She began her acting career at the "Hebrew Stage Theatre" of . She joined
Habima Theatre in 1917 just as it was being launched, and participated in its first production, a play by
Yevgeny Vakhtangov. She became famous for her role as Leah'le, the young bride who is possessed by a demon in
The Dybbuk by
S. An-sky. In 1928, Rovina and the other actors of Habima
immigrated to
Mandate Palestine. Habima became the flagship of the new national theatre movement, and Rovina was recognized as the movement's leading actress. The image of Rovina in her role as Leah in the Moscow performance of
The Dybbuk, in a white dress, with her long black braid, became an icon of the emergent Hebrew theatre. Theatre Rovina took her acting very seriously and tried to live the life of the character, as prescribed by the
Stanislavski School.
Nisim Aloni wrote a play,
Aunt Liza, especially for her and Rovina played the lead. Rovina made high demands of her audience. She frequently stopped a play in the middle if she felt that the audience was not attentive enough. In one instance, she stopped the play
Hannah Senesh in the middle of a scene and told the teenagers in the hall to stop eating
sunflower seeds. She remained active on stage until her death, in 1980. She died in
Ra'anana, aged 91. ==Awards and recognition==