Ziva Rodann, known first as Ziva Shapir, is an Israeli-American actress.
16 Facts About Ziva Rodann
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Ziva Rodann was a Hollywood film star and a frequent guest star on television series from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.
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Ziva Rodann first arrived in the United States in 1947, when she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in St Louis, Missouri, US, where she attended and graduated from Kirkwood High School as Ziva Blackman.
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Ziva Rodann was accepted at the Habima Theatre, where she studied acting, and then joined the Israeli army in 1952.
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Ziva Rodann began her film career with an appearance in Israel's first film, Hill 24 Doesn't Answer, in 1955.
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Ziva Rodann was billed second after actor Mark Dana and played the part of Simira, a mysterious Egyptian woman.
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Ziva Rodann's final credit as Ziva Shapir was a minor role in The Tattered Dress, starring Jeff Chandler and Jeanne Crain.
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In 1957, Shapir changed her stage name to Ziva Rodann and was given a supporting role in Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns, starring Barbara Stanwyck.
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Ziva Rodann followed this with uncredited performances as a gypsy singer in Yul Brynner's The Brothers Karamazov and an entertainer in Elvis Presley's King Creole.
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Ziva Rodann portrayed Naomi's daughter-in-law Orpah in the 20th Century Fox biblical epic The Story of Ruth, which stars another Israeli actress, Elana Eden.
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Ziva Rodann portrayed an Indian maharani in an episode of The Tab Hunter Show in 1961 and appeared in an episode of Perry Mason in 1962, as well as an episode of The Real McCoys.
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Ziva Rodann played Nefertiti in two Batman episodes, "The Curse of Tut" and "The Pharaoh's in a Rut".
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Ziva Rodann has appeared in more than 40 films and television productions.
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In one short scene from the film, Ziva Rodann appears nude wrapped only in boa cloth.
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Ziva Rodann married her third husband, actor and writer James R Creech in 1967.
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On 20 December 1974, Ziva Rodann became a naturalized citizen of the United States.