She studied at comprehensive "Vav" urban high school in Be'er Sheva majoring in theatre.

In the last year of her studies, she acted in the play "Youth of Varda'la" by Hanoch Levin, in the production of the studio, directed by Yuval Zamir.

[1] After three years of studying acting in Nissan Nativ's studio in Tel Aviv, Banai started performing in stand-up comedy and entertainment shows.

Banai became known for her portraying "Limor" in the humorous Israeli television shows Action and Rak BeIsrael (with Erez Tal).

In 2008 she revealed in an interview with the newspaper Yedioth Tel Aviv that the father of the child is the journalist Aharon Barnea, who did not respond to the news.

[7] In July 2017 she started a relationship with the actress and screenwriter Bat Chen Sabag [he], and in May 2019 it was published that they had broken up.