Levana Finkelstein

• Name — Levana Finkelstein • Native Name — לבנה פינקלשטיין • Born — 21 September 1947 • Birthplace — Sofia, Bulgaria • Occupation — * Actress • sculptor • Years Active — 1969–present

Levana Finkelstein was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. However, when she was just one year old, her family moved to Israel. She spent her youth in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. She studied acting at the Beit Zvi School of Performing Arts and in New York City. She then worked in theater before making her film debut in the 1969 drama *Margo Sheli*, directed by Menahem Golan, in which she played the lead role of Margo alongside Oded Teomi, Avner Hizkiyahu, and Abraham Ronai. Since then, she has established herself in both Israeli film and on Israeli theater stages. In 2009, she won the Israeli Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Mona in Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor’s sports comedy Sumo – A Matter of Size, and in 2014, she was nominated for Best Actress for In the End, a Celebration. As a sculptor, she creates bronze sculptures. A group of her sculptures symbolizing the bilateral friendship between Bulgaria and Israel was installed in 2005 in Sofia in the garden of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1972 — I Love You Rosa — Jamila • 1978 — Rocking Horse • 2005 — The Mechanik — Mary Abramoff • 2006 — Aviva, My Love — Violette • 2009 — A Matter of Size — Mona Mesika • 2015 — The Farewell Party