Avigail Kovari

Avigayil Atara Koevary (Hebrew: אביגיל עטרה קובארי; born on July 14, 1987) is an Israeli singer, musician, and television and film actress. She won the Best Actress award at the Jerusalem Film Festival in 2018 for her role in the film Red Cow. Koevary was born in Jerusalem to a religious family. Her parents were born in the United States, and are second generation to Holocaust survivors. She is the youngest of four children, three of whom left their religious life, including Koevary. Her mother, Hannah Levinsky, was a major influence on her. According to Koevary, "my mother is a feminist within the religious community. Being a religious feminist means continually protesting against your own system."After completing her compulsory military service, Koevary moved to Tel Aviv to pursue a career as a musician. She began the process of leaving religion behind in 2013.

Koevary completed her BA in art and education at the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, and is an ayurvedic therapist.