Acting
Orna Banai
Born
1966-11-25 (59)
Place of birth
Beersheba, Israel
Known for
Acting
Credits
21 titles
Known for
7.6An Israeli satire show featuring satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. One of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV.
Eretz Nehederet
2003
8.8Orit, Natalie and Mor are three sisters, and they are unsuccessful at everything.
Sisters
2016
6.8After a flight from Tel Aviv to Bangkok vanishes in mid-air, with no signs of an explosion, crash or hijacking, the entire world is left mesmerised. Yonatan Georgy is a recently blind intelligence officer returning to work, tasked with investigating the plane's disappearance - with his wife and children on board. At the same time, families of the passengers start realising they didn't know their loved ones as well as they thought.
Traitor
2022
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Mishpaha Sholetet
2014
NRAn original Be'er Sheva comedy set in the "Simi Center" neighborhood shopping mall, bringing to the screen the stories and dreams of the wild, colorful characters who hang out there. Meet Dalila, from the shop that stocks everything except customers; Popeye, the exterminator ranked only 50th in the South (ever since he accidentally exterminated a Schnauzer); Haviv and Naor, two teens dreaming of getting into the Forum club and escaping the neighborhood; Linoy and Avichai, who run a pizzeria with sesame seeds on the crust; Nadir the greengrocer, looking for love; Hezi, trying to find a tenth man for the prayer quorum; Menachem, searching for his donkey; and many others we’ve met—and want you to meet, too.
People I've Met
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
שולץ
2008
Film credits
2020s · 5 titles
7.0During the covid 19 curfew, Bracha is wandering in the middle of the night, in the empty streets of Bat Yam. Her anxious mother, Nitzi, is surprised to find her at her doorstep, and has a hard time welcoming her into her home.
Bracha
2020
7.0Nati, an officer in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is heading south with three soldiers in order to perform a very complicated mission.
Empty spaces
2020
NR"PRIME TIME MOM", courageously attempts to answer the question: What would happen if a member of parliament's son were kidnapped to Gaza during the events of October 7th? The film follows Gur (played by Evyatar Ozari), the son of Knesset Member Dafni Gut (played by Orna Banai) and a senior news editor, who is forced to choose between his career and his disintegrating family. He must conceal the fact that his brother has been kidnapped to Gaza, while his mother uses unethical means to rescue him. Meanwhile, the 24 News' CEO, Ofer (played by Shahar Hasson), begins to suspect that she is hiding something from the public. The film, which was written by Matanel Gotlib, real-life son of a Knesset Member Tally Gotlib, and a real-life news director, offers a unique perspective on family and politics as never before seen, as well as on the world of media.
PRIME TIME MOM
2024
NRA warrior's journey to recover from his post-trauma from war - in his relationship with his partner, the opaque bureaucratic system, his parents, and the growth from grief and the painful past.
אלבום שקוף - Invisible Album
2023
NRNo synopsis available yet.
גב האומה על הבמה
2021
2010s · 3 titles
7.2An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gendered rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
The Women's Balcony
2016
6.8When ancient Sodom is doomed to destruction due to its people's corrupt ways, Lot is the only righteous man destined to be spared.
This Is Sodom
2010
6.9Dan Freilich (30), a handsome and dozy nerd, was sure that his life were all planned out for the next 50 years. pretty soon he was also supposed to get married, to his high school sweetheart. That's all you need, isn't it? Apparently not.
Then She Arrived
2017
Series credits
7.6An Israeli satire show featuring satirical references to current affairs of the past week through parodies of the people involved, as well as the thoughts of recurring characters. One of the most watched and influential shows on Israeli TV.
Eretz Nehederet
2003
8.8Orit, Natalie and Mor are three sisters, and they are unsuccessful at everything.
Sisters
2016
6.8After a flight from Tel Aviv to Bangkok vanishes in mid-air, with no signs of an explosion, crash or hijacking, the entire world is left mesmerised. Yonatan Georgy is a recently blind intelligence officer returning to work, tasked with investigating the plane's disappearance - with his wife and children on board. At the same time, families of the passengers start realising they didn't know their loved ones as well as they thought.
Traitor
2022
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Mishpaha Sholetet
2014
NRAn original Be'er Sheva comedy set in the "Simi Center" neighborhood shopping mall, bringing to the screen the stories and dreams of the wild, colorful characters who hang out there. Meet Dalila, from the shop that stocks everything except customers; Popeye, the exterminator ranked only 50th in the South (ever since he accidentally exterminated a Schnauzer); Haviv and Naor, two teens dreaming of getting into the Forum club and escaping the neighborhood; Linoy and Avichai, who run a pizzeria with sesame seeds on the crust; Nadir the greengrocer, looking for love; Hezi, trying to find a tenth man for the prayer quorum; Menachem, searching for his donkey; and many others we’ve met—and want you to meet, too.
People I've Met
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
שולץ
2008
NRIsrael's favorite comedians sit on a couch and share the funniest, most embarrassing and strange experiences of their lives, which all viewers at home also know from their lives. A 10-episode series that deals with topics that are closest to man. The stories focus on experiences about love, money, faith, parenting, adolescence careers and more.
Stories from the Armchair
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Too Big For Us
2022
7.0For eleven years, filmmaker Doron Tsabari followed Eviatar Banai with an open and unfiltered lens, creating a body of footage unlike anything previously seen on Israeli television. Through rare archival material and a rich tapestry of music, this documentary series offers an intimate portrait of one of Israel’s most beloved artists, revealing the man behind the songs and the long, winding journey of his creative life.
Eviatar Banai : A Chance To Be Saved
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Women's Balcony
2021
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Gav Hauma
2010
8.0No synopsis available yet.
תיק נעדר
2019