Miri Shilon | |
Birth Date: | 19 June 1954 |
Birth Place: | Kfar Shmuel, Israel |
Other Names: | Miriam Tzivion |
Occupation: | actress, television presenter, producer, editor, journalist |
Children: | 2 |
Relations: | Yigal Shilon (brother-in-law) |
Miri Shilon (born June 19, 1954) is an Israeli actress, television personality, journalist, producer and editor.[1] [2]
Miriam Tzivion (later Miri Shilon) was born and raised in Kfar Shmuel. She travelled to US and met a fellow Israeli television personality and journalist Dan Shilon in New York when Dan Shilon was married and worked as a reporter for the Israel Broadcasting Authority. She was a member of the Defense Ministry's delegation to the US government at that time.[3]
In 2005, Dan Shilon divorced his first wife and married Miri. They have two children; Adi and Dafna. The couple divorced in 2012.[4]
The couple hosted a television programme together after their marriage. Shilon also acted in a TV series, titled City Tower in 2001. Her role as Miri Shilon was played by a fellow Israeli actress, Michal Yannai in an Israeli comical musical telenova HaShir Shelanu based on episodes from Shilon's life.