Netsanet Zenaneh Mekonnen (Hebrew: נצנת מקונן; born July 7, 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Israeli film, television and theater actress.
After three years as a single parent, he, too, left for the United States, hoping to find his wife there, and to make a new life as a journalist.
[4] Growing up without family, as an immigrant, and as a black-skinned minority, made Mekonnen question her identity – an issue that became central to her as an artist.
[6] She is outspoken about the racism in Israeli society and how it affects her and other actors of Ethiopian origin, and has been supportive of the Ethiopian-Israeli protest movement for social justice.
[6] While serving in the Israel Defense Forces, in the military theater troupe, Mekonnen produced and performed in an autobiographical play called "Netsanet".