Actress

American 'Heroes,' 'Nashville' actress Hayden Panettiere dies at 36

"She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her – and to the millions who watched her on screen," her representative told ABC News.

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Hayden Panettiere poses at the 6th Annual Hollywood Style awards at the Armand Hammer museum in Los Angeles, California.
From left: Jerusalem Film Festival artistic director Orr Sigoli, Jerusalem Film Festival director Roni Mahadav-Levin, Jerusalem Cinematheque executive board chairman Dani Mimran, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, and Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa.

Jerusalem Film Festival opens 43rd edition at Sultan's Pool with 6,000 guests

Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today, was the festival’s guest of honor and received an award in recognition of his cinematic achievements.

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EVGENIA DODINA in ‘Mama.’ She exemplifies the kind of woman who has made the devastating choice to leave her family behind so that she can support them.

Israeli actress Evgenia Dodina triumphs in Or Sinai's ‘Mama’ - review

Speaking in Polish rather than her native Russian, Dodina gives a memorable performance in "Mama" – one of her many unforgettable theatrical accomplishments.

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DAME HELEN Mirren attends a reception at St James's Palace to mark International Women's Day and the fifteenth year of WOW on March 10, 2026 in London, England.

'Evil Zionist b****': Helen Mirren harassed on London streets over Israel support

The 80-year-old Oscar-winning actress was walking at night with her husband, director Taylor Hackford, a video posted on X/Twitter showed, when she was accosted.

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Actress Alyssa Milano faces criticism after tweet targeting Israel

Milano is criticized after singling out Israel for receiving US aid in Congress's new coronavirus aid package.

DECEMBER 26, 2020ByGADI ZAIG
Actor Alyssa Milano makes remarks as Attorney Michael Avenatti listens, at a protest outside the White House in Washington, July 17, 2018

Actress Elsa Raven, Back to the Future's 'Clocktower Lady,' dies at 91

Raven's career was filled with small but significant roles in a number of well known films and television series.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A doctored picture of Hollywood actors Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson from "Back to the Future," which a Facebook pranker claimed was of an unidentified couple from 1950s Tel Aviv.

Unorthodox, a series starring Shira Haas, takes home an Emmy

Haas, who was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series, looked lovely as she watched the Emmy broadcast from Israel.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN
Emmy-nominated Shira Haas stars in Netflix's "Unorthodox"

British actress Diana Rigg, 82, passed away

Rigg was famous for her role in the cult 1960s TV series 'The Avengers,' as well as subsequent appearances in 'James Bond' and 'Game of Thrones.'

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020ByREUTERS
Diana Rigg gives the thumbs up sign as she holds her Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play in New York City, U.S., June 12, 1994.

Olivia de Havilland – gone with the wind but never to be underestimated

Funnily enough in retrospect, one of that night’s big Oscar winners was Catherine Zeta-Jones, who would go on to play de Havilland in Feud: Bette and Joan.

JULY 27, 2020ByTNS
Actress Olivia de Havilland, former Oscar winner introduces fellow former Oscar winners as they pose for a group photograph at the 75th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, U.S. March 23, 2003.

Winona Ryder opens up about the childhood trauma the Holocaust gave her

Ryder said that her biggest childhood fear was that someone would knock on the door and drag them off to be murdered, like her father's family who perished in the Holocaust.

JULY 13, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
26th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 19, 2020 – Winona Ryder

'Glee' star Naya Rivera presumed drowned as search continues for body

Rivera's son was found alone and sleeping in a drifting boat on Wednesday and told authorities they had both gone swimming but his mother never returned.

JULY 10, 2020ByREUTERS
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Actress Naya Rivera, from the Fox series "Glee," arrives at the 2014 People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California January 8, 2014

Bar Refaeli fined, to do community service for tax evasion

The case centered on Refaeli's income that she earned abroad in the years 2009-2012 and the concealment of additional income and benefits that she received in Israel.

JUNE 9, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli poses at the NBC All-Star party in Beverly Hills, California July 20, 2008

Israeli actress Shira Haas wins Best Actress award at Tribeca Festival

Israeli actress Shira Haas won the award for Best Actress in an International Narrative Feature Film or her performance in the film, Asia, by Ruthy Pribar.

APRIL 30, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN
Shira Haas (left) and Alena Yiv from the movie, Asia

'Sex and the City' actress Lynn Cohen dies, aged 86

Cohen's career spanned over 40 years and included a performance as former prime minister Golda Meir in Stephen Spielberg's 2005 critically acclaimed film 'Munich.'

FEBRUARY 16, 2020ByAARON REICH
Lynn Cohen in a scene from ‘The Pickle Recipe