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Ofra Haza

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Ofra Haza

Born November 19, 1957 · Tel Aviv, Israel

Died February 23, 2000 · aged 42

Ofra Haza (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was an Israeli singer, songwriter, and actress, commonly known in the Western world as "the Madonna of the East", or "the Israeli Madonna". Her voice has been described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked her at number 186 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Of Yemenite-Mizrahi descent, Haza performed music kn…

Known For

The Prince of EgyptThe Prince of Egypt · 1998
The Prince of Egypt
★ 7.31998
MovieAdventureAnimation
The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
Queen MargotQueen Margot · 1994
Queen Margot
★ 7.21994
MovieDramaHistory
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
The GovernessThe Governess · 1998
The Governess
★ 5.81998
MovieDramaRomance
When the father of privileged Rosina da Silva violently dies, she decides to pass herself off as a gentile and finds employment with a family in faraway Scotland. Soon she and the family father, Charles, start a passionate secret affair.
The HitThe Hit · 1979
The Hit
★ 5.91979
MovieComedyMusic
Dr. Shuki Chaftziva is a ballroom dancing instructor who tries his hand at match-making. He follows the obituaries and takes his client, Zigi Fuchsman, an auto mechanic and childhood friend, to comfort the mourners and check out the widow and her property. At the same time, Ben Gurion Shemesh, a grease monkey who wants to be a singer, tries to win the heart of Dina, the disco floozy and also Zigi's daughter
צדק מוחלטצדק מוחלט · 1998
צדק מוחלט
★ 8.51998
MovieDramaThriller
West Side GirlWest Side Girl · 1979
West Side Girl
★ 7.51979
MovieMusicComedy
Vered, an attractive blind singer, meets and is befriended by three students. The trio decides to save enough money for the surgery which may restore Vered's sight. After many attempts, two of them commit petty theft and are sent to prison. The third takes Vered to the surgery which is successful. Although Vered regains her sight, she loses her friends...

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