Liraz Charhi Explained

Liraz Charhi
Birth Date:31 May 1978
Birth Place:Ramla, Israel
Origin:Iran, Israel
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Israeli Hebrew music, Iranian music[1]
Occupation:Singer, actress
Years Active:2004–present

Liraz Charhi (Hebrew: לירז צ'רכי; 31 May 1978) is an Iranian-Israeli actress, singer and dancer. She is the niece of singer Rita Jahan-Farouz.

Early life

Charhi was born in Ramla, Israel, to an Iranian Jewish family.[2] She was enlisted as a soldier to the Israel Defense Forces, serving in the military band of the Education and Youth Corps, until 1999.

Career

Charhi began singing and performing at the age of 6,[3] and made her debut as stage actress at the Habima National Theatre, where she worked professionally from 11 to 14; then she studied at the Beit Zvi Stage Arts School.[4] She appeared in the Israeli TV series Ha-Masa'it in 2002 and gained further attention after a nomination by the Israeli Film Academy (Ophir Award) for her role in the 2004 film Turn Left at the End of the World (Sof Ha'Olam Smola). She was invited to the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2006, and afterwards started pursuing a career in Hollywood.[5]

Charhi has since become known for her roles in the French mini TV series Revivre, and the films, Fair Game (2010)[6] and A Late Quartet (2012) in which she played the jogger and flamenco dancing girlfriend of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

As a singer she has released the singles "Od Tzohorayim" and "Al Tafsik" which have been played on radio in Israel.[4] Charhi's first album sung in Persian, Naz, was released in 2018.[7]

In November 2020, Charhi's second Persian album, titled Zan (meaning "woman"), was released on Glitterbeat Records in collaboration with Raman Loveworld and some other Iranian artists. Some artists collaborated anonymously, and some have joined the project publicly, despite the risks involved in collaborating with an Israeli artist. The first release from the album was "Injah".[7] [8]

In 2020, she played Yael Kadosh, an Israeli Mossad agent in the Israeli espionage television series Tehran (Hebrew: טהרן), written by Zonder and Omri Shenhar and directed by Daniel Syrkin. The series is about the Iran–Israel proxy conflict; and it premiered in Israel on 22 June 2020 and on 25 September 2020 internationally on Apple TV+.[9]

Personal life

She was married to Israeli composer and conductor Ziv "Kojo" Cojocaru from 2004 to 2010.[10] She married Israeli actor Tom Avni in 2013, and they have two daughters.[11] [12]

Discography

Albums

Songs / videos

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Fair Game Dr. Zahraa
2011-2013 Sabri Maranan Canarit, Adam's date 2 episodes
2012 A Late Quartet Pilar
2020 Tehran Yael Kadosh Main role
TBA The Rental 2 Agent Berenice Upcoming sequel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iranian musicians help out in secret on Israeli singer's new record . . 8 October 2020 .
  2. Web site: Liraz Charhi. Israeli's other Iranian Star. Iran-Israel Observer. 27 April 2013. 20 February 2014. https://archive.today/20140220110733/http://iran-israel-observer.com/2013/04/27/liraz-charhi-israels-other-iranian-star/#selection-152.0-152.1. 20 February 2014.
  3. Web site: 'Tehran' star Liraz Charhi sings for women's freedom in Iran, Israel . 2023-08-03 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en-US.
  4. News: Her own song. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611070836/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-108275931.html. dead. 11 June 2014. Jerusalem Post. 21 April 2005. 20 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Pfefferman . Naomi . 2010-11-04 . Israeli Actress Liraz Charhi in "Fair Game" [VIDEO] ]. 2023-08-03 . Jewish Journal . en-US.
  6. Book: Milne, Jeff. Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: The Complete Guide to the Movie Trivia Game. 20 July 2009. Jeff Milne. 978-0-615-28521-4. 41.
  7. News: Nash . Indiana . Israeli-Iranian musician Liraz took time to discover her roots . 12 December 2021 . The Daily Gazette . 18 August 2021 . Schenectady, NY.
  8. News: Iranian musicians help up in secret on Israeli singer's new record. Oliver Holmes. 8 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008054603/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/iranian-musicians-help-out-in-secret-on-israeli-singers-new-record. 8 October 2020. 9 October 2020.
  9. News: October 28, 2019. Production begins on timely and gripping new Israeli drama series TEHRAN – Cineflix. cineflix.com. 12 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Ziv Kojo. Omnilexica.com. 20 February 2014. 26 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180626001501/http://www.omnilexica.com/?q=ziv+kojo. dead.
  11. News: Cornwell . Jane . Liraz interview - I refuse to be silenced like women in Iran who see my videos and tell me "thank-you!" . 14 April 2023 . Songlines . Mark Allen Group . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221021071516/https://www.songlines.co.uk/features/liraz-interview-i-refuse-to-be-silenced-like-women-in-iran-who-see-my-videos-and-tell-me-thank-you . 21 October 2022 . London.
  12. Web site: Liraz Charhi is singing for her sisters . 2023-08-03 . www.thejc.com.
  13. Web site: Honigmann. David. 2020-11-06. Liraz: Zan — a secret Israeli-Iranian musical collaboration. 2020-11-19. www.ft.com.