Rinat Matatov (; born 6 August 1981) is an Israeli film and stage actress. She is the winner of the Outstanding Actress Award at the Haifa Festival for Children's Plays in 2013, for her role in the play "Listen to My Voice", and in 2017 for her role in the play "Aunt Leah by Shumish", and the Actress Award at the Israel Theater Prize for her role in the play "Crazy" in 2009.
Biography Matatov was born in Kokand, Uzbek SSR (today in Uzbekistan), to a Bukharian Jewish family. (The weird title of the article is a pun with the title of the film , The Band's Visit, in which Matatov was cast.) In 1990, the Matatov family (her parents, she, and her younger brother) immigrated to Israel and settled in the neighborhood in Holon. Matatov first studied acting as a theatre major at the Chaim Herzog High School for Science, Arts and the Humanities, Holon. After graduating, she joined the military service as a member of Nahal.
Following her release from Nahal, she started her professional acting studies at the Performing Arts Studio of , graduating in 2004.רינת מטטוב Right after graduating, Matatov received her first role in the film Someone to Run With based on David Grossman’s book.
At the same time, Matatov also began her career at the Habima National Theater in a leading role in the play "The Dispute," adapted and directed by director Sigal Avin. Immediately afterward, she continued in the critically acclaimed play "Crazy" by and directed by Yaeli Ronen.
Over the years at Habima, Matatov made her debut at the Globe Theatre in The Merchant of Venice as Nerissa, and a performance in "To the End of the Land", based on the book by David Grossman, directed by Hanan Snir, at Lincoln Center in New York, starring Efrat Ben-Tzur and Dror Cohen.
Matatov won the 2009 Israel Theatre Award for her role in the play Crazy at Habima Theater..הכי מטטוב שיש, Makor Rishon, 10 April 2009
Matatov won the 2011 as Supporting Actress of the Year for her role in the play "Good Girl" at The Hour Theatre.
Theater
Year Play Role Theater Director2025Who Do You Think You AreMayHabimaGamma Fried2024Mary StewartHannah KennedyHabimaEldar Gohar Groisman2022Minyan WomenAdinaHabimaLilach Segal2022Talk About the Place of FindingWhistleHabimaAya Kaplan2022And What Is a Trip HabimaLahav Timor2022Masada 1942NoraHabimaMoshe Captain2019Cause of Death UnknownDeliahHabimaHanan Snir2018King LearCordeliaHabimaGadi Roll2016Alone in BerlinEva Kluge the PostmanHabimaIlan Ronen 2015The Abduction from the MonasteryGoetheThe HourRoei Segev 2015 To the End of the LandIbtisam Cameri Theatre/Habima Hanan Snir 2014 The Miser Elise Habima Ilan Ronen 2013 Mother of the House Eti Alon Ophir Hear My Voice Anna Israeli Time Theater Gadi Tsedaka 2012 The Merchant of Venice Nerissa Habima Ilan Ronen 2011 Good Girl Tami Israeli Time Theater Tom Schwartzberg 2010 Dance and Fly Ella Habima Alon Ophir 2009 August Osage County Jonah Ilan Ronen 2008 Crazy Yana Yaeli Ronen The Dispute Agela Sigal Avin 2007 To Myself Batya The Kibbutz Nir Erez Romeo and Juliet Juliet Tmu-na Theater Dafna Rubinstein, Tal Brenner, Ido Shaked 2006 Witchcraft Anonymous The Camry Yaeli Ronen 2005 Happy New Year to Farmers in the North Marina American Zionist House
Filmography Films Year Film Role Director Screenplay 2006 Someone to Run With Mine Oded Davidoff Noah Stallman 2007 The Band's Visit Yola Eran Kolirin 2010 The Wanderer The Matchmaking Avishai Sivan 2011 Testimony The Bride Shlomi Elkabetz 2026 Unfortunately I Love You Anna Shahar Rosen
TV shows Series Role Director Script Year All mothers lie Ziva Noam Nevo, Natalie Michaelashvili, Dror Yael Katz 2026 Cramel Emilia 2025 Mother's Day Ofer Daniela London Dekel 2014 Dana Guy Sidis, 2010 Pillars of Smoke Maayan Oded Davidoff Noah Stollman 2008 Ozi 2007 Inbal Sigal Avin, 2006
Awards and nominations 2013 - "Best Actress" award at the for her role in the play Sorrowful Song at . 2011/2012 - "Best Supporting Actress" award at the for her role in the play Good Girl at The Hour Theatre. 2009 - "Promising Actress" award at the Israel Theatre Award for her role in the play Crazy at the Habima Theatre.הכי מטטוב שיש, Makor Rishon, 10 April 2009 2008 - Nominee for the Ophir Award as a supporting actress in the film The Band’s Visit 2007 – Nominee for the Ophir Award as a supporting actress in the film Someone to Run With
References
External links
הצד האפל: ראיון עם רינת מטטוב, an interview, Makor Rishon, 5 January 2011