Gila Golan Photo

Gila Golan

Acting

2.5 Popularity Dec 30, 1940 (84 years old) Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland

Gila Golan (born 1940) is an Israeli former fashion model and actress.

Born in Krakow, Poland, in 1940, she was adopted by a Roman Catholic family that found her left in a bundle at a train station during the Holocaust. Her adopted family sent her to be educated in a monastery. Arriving in Israel a...

Biography

Gila Golan (born 1940) is an Israeli former fashion model and actress.

Born in Krakow, Poland, in 1940, she was adopted by a Roman Catholic family that found her left in a bundle at a train station during the Holocaust. Her adopted family sent her to be educated in a monastery. Arriving in Israel after World War II with the name Zusia Sobetzcki, she became Miriam Goldberg and continued her schooling in an Orthodox girls' boarding school.

After becoming enamoured with fashion and undergoing plastic surgery, she was spotted by an American photographer, and ultimately ended up in the Israeli women's magazine LaIsha. Her new fame launched her to the 1960 national fashion competition, where she won first place and was crowned Miss Israel, though she changed her name to Gila Golan to prevent word getting back to her religiously conservative benefactors. After receiving second place in that year's Miss World competition as Israel's representative, she was sent to the United States to raise funds, and she ended up staying there.

Director Stanley Kramer started her film career with the role of Elsa Lutz in his film Ship of Fools, whence she continued to establish herself in Our Man Flint, Three on a Couch, and The Valley of Gwangi. Golan was married and divorced, remarried and widowed, and finally married a third time, and has several children from her three marriages. In recent years she has returned to religion and now runs an investment business.

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Filmography 10

1993
La Classe américaine Movie

as Professor Hammond's Friend (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
L'allenatore nel pallone Movie

as Florentia Garcia di Falcao della Madonna Incoronata

1984
1969
1967
Catch As Catch Can Movie

as Emma

1966
Three on a Couch Movie

as Anna Jacque

1966
Our Man Flint Movie

as Gila

1965
I Dream of Jeannie TV

as Princess Tarji

1965
Ship of Fools Movie

as Elsa

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre TV

as Constanze 'Tantsy' Lipp

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Gila Golan Photo
Gila Golan Photo

Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday December 30, 1940 (84 years old)
Place of Birth Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
Also Known As Ghila Golan
Years Active 1963 - 1993
Popularity 2.5
Career Stats
10 Total Credits
8 Movie Roles
2 TV Roles
2 Photos