Daliah Lavi

Daliah Lavi (born Daliah Lewinbuk on October 12, 1942) is an Israeli actress, singer and model.

Born in Shavei Zion, British Mandate of Palestine, she studied ballet in Stockholm, Sweden, where she appeared in her first film Hemsöborna (1955). Returning to Israel, her career took off properly in 1960, when she started appearing in a large number of European and American productions. Fluent in several languages, she has been in German, French, Italian, Spanish and English-language films.

Lavi's film appearances include Vincente Minnelli's Two Weeks in Another Town (1962), Mario Bava's gothic classic La Frusta e il corpo, or The Whip and the Body (1963), the role of The Girl in Lord Jim, and the first Matt Helm movie The Silencers (1966) opposite Dean Martin. However, her most famous role is probably as 'The Detainer/007' in Casino Royale (1967).

With the decline of her film career, Lavi began a successful schlager singing career in Germany, with hits such as "Oh, wann kommst du?" and "Willst du mit mir gehn?".

Partial filmography

• Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
• La Frusta e il corpo, aka The Whip and the Body (1963)
• Old Shatterhand (1964)
• Lord Jim (1965)
• Ten Little Indians (1965)
• The Silencers (1966)
• Casino Royale (1967)
• Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)
• Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
• Some Girls Do (1969)
• Catlow (1971)

External links

• Daliah Lavi at the Internet Movie Database
• Daliah Lavi Shrine (this site is mainly considering Lavi's acting, not so much her singing career)