Hana Laszlo

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::summary Israeli actress and comedian ::

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Field	Value
name	Hana Laszlo
native_name	חנה לסלאו
native_name_lang	Hebrew
image	Hana Laszlo 2020 (cropped).jpg
caption	Laszlo in 2020
birth_date
birth_place	Jaffa, Israel
occupation
years_active	1974–present
spouse	Aviv Giladi (divorced)
Benny Bloch (divorced)
children	2
relatives	Romi Aboulafia (daughter-in-law)
awards	Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (2005)
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| name = Hana Laszlo | native_name = חנה לסלאו | native_name_lang = Hebrew | image = Hana Laszlo 2020 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Laszlo in 2020 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Jaffa, Israel | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | education = | occupation = | years_active = 1974–present | spouse = Aviv Giladi (divorced) Benny Bloch (divorced) | children = 2 | relatives = Romi Aboulafia (daughter-in-law) | awards = Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (2005)

Hana Laszlo (; born 14 June 1953) is an Israeli actress, television presenter and comedian. In 2005, she won a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Free Zone. She has also received four Ophir Award nominations.

Early and personal life

Laszlo was born in Jaffa, Tel Aviv to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Her parents were Holocaust survivors who were born in Poland.

In 1972–1973, she served in the Southern Command Band.

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 Ithamar. Her eldest, Ben Giladi, is a film and television producer. Her daughter-in-law is Israeli actress and filmmaker Romi Aboulafia, with whom she frequently collaborates.

Laszlo married and divorced businessman Benny Bloch.

Career

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Laszlo rose to success in the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of character-driven comedy routines. She created and portrayed some 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 the Best Actress Award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for her role in Free Zone. Laszlo stars in the film alongside Natalie Portman. The Palme d'Or marked the pick of Laszlo's comeback.

From 2002–2004, Laszlo was one of two presenters (the other being Pnina Dvorin) of the Israeli version of the British television game show The Weakest Link.

In 2010, she served as a judge with Claude Dadia and Eli Mizrachi on Rokdim Im Kokhavim, the Israeli version of Dancing with the Stars.

Laszlo wrote, produced, financed and starred in more than a dozen one-woman shows since the 1980s.

In 2019, she received an honorary PhD from Bar-Ilan University for contributions to the stage arts. She never had formal education but speaks and performs in six different languages – Hebrew, English, Yiddish, French, German and Dutch.

Laszlo performed the voice of Nai Nai in the Hebrew-Language dub of the 2019 animated film Abominable.

Filmography

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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	**		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
**	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	**	Rachel	Alongside her daughter-in-law Romi Aboulafia
2015–2017	Mossad 101	Doris Levi	TV series
2017–present	Nevsu	Nitza	TV series
Winner: International Emmy Award – Comedy
2020	Laila in Haifa	Hanna	Amos Gitai film
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Awards and recognition

• 2005 Cannes Film Festival
• Best Actress Award for Free Zone
• Ophir Award for Best Actress for Free Zone (nomination)
• Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actress for Alila (nomination)

References

References

1. [https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=חנה+לסלאו Hana Laszlo's filmography] (in Hebrew)
2. "The Wonders of Hana Laszlo".
3. [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4918460/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Ben Giladi]
4. D'Alessandro, Anthony. (23 September 2019). "Nicolas Cage & Alex Wolff Team For Truffle Hunter Pic 'Pig'".
5. White, Peter. (11 April 2019). "'Fauda' Writer Michal Aviram, 'Harem' Star Romi Aboulafia & 'The Affair' Co-Creator Hagai Levi Team On Female Detective Thriller 'The Public'".
6. (17 January 2018). "Sundance: Pulse, AI Film Partner to Launch New Film Fund Backed by Len Blavatnik".
7. (24 February 2014). "Film Review: 'Anywhere Else'".
8. (5 November 2014). "Vancouver Jewish Film Festival highlights culture and movement".
9. "Festival de Cannes: Free Zone". festival-cannes.com.
10. (23 May 2005). "Hanna Laslo wins best actress at Cannes".
11. "בשבת: חנה לסלאו מקבלת פרס מפעל חיים - ופותחת את הלב".

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