Daliah Lavi

Daliah Lavi (born Daliah Lewinbuk or Levenbuch, ; 12 October 1942 – 3 May 2017) was an Israeli actress, singer, and model.

Early life Daliah Lewinbuk (or Levenbuch) was born in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel). Her mother Ruth Klammer was born in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) to Theodor Hermann Klammer and Gertrud Klammer and was German-Jewish. Her father Reuben was born in Belarus to Yosef Lewinbuk and Michla Levine of Russian-Jewish descent. The family surname is Lewinbuk (or Levenbuch).

Daliah met Kirk Douglas when she was 10 years old. Kirk Douglas was in Israel in order to film The Juggler. Daliah told him that she would like to be a dancer. Douglas helped persuade her parents to send her to Stockholm, Sweden to study ballet.

She performed her national service as a goodwill ambassador. Daliah appeared in several more films, Daliah was spotted on a beach during a trip to Rome. Daliah was offered a role in Two Weeks in Another Town, reuniting her with Douglas. She also appeared in Mario Bava's Gothic classic La Frusta e il corpo (1963), and the first Matt Helm film, The Silencers (1966) opposite Dean Martin.

Lavi played European entertainer Ilona Bergen in the 1965 mystery Ten Little Indians, an adaptation of Agatha Christie's thriller. She also acted as "The Detainer/007" in Casino Royale (1967).

In 1970, she was discovered by record producer Jimmy Bowien and began a successful schlager singing career in Germany. Some of her biggest hits were Oh Wann Kommst Du (composed by John Kongos), Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn (Kongos), and "C'est ça, la vie (So ist das Leben)".

Death Lavi died on 3 May 2017, aged 74, from undisclosed causes in Asheville, North Carolina, US. Her funeral and burial were in Israel.

Filmography The People of Hemsö (1955) as Professor's Daughter Burning Sands (1960) Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle (1960) as Cunégonde Un soir sur la plage (1961) as Marie (1961) as Nathalie Conrad Three Faces of Sin (1961) (uncredited) The Return of Doctor Mabuse (1961) as Maria Sabrehm The Game of Truth (1961) as Gisèle Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) as Veronica (1962) as Germaine The Demon (1963) as Purif The Whip and the Body (1963) as Nevenka Menliff And So to Bed (1963) as Secretary Old Shatterhand (1964) as Paloma Cyrano and d'Artagnan (1964) as Marion de l'Orme DM-Killer (1965) as Lolita, Charlys Stiefschwester Lord Jim (1965) as The Girl La Celestina P... R... (1965) as Daniela Shots in Threequarter Time (1965) as Irina Badoni Ten Little Indians (1965) as Ilona Bergen The Silencers (1966) as Tina The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) as Princess Natasha Romanova Casino Royale (1967) as The Detainer / James Bond Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967) as Madelaine Nobody Runs Forever (1968) as Maria Cholon Some Girls Do (1969) as Helga Catlow (1971) as Rosita Mrs. Harris und der Heiratsschwindler (1991) as Jill Howard

Discography Liebeslied Jener Sommernacht (1970) German / English Daliah (1970) English Daliah Lavi / In Liebe (1971) German Sympathy (1971) English Willst Du Mit Mir Geh'n (1971) German Would You Follow Me (1971) English Ich Bin Dein Freund (1972) German Jerusalem (1972) English Meine Art Liebe Zu Zeigen (1972) German / English Let The Love Grow (1973) English I'm Israeli, I'm A Sabra (1974) Hebrew Für Große Und Kleine Kinder (1975) German Cafe Decadence (1975) German Neuer Wind (1976) German Bei Dir Bin Ich Immer Noch Zuhaus (1978) German ... Wenn Schon, Dann Intensiv (1983) German Herzblut (1985) German