Levana Finkelstein, an
outstanding and award-winning actress, and an award-winning sculptress
was born in Bulgaria and lives
in Israel and the U.S. Levana Finkelstein studied acting at the Beit
Tzvi School of Drama in Israel as well as at the H.B. Studio in New
York City, with the legendary acting teacher Ms. Uta Hagen.
In New York, Herbert Berghof
(Uta Hagen’s husband) chose her to star in several productions at
the H.B. Playwrite Theatre, including Poor Murderer and Donna Rosita,
among others.
In Israel, Finkelstein is a
major star in Film, Television and Theatre productions. Finkelstein is
also a member of the Israeli Film and Television Academy as well as in the
European Film Accademy. She has won many highly coveted awards, the most recent
of which are the Best Actress Award in the International Film Festival at
Valladolid Spain and Best Actress Award in the Haifa International Film
Festival, for her starring role in "Yhe Farwell Party", The Israel Film Academy Best Supporting Actress
for her role im A Matter of Size, the Best Actress Award at the International Jerusalem Film
Festival for her starring role as the Mother in the Film “Mother
V”. The movies with her have been screened and have gained acclaims at numerous
prestigious Film Festivals around the world including the Venice Days Film
Festival.
Levana's resume
is a list of Levana
Finkelstein’s extraordinary body of work as an actress.
Levana's acting career landed her on other forms of arts as sculptin and painings Levana Finkelstein -Sculpting and Painting
To contact Levana write to: levanaf@yahoo.com