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Michal Yannai

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Michal Yannai
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Back in the 1990s, when Israel had only one (cables') kids' channel, Michal Yannai was the host of the main small kids' show. This role entitled her a lifetime typecast of "queen of the children", a typecast she hoped to break by appearing some years later in a controversial self reality show that dealt with her alleged true stories of doing drugs and orgies. She eventually broke her contract and refused to let the show on the air, and was promptly sued by the producers. Her second thoughts were allegedly pushed forward by her new businessman husband, Ofer Resles. The couple got divorced two years later, resulting in a bitter alimony war in court.

Though appearing in various shows and films, including a short stint in the US, it was a decade later after her initial fame that the attractive blond gained newfound glory. She did so by parodying herself as "the has been queen of the children" in the Israeli version of the play "Avenue Q".
BornJune 18, 1972
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    Known for

    Al Pacino in 88 Minutes (2007)
    88 Minutes
    5.9
    • Leeza Pearson
    • 2007
    Ha-Shminiya (2005)
    Ha-Shminiya
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Tamar Zehavi
    William Hope and Tyler Jensen in Finding Rin Tin Tin (2007)
    Finding Rin Tin Tin
    5.1
    • Monique(as Michal Yanai)
    • 2007
    Mega Snake (2007)
    Mega Snake
    3.5
    TV Movie
    • Fay(as Michal Yanai)
    • 2007

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    Actress



    • Underwater Speculations
      • Post-production



    • Anna Steffaniee and Achinoam Moyal in Remnants (2024)
      Remnants
      TV Mini Series
      • Tali
      • 2024
    • Rescue Team (2017)
      Rescue Team
      TV Series
      • Mali
      • 2017–2023
    • Sarit Wuvet, Yoram Toledano, and Shai Fredo in Exodus 91 (2023)
      Exodus 91
      7.6
      • Hilda Naim
      • 2023
    • Shlomo Bar-Aba, Yehuda Barkan, and Nitza Shaul in Love in Suspenders (2019)
      Love in Suspenders
      8.3
      • Benno's Daughter
      • 2019
    • Fullmoon (2017)
      Fullmoon
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Iris Shilo
      • 2017
    • My Mother and I (2015)
      My Mother and I
      Short
      • Smadar
      • 2015
    • Summer Break Diaries (2012)
      Summer Break Diaries
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Ruthi
      • 2012–2013
    • Adam (2013)
      Adam
      6.4
      Short
      • Ronit
      • 2013
    • Single Plus (2012)
      Single Plus
      4.8
      • Dalia
      • wife
      • 2012
    • Naor's Friends (2006)
      Naor's Friends
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Ayala
      • 2011
    • Mandelbaum Balash Prati (2009)
      Mandelbaum Balash Prati
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Shifra Bat-Ze'ev
      • 2010
    • The Ran Quadruplets (2008)
      The Ran Quadruplets
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Neta Ran
      • 2008–2010
    • Pink Subaru (2009)
      Pink Subaru
      6.0
      • Smadar
      • 2009
    • It's Alive (2009)
      It's Alive
      3.5
      • Wrinkled Nurse
      • 2009
    • Ulai Hapa'am (2006)
      Ulai Hapa'am
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Dafna Gur
      • 2006–2008

    Producer



    • My Mother and I (2015)
      My Mother and I
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015

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    • Alternative names
      • Michal Yanai
    • Born
      • June 18, 1972
      • Israel
    • Spouses
        Ben MuskalMarch 3, 2009 - present (1 child)
    • Other works
      2007: Plays the "has been actress" in the Israeli version of the play "Avenue Q"

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      Daughter of Moshe Yanai.

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