Acting
Lea Koenig
Born November 30, 1929 · Łódź, Second Polish Republic [now Poland] (age 96)
No biography available.
Known For
Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club · 2017Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club
★ 5.12017
MovieDrama
What is going on behind the closed doors of the women-only secret club? The first rule is that love is prohibited. When Sophie falls in love with a mysterious man, she must choose between her last chance for true love to her loyalty to the club.
The Highway Queen · 1971The Highway Queen
★ 4.91971
MovieDrama
A story of a street walker, who tries to leave the world of prostitution when she gets pregnant.
Worlds Apart · 1980Worlds Apart
1980
MovieRomanceWar
After fighting the Arab armies, Assaf, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with an American living in the Arab district of Jerusalem. One day, he believes he recognizes a wanted terrorist.
Whose Shoes Are These ? · 2001Whose Shoes Are These ?
2001
Movie
The film tells the story of an unexpected meeting between a widower and a widow who meet while staying at a hotel. Both of them carry feelings of loneliness after losing their spouses. As they begin to talk, they share memories, emotions, and experiences from their lives. Gradually, a connection develops between them, raising questions about loneliness, love, and the possibility of starting a new relationship later in life. The film explores themes of loss, human connection, and the hope of finding companionship again.
Tsili · 2015Tsili
★ 5.22015
MovieDramaWar
Tsili is a young girl caught in the middle of World War II. After her family is taken to a concentration camp, Tsili hides in the forest, free from hatred and men, until the arrival of Marek, a stranger who speaks to her in Yiddish.
Hanna's Journey · 2014Hanna's Journey
★ 6.12014
MovieRomanceComedy
A German girl travels to Israel to help people with disabilities, where she learns a lot about the role of her grandparents in WWII and meets a man who wants to move to Berlin.
Lupo! · 1970Lupo!
★ 7.51970
MovieDrama
Menahem Golan directs this warmhearted comedy. A wily widower that deals in used furniture fights progress (and city hall). His home slated to be bulldozed, his business in trouble and his daughter poised to leave the nest with her wealthy fiancé, small-time Tel Aviv junk dealer Lupo (Yehuda Barkan) still finds the courage to keep his life, and his pride, intact.
Things · 1995Things
★ 7.01995
MovieDrama
The story of three men living in Tel Aviv. They set off to attend a funeral. Unfortunately, they cannot find the right cemetery. Later the story shifts to their complex love lives.
Movies
Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club · 2017Madam Yankelova's Fine Literature Club
★ 5.12017
MovieDrama
What is going on behind the closed doors of the women-only secret club? The first rule is that love is prohibited. When Sophie falls in love with a mysterious man, she must choose between her last chance for true love to her loyalty to the club.
The Highway Queen · 1971The Highway Queen
★ 4.91971
MovieDrama
A story of a street walker, who tries to leave the world of prostitution when she gets pregnant.
Worlds Apart · 1980Worlds Apart
1980
MovieRomanceWar
After fighting the Arab armies, Assaf, an Israeli soldier, falls in love with an American living in the Arab district of Jerusalem. One day, he believes he recognizes a wanted terrorist.
Whose Shoes Are These ? · 2001Whose Shoes Are These ?
2001
Movie
The film tells the story of an unexpected meeting between a widower and a widow who meet while staying at a hotel. Both of them carry feelings of loneliness after losing their spouses. As they begin to talk, they share memories, emotions, and experiences from their lives. Gradually, a connection develops between them, raising questions about loneliness, love, and the possibility of starting a new relationship later in life. The film explores themes of loss, human connection, and the hope of finding companionship again.
Tsili · 2015Tsili
★ 5.22015
MovieDramaWar
Tsili is a young girl caught in the middle of World War II. After her family is taken to a concentration camp, Tsili hides in the forest, free from hatred and men, until the arrival of Marek, a stranger who speaks to her in Yiddish.
Hanna's Journey · 2014Hanna's Journey
★ 6.12014
MovieRomanceComedy
A German girl travels to Israel to help people with disabilities, where she learns a lot about the role of her grandparents in WWII and meets a man who wants to move to Berlin.
Lupo! · 1970Lupo!
★ 7.51970
MovieDrama
Menahem Golan directs this warmhearted comedy. A wily widower that deals in used furniture fights progress (and city hall). His home slated to be bulldozed, his business in trouble and his daughter poised to leave the nest with her wealthy fiancé, small-time Tel Aviv junk dealer Lupo (Yehuda Barkan) still finds the courage to keep his life, and his pride, intact.
Things · 1995Things
★ 7.01995
MovieDrama
The story of three men living in Tel Aviv. They set off to attend a funeral. Unfortunately, they cannot find the right cemetery. Later the story shifts to their complex love lives.
The Testament · 2017The Testament
★ 6.22017
MovieDrama
Yoel, a meticulous historian leading a significant debate against holocaust deniers, discovers that his mother carries a false identity. A mystery about a man who is willing to risk everything to discover the truth.
Two Heartbeats · 1972Two Heartbeats
★ 8.01972
Movie
A law student makes money by donating sperm, and has a steady relationship with his girlfriend. A plane crash causes him to get injured and lose his potency. He marries his girlfriend, but the feeling of emptiness and the knowledge that he will not have children with his wife lead him on a destructive search for the last woman to whom she donated sperm.
TV Shows
Shtisel · 2013Shtisel
★ 7.92013
SeriesDrama
Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva.
A Happy Place · 2025A Happy Place
★ 8.52025
SeriesDramaComedy
Vered is in a 40-year-old crisis - her marriage is boring, work is boring and the house is suffocating. One evening Naomi, her aging mother, declares that she has lost the purpose of life and asks Vered to kill her. Vered does not agree and goes on a wild journey in order to find meaning in both of their lives.