Galia Yishai

Galia Yishai (; 17 May 1950 – 4 January 2020) was an Israeli actress of film, stage and television and singer. She began performing from the age of 16-and-a-half on the radio programme and acted on stage at most of Israel's repertoire theatres such as the Habima Theatre, the Bimot Theatre, the Cameri Theater, Haifa Theatre and Beit Lessin Theater. Yishai acted in several film and television programmes from 1971 to her death in 2020.

Early life and education On 17 May 1950, Yishai was born in Tel Aviv. Her mother worked in advertising and her father was an Etzel fighter who co-established the Freedom Movement. Yishai had two siblings and grew up in Tel Aviv. Following her graduation from high school, she went to the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts. having spent three-and-a-half years there, and performing in its programme in 1969. Yishai then continued to study acting at Tel Aviv University and in New York. She also worked in most Israeli repertoire theatres,

Yishai was a writer of songs, and was signed to the CBS Records International record label. She participated in the , in the "Carousel" collection performing the song So Scattered. approximately one month after being diagnosed with cancer. Her funeral took place at Yarkon Cemetery in Petah Tikva on the afternoon of the following day.