13 Facts About Gila Almagor

Gila Almagor Agmon is an Israeli actress, film star, and author.

When her mother was institutionalized in 1954, Gila Almagor was sent to Hadassim youth village.

At the age of 17, Gila Almagor debuted in Habima's production of The Skin of Our Teeth.

Gila Almagor was married to Yaakov Agmon, former director of the Habima Theatre, until his death in 2020.

Gila Almagor has played leading roles in many plays, among them Anne Frank, Jeanne d'Arc, The Crucible, Three Sisters, The Bride and the Butterfly Hunt, They Were All My Children, and Medea.

Gila Almagor has appeared in over 50 films, including Siege, Queen of the Road, The House on Chelouche Street, Hide and Seek, El Dorado, Life According to Agfa and The Summer of Aviya.

Gila Almagor starred as the mother of Avner, the main character in the 2005 film Munich.

Gila Almagor appears in The Debt, about a former Mossad agent who comes back to kill an escaped Nazi doctor.

In 2005, Gila Almagor played a therapist in the award-winning Israeli television series BeTipul.

Gila Almagor currently serves as chair of cultural activities in the City Council of Tel Aviv and many other boards to promote the arts for children and in efforts to make international exchange between the Israeli performing arts world and abroad.

Gila Almagor has received 10 Kinor David awards for her work in film and theater.

Gila Almagor received the Life Achievement Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival in 1996, a Life Achievement Award from the Israeli Academy of Cinema in 1997.

In 1995, Gila Almagor received a National Jewish Book Award for Under the Domin Tree.