Orna Porat
Orna Porat | |
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| אורנה פורת | |
 Orna Porat (1957) | |
| Born | Irene Klein June 6, 1924 |
| Died | August 6, 2015 (aged 91) Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Proter (1946-?); 2 children |
Orna Porat (Hebrew: אורנה פורת; June 6, 1924 – August 6, 2015) was a German-born Israeli theater actress.
Life and career
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She was born Irene Klein in Cologne, Germany, in 1924. Her father, Willi, was Catholic, and her mother, Elise, Protestant, but she chose atheism and socialism in her youth.[1] In 1934 her family moved to Porz, where she attended high school. During these years, she was a member of the Hitler Youth, although her family opposed this affiliation.
She attended drama school and began her stage career at a repertory theater in
In the early 1960s, she spent three years in France and England studying children's theater. Upon her return to Israel she founded the Orna Porat Children's Theater, under the wing of the Cameri. In 1970, the children's theater became independent. Porat directed several productions. She retired from managing the Children's Theater after nineteen years. She helped establish ASSITEJ, an international children's theater association.[2]
She died at the age of 91 on 6 August 2015 in Ramat Gan, Israel.[3]
Awards and recognition
- Porat won the Kinor David prize, awarded by Yedioth Ahronoth, on three occasions: in 1970; 1974 and 1980.
- In 1979, she received the Israel prize for her lifetime achievement in theater.[4]
- In 1997, she received the Israel Theater Lifetime Achievement award.
- In 2005, she won the EMET Prize for science, art, and culture, awarded by the Israeli Prime Minister.[5]
- Other awards received by her include the Brenner Prize.
See also
- Israeli culture
References
- ^ Profile, jwa.org; accessed 7 August 2015.
- ^ "The grand woman of Israeli theater". The Jerusalem Post. 1 December 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Notice of death of Orna Porat, ynetnews.com; accessed 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1979" (in Hebrew). Israel Prize official website. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Orna Porat". EMET Prize website. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
External links
- Orna Porat at IMDb
- Orna Porat - Biographical Summary, at University of Haifa Website
Media related to Orna Porat at Wikimedia Commons
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