Amit Farkash
Amit Farkash | |
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 Amit Farkash | |
| Born | Melissa Amit Farkash May 26, 1989 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Melissa Amit Farkash (Hebrew: עמית פרקש; born May 26, 1989) is a Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer of Jewish ancestry and is famous as the protagonist of the television series Split.
Biography
Farkash born in Toronto, Ontario. At the age of two years, she was living with her family in Ramat Hasharon, Caesarea, Israel. At thirteen, she began to study singing. She became known in 2006 when she recorded the song Millions of Stars in memory of her brother, Captain Tom Farkash, who died in a helicopter crash during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. On hearing of his death, Amit asked a friend of Tom to write the song, being sung by Amit for the first time at his funeral. It gained fame on radio and became the song most closely identified with the war.[1]
From 2007 to 2008 Farkash played a lead role in the Israeli version of High School Musical.[2] She also performed at the Hanukkah Festigal in 2009 and 2011.[3] In 2010 she published her debut album Feel and released the single Something New.[4]
In 2009 Farkash got her first big lead role in TV. She co-starred with Yon Tumarkin in the Israeli drama series Split. The series has been a huge international success and was sold to 78 different countries.[5][6] In 2012 Amit Farkash was a contestant in season seven of the Israeli series Dancing With the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Oron Dahan and won the third place.[7][8] Since 2014 Amit is portraying Dana in the TV series The Nerd Club.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Plaited Braid | ||
| 2017 | Kimaat Mefursemet | Mya | |
| 2017 | Mo'adon ha'khnounim: ha'seret | Dana | |
| 2017 | Journey of the Ring | Raffaella |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alex pro and cons | Aya | Main role |
| 2009–2012 | Split | Ella Rosen | TV series, 135 episodes, lead role |
| 2012 | Rokdim Im Kochavim | Herself | |
| 2014 | The Nerd Club | Dana | main role |
Discography
- 2006: מיליון כוכבים (Million of Stars, single)
- 2010: Something New (single)
References
- ^ "Song Million of Stars". Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "שש על האש". ynet.co.il. May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Amit Farkash confirmada no Hanukkah Festigal 2011!". Splitaddiction.wordpress.com. June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Amit Farkash". Viki.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ "Телеканал ТЕТ начал съемки сериала "Сплит"". TSN. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ "TV Show 'Split' is Winning American Hearts". Vampires.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Yifat Halali (July 22, 2012). "רוקדים עם כוכבים: אסף הרץ ועמית פרקש שומרים נגיעה!". Mako. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Dancing with the Stars – Season 7". Gilp.co.il. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Amit Farkash". IMDb. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
External links
- Amit Farkash at IMDb
- Amit Farkash at Ishim (Israeli film data base)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Toronto
- Canadian emigrants to Israel
- Canadian people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli people of Canadian descent
- Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
- Israeli television actresses
- Jewish Canadian actresses
- Musicians from Toronto
- People from Ramat HaSharon
- People from Caesarea