Attas was born in
Tel Aviv, the first of five children. Her father emigrated from
Thessaloniki while her mother was a
Mizrahi Jew. Before her career began she showed a talent for acting and singing and at the age of 16, she made her first stage performance. One of her earliest performances took place in the
Habima Theatre in 1953. She starred in a theatre adaption of
Cry, the Beloved Country. She was also a member of a satire theatre group which was active during the late 1950s. Attas also performed many songs which then became hits across Israel and she also sung in plays and television. Her most popular television performance was on the 1970s television show ''Ha'Yladim Mi'Shchunat Chaim
which aired on Israeli Educational Television. She also starred in the film Impossible on Saturday (1965) as well as 5 and 5'' (1980). Attas received local and international attention dubbing animated characters into the Hebrew language. She most notably dubbed characters that originated from the
Disney Renaissance period. These include Mrs. Potts from
Beauty and the Beast,
Ursula from
The Little Mermaid, Big Mama from
The Fox and the Hound and the
Queen of Hearts in
Alice in Wonderland.
Personal life Attas was married to actor and director David Baruch from 1953 until her death in 2004. They had three children together and five grandchildren. ==Death==