Nationality Israeli Citizenship American Years active 1954–1969 Other name Ziva Shapir | Other names Ziva Shapir | |
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Full Name Ziva Blechman(Hebrew: זיוה בלכמן) Spouse James R. Creech III (m. 1967–1975) Movies Last Train from Gun Hill, Pharaoh's Curse, 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt, Macumba Love, Forty Guns Similar Earl Holliman, Brian G Hutton, Brad Dexter, Elana Eden, Carolyn Jones | ||
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Ziva Rodann (born 2 March 1933), known first as Ziva Shapir, is an Israeli-American actress and mime artist. She was a Hollywood film star and a frequent guest star on television series from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.
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- Mummy wearing pyjamas1957 drama thriller mark dana ziva rodann
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Rodann was born Ziva Blechman (Hebrew: זיוה בלכמן) in Haifa to Yeshaiahu "Shaya" Blechman, a professor of mathematics, and his wife, Rosa. She first arrived in the United States in 1947, when she was sent to live with her aunt and uncle in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended and graduated from Kirkwood High School. When she returned to Israel, she was accepted at the Habima Theatre and later joined the Chamber Theatre, where she played leading roles.
In 1954, she was named queen of Israel's wine festival and toured America to promote Israeli wine.
Career
Rodann made her American film debut in Pharaoh's Curse (1957), a United Artists release. Her first notable film was the Hal B. Wallis production Last Train from Gun Hill (1958), in which she played a Native American opposite Kirk Douglas. She portrayed Orpah (Naomi's daughter-in-law) in the 20th Century Fox biblical epic The Story of Ruth (1960), which stars another Israeli actress, Elana Eden. She played Nefertiti in two Batman episodes, "The Curse of Tut" (1966) and "The Pharaoh's in a Rut" (1966). She has appeared in more than 40 films and television productions.
Personal life
Rodann's first husband was Mr. Zapick, deputy director of Israel's Defense Ministry Purchase Mission to Paris.
Her brief marriage to Reid Kimball was annulled in 1964.
She married her third husband, actor and writer James R. Creech, in 1967.
On 20 December 1974, Rodann became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
Divorced from Creech in December 1975, she married Fred S. Meade on 5 February 1977 in Los Angeles. Meade died in 2002.
