Michal Bat-Adam was born in
Afula, Israel to parents Yemima and Adam Rubin, who had immigrated from
Warsaw in 1939. While she was a young child, the family lived in
Haifa. Yemima suffered from mental illness, and had trouble caring for her family. When Michal was six and a half years old, she was sent to join her older sister Netta at Kibbutz
Merhavia in the
Harod Valley. While living there, both sisters changed their last name to Bat-Adam ("daughter of Adam"). At 17, Michal left the kibbutz and returned to care for her mother. Originally wanting to be a musician, Bat-Adam studied at the
Tel Aviv Academy of Music. After developing an interest in theater, she auditioned and was accepted to the Beit Zvi School of Performing Arts in
Ramat Gan and turned her attention to acting. During her early acting career Bat-Adam performed in leading roles at the
Habimah National Theater, the
Cameri Theater and the
Haifa Theater. ==Career==