Biografía

Was fluent in Hebrew, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish.

Started a successful singing career in the 1970s and became probably the most popular singer in Germany at that time. Her biggest hits were "Oh, wann kommst Du?" ("Oh, When Will You Come"?) and "Willst Du mit mir gehen?" ("Do You Want to Go With Me?").

Was born in what was then known as Mandatory Palestine, the daughter of Ruth (Klammer) and Reuben Lewinbuk. Her parents were European Jews from Germany and Wroclaw, Poland.

Had studied ballet in Stockholm, Sweden, but returned to Israel in 1955 because her father had died.

At her tenth birthday party she met Kirk Douglas, who was filming Hombres olvidados (1953) in her town in Israel, and he arranged for her to study ballet. A decade later they worked together in Vincente Minnelli's Dos semanas en otra ciudad (1962) and she received a Golden Globe for most promising newcomer (female) for her work.