Amit Farkash

Aamit Farkas-Yonas[2][3] (Hebrew: עמית פרקש‎; born (1989-05-26)May 26, 1989) is a Canadian-born Israeli actress and singer. She is best known as the protagonist of the Israeli television series Split.

Amit Farkash
Amit Farkash
Born
Melissa Amit Farkash[1]

(1989-05-26) May 26, 1989
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NationalityIsraeli
OccupationActress, singer
Spouse(s)
Yair Yonas
​
(m. 2019)​
Children1

Biography

Melissa Amit Farkas[1] was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a family of Jewish descent. At the age of two years, her family moved back with her to Israel, and resided in the cities of Ramat HaSharon and Caesarea. At thirteen, she began to study singing. She became known in 2006 when she recorded the song Millions of Stars in memory of her brother, Captain Tom Farkash, who died in a helicopter crash during the Second Lebanon War in 2006 while serving in the Israel Defense Forces. On hearing of his death, Amit asked a friend of Tom to write the song, being sung by Amit for the first time at his funeral. It gained fame on radio and became the song most closely identified with the war.[4]

She served as a soldier in the Israeli Air Force Band.

From 2007 to 2008 Farkash played a lead role in the Israeli version of High School Musical.[5] She also performed at the Hanukkah Festigal in 2009 and 2011.[6] In 2010 she published her debut album Feel and released the single Something New.[7]

In 2009 Farkash got her first big lead role in TV. She co-starred with Yon Tumarkin in the Israeli drama series Split. The series has been a huge international success and was sold to 78 different countries.[8][9] In 2012 Amit Farkash was a contestant in season seven of the Israeli series Dancing With the Stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Oron Dahan and won the third place.[10][11] Since 2014 Amit is portraying Dana in the TV series The Nerd Club.[12]

In 2019 Farkash married her Israeli boyfriend Yair Yonas. In 2021 Farkash gave birth to her firstborn daughter.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Plaited Braid
2017 Kimaat Mefursemet Mya
2017 Mo'adon ha'khnounim: ha'seret Dana
2017 Journey of the Ring Raffaella

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Alex pro and cons Aya Main role
2009–2012 Split Ella Rosen TV series, 135 episodes, lead role
2012 Rokdim Im Kochavim Herself
2014 The Nerd Club Dana main role

Discography
  • 2006: מיליון כוכבים (Million of Stars, single)
  • 2010: Something New (single)

References
  1. https://13tv.co.il/tags/amit-prakash/
  2. https://www.instagram.com/amitfar/
  3. https://twitter.com/farkashamit
  4. "Song Million of Stars". Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  5. "שש על האש". ynet.co.il. May 21, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  6. "Amit Farkash confirmada no Hanukkah Festigal 2011!". Splitaddiction.wordpress.com. June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. "Amit Farkash". Viki.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  8. "Телеканал ТЕТ начал съемки сериала "Сплит"". TSN. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  9. "TV Show 'Split' is Winning American Hearts". Vampires.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  10. Yifat Halali (July 22, 2012). "רוקדים עם כוכבים: אסף הרץ ועמית פרקש שומרים נגיעה!". Mako. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  11. "Dancing with the Stars – Season 7". Gilp.co.il. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  12. "Amit Farkash". IMDb. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
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