Zaharira Harifai (Hebrew: זהרירה חריפאי; December 12, 1929 – January 2, 2013) was an Israeli film, stage, and television actress and recipient of the Israel Prize in Theater, which she was awarded in 2003.

[1][2] The Jerusalem Post called her "one of Israel's most celebrated actresses.

[1] Harifai graduated from Mikveh Yisrael agricultural school in 1946 and then became a member of the first brigade of the Palmach battalion.

[2] She won the Best Actress in Theater award in 2011 for her role in the Anat Gov play, Happy End.

[1] Zaharira Harifai died from cancer at the age of 83 in Tel Aviv.