in a theatre adaption of Cry, the Beloved Country. She was also a member of a satire theatre group which was active during the late 1950s.[2]
Attas also performed many songs which then became hits across Israel and she also sung in plays and television.[3][4] Her most popular television performance was on the 1970s television show Ha'Yladim Mi'Shchunat Chaim which aired on Israeli Educational Television. She also starred in the film Impossible on Saturday (1965) as well as 5 and 5 (1980).
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