[1] Born in Romania, Lev emigrated to Israel with her family at 16 years of age.
She studied acting at Tel Aviv University and Beit Zvi.
On screen, Lev was known for working with Ze'ev Revach in many of his films and appearing in Broken Wings and The Rubber Merchants.
She performed the Hebrew voices of Baba Yaga in Bartok the Magnificent, Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mrs. Hasagawa in Lilo & Stitch, Mrs. Tweedy in Chicken Run and Kala in Tarzan II.
[3] Lev died of cancer on 12 March 2006, at the age of 52 after being diagnosed the previous September.