Rinat Matatov
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| Born | 6 August 1981 Kokand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupations | film actress, theatre actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Rinat Matatov (Hebrew: רינת מטטוב; born 6 August 1981) is an Israeli film and stage actress. She is the winner of the Outstanding Actress Award at the Haifa Festival for Children's Plays in 2013, for her role in the play "Listen to My Voice", and in 2017 for her role in the play "Aunt Leah by Shumish", and the Actress Award at the Israel Theater Prize for her role in the play "Crazy" in 2009.
Biography
Matatov was born in Kokand, Uzbek SSR (today in Uzbekistan), to a Bukharian Jewish family.[1] In 1990, the Matatov family (her parents, she, and her younger brother) immigrated to Israel and settled in the Tel Giborim neighborhood in Holon.[2] Matatov first studied acting as a theatre major at the Chaim Herzog High School for Science, Arts and the Humanities, Holon. After graduating, she joined the military service as a member of Nahal.
Following her release from Nahal, she started her professional acting studies at the Performing Arts Studio of Yoram Loewenstein, graduating in 2004.[3][4] Right after graduating, Matatov received her first role in the film Someone to Run With based on David Grossman’s book.
At the same time, Matatov also began her career at the Habima National Theater in a leading role in the play "The Dispute," adapted and directed by director Sigal Avin. Immediately afterward, she continued in the critically acclaimed play "Crazy" by and directed by Yaeli Ronen.
Over the years at Habima, Matatov made her debut at the Globe Theatre in The Merchant of Venice as Nerissa, and a performance in "To the End of the Land", based on the book by David Grossman, directed by Hanan Snir, at Lincoln Center in New York, starring Efrat Ben-Tzur and Dror Cohen.
Matatov won the 2009 Israel Theatre Award for her role in the play Crazy at Habima Theater..[2]
Matatov won the 2011 Children and Youth Stage Award as Supporting Actress of the Year for her role in the play "Good Girl" at The Hour Theatre.[4]
Theater
| Year | Play | Role | Theater | Director |
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| 2025 | Who Do You Think You Are | May | Habima | Gamma Fried |
| 2024 | Mary Stewart | Hannah Kennedy | Habima | Eldar Gohar Groisman |
| 2022 | Minyan Women | Adina | Habima | Lilach Segal |
| 2022 | Talk About the Place of Finding | Whistle | Habima | Aya Kaplan |
| 2022 | And What Is a Trip | Habima | Lahav Timor | |
| 2022 | Masada 1942 | Nora | Habima | Moshe Captain |
| 2019 | Cause of Death Unknown | Deliah | Habima | Hanan Snir |
| 2018 | King Lear | Cordelia | Habima | Gadi Roll |
| 2016 | Alone in Berlin | Eva Kluge the Postman | Habima | Ilan Ronen |
| 2015 | The Abduction from the Monastery | Goethe | The Hour | Roei Segev |
| 2015 | To the End of the Land | Ibtisam | Cameri Theatre/Habima | Hanan Snir |
| 2014 | The Miser | Elise | Habima | Ilan Ronen |
| 2013 | Mother of the House | Eti | Alon Ophir | |
| Hear My Voice | Anna | Israeli Time Theater | Gadi Tsedaka | |
| 2012 | The Merchant of Venice | Nerissa | Habima | Ilan Ronen |
| 2011 | Good Girl | Tami | Israeli Time Theater | Tom Schwartzberg |
| 2010 | Dance and Fly | Ella | Habima | Alon Ophir |
| 2009 | August Osage County | Jonah | Ilan Ronen | |
| 2008 | Crazy | Yana | Yaeli Ronen | |
| The Dispute | Agela | Sigal Avin | ||
| 2007 | To Myself | Batya | The Kibbutz | Nir Erez |
| Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Tmu-na Theater | Dafna Rubinstein, Tal Brenner, Ido Shaked | |
| 2006 | Witchcraft | Anonymous | The Camry | Yaeli Ronen |
| 2005 | Happy New Year to Farmers in the North | Marina | American Zionist House |
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Director | Screenplay |
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| 2006 | Someone to Run With | Mine | Oded Davidoff | Noah Stallman |
| 2007 | The Band's Visit | Yola | Eran Kolirin | |
| 2010 | The Wanderer | The Matchmaking | Avishai Sivan | |
| 2011 | Testimony | The Bride | Shlomi Elkabetz | |
| 2026 | Unfortunately I Love You | Anna | Shahar Rosen | |
TV shows
| Series | Role | Director | Script | Year |
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| All mothers lie | Ziva | Atara Frish | Noam Nevo, Natalie Michaelashvili, Dror Yael Katz | 2026 |
| Cramel | Emilia | Roy Segev | Roy Segev Shirili Deshe | 2025 |
| Mother's Day | Ofer | Eitan Tzur | Daniela London Dekel | 2014 |
| Blue Natalie | Dana | Oded Lotan | Guy Sidis, Avner Bernheimer | 2010 |
| Pillars of Smoke | Maayan | Oded Davidoff | Noah Stollman | 2008 |
| Screenz | Ozi | Eitan Aner | Eldad Ziv | 2007 |
| The Champion | Inbal | Shai Kapon | Sigal Avin, Dror Nobleman | 2006 |
Awards and nominations
- 2013 - "Best Actress" award at the Haifa International Childrens's Theatre Festival for her role in the play Sorrowful Song at The Hour Theatre.[4]
- 2011/2012 - "Best Supporting Actress" award at the Children and Youth Stage Award for her role in the play Good Girl at The Hour Theatre.[4]
- 2009 - "Promising Actress" award at the Israel Theatre Award for her role in the play Crazy at the Habima Theatre.[2]
- 2008 - Nominee for the Ophir Award as a supporting actress in the film The Band’s Visit
- 2007 – Nominee for the Ophir Award as a supporting actress in the film Someone to Run With
References
- ^ Rom, Noa [in Hebrew] (11 October 2007). "פדיקור התזמורת" [Band's Pedicure]. ynet (in Hebrew). (The weird title of the article is a pun with the title of the film ביקור התזמורת, The Band's Visit, in which Matatov was cast.)
- ^ a b c הכי מטטוב שיש, Makor Rishon, 10 April 2009
- ^ "המועמדים בשנת 2008". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d רינת מטטוב
External links
- Rinat Matatov at IMDb
- הצד האפל: ראיון עם רינת מטטוב, an interview, Makor Rishon, 5 January 2011
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