✎ About Haya Harareet

Haya Harareet was born on September 20, 1931 in Haifa, Palestine, Palestine, is Actress, Writer. Born in Palestine before the inception of the Israeli state in the city of Haifa, she first distinguished herself by winning one of the first beauty contests in the nascent Israel. Haya Harareet (also spelled Hararit) made her debut in Thorold Dickinson's film Giv'a 24 Eina Ona (1955) ("Hill 24 Doesn't Answer"). The landmark Israeli film, mostly in English, is also the first feature-length production to be shot and processed entirely in Israel, and made for international distribution. The film was an official selection at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival and Harareet won an award for her role in the film. She plays Miriam Mizrahi, a fourth generation, dark-eyed and beautiful Sabra, working for the underground.Best-known for her role as Esther, opposite Charlton Heston in William Wyler's film classic Ben-Hur (1959), she also played in Francesco Maselli's La donna del giorno (1957) ("The Doll that Took the Town") with Virna Lisi, _Edgar G. Ulmer''s Antinea, l'amante della città sepolta (1961) ("Journey Beneath The Desert", AKA "The Lost Kingdom")with Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Basil Dearden's The Secret Partner (1961) with Stewart Granger. She cowrote the screenplay for Our Mother's House (1967) which starred Dirk Bogarde.Ms. Harareet was also credited as a presenter for 'Best Special Effects' at the 32nd Annual Academy Awards in 1960.She was married to the British film director Jack Clayton until his death in 1995.
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Popular As	Haya Harareet
Occupation	Actress
Age	92 years old
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Born	September 20, 1931 ( Haifa, Palestine, Palestine)
Birthday	September 20
Town/City	Haifa, Palestine, Palestine
Nationality	Palestine

🌙 Zodiac

Haya Harareet’s zodiac sign is Libra. According to astrologers, People born under the sign of Libra are peaceful, fair, and they hate being alone. Partnership is very important for them, as their mirror and someone giving them the ability to be the mirror themselves. These individuals are fascinated by balance and symmetry, they are in a constant chase for justice and equality, realizing through life that the only thing that should be truly important to themselves in their own inner core of personality. This is someone ready to do nearly anything to avoid conflict, keeping the peace whenever possible

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Haya Harareet was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.

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Haya Harareet, an Israeli actress making her first appearance in an American film, emerges as a performer of stature. Her portrayal of Esther, the former slave and daughter of Simonides, steward of the House of Hur, is sensitive and revealing. Wyler presumably deserves considerate credit for taking a chance on an unknown. She has a striking appearance and represents a welcome departure from the standard Hollywood ingenue.

Biography/Timeline

1955

She began her career in Israeli films with Hill 24 Doesn't Answer (1955), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. She played opposite Virna Lisi in Francesco Maselli's The Doll that Took the Town (1957), an Italian film. Her major role as Esther in Ben-Hur (1959) remains her most widely seen performance in international cinema. Variety, in its review of Ben-Hur, praised Harareet's performance:

1961

Harareet's first husband was Nachman Zerwanitzer, an Israeli irrigation Engineer. They lived in an apartment in Tel Aviv and were divorced sometime before 1961.

1967

She co-wrote the screenplay for Our Mother's House (1967) from the novel of the same name by Julian Gloag.

1984

Harareet's second husband was the British film Director Jack Clayton. They were married in Wycombe District, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1984.