Edna Mazia

Israeli screenwriter and playwright (1949–2023)

Playwright
screenwriter
director
author

Edna Mazia (Hebrew: עדנה מזי"א; 24 July 1949 – 10 December 2023) was an Israeli playwright, author, screenwriter, and director.^[1]

Biography

Mazia began her career as a screenwriter, working with film director Amos Guttman on several films in the early 1980s. She transitioned to playwright in the 1990s, with her first play premiering in 1991 at Haifa Theatre.^[2]

Mazia was considered as one of the top playwrights in the Israeli theatre, as well as finding success as a theatre director and directing all theatre plays by her friend Anat Gov.^[3]

Mazia died in Tel Aviv on 10 December 2023, at the age of 74. She was buried at Nahalal.^[4]

References

^ "המחזאית והבימאית עדנה מזי"א נפטרה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Davar1. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "המחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Ynet. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "הבימאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א הלכה לעולמה" (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "הבמאית והמחזאית עדנה מזי"א ("משחקים בחצר האחורית") הלכה לעולמה בגיל 74" (in Hebrew). Walla. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.