Israeli actress Caroline Langford, star of Yehuda Barkan films, dies at 68
Caroline Langford, star of Yehuda Barkan's 1980s prank films, died of cancer; she appeared in Israeli films and TV series and met Assi Dayan, her future husband and later ex-husband, on the set of 'King for a Day'
Israeli actress Caroline Langford, known for her roles in prank films and as the ex-wife of Assi Dayan, passed away at the age of 68 due to cancer. Born in London in 1958 to Shirley and Barry Langford, the family moved to Israel when Langford was 14. She initially pursued a singing career before becoming an actress in the 1980s, starring in films such as Girls, King for a Day, and Am Yisrael Hai.
Langford is particularly associated with the prank films of Yehuda Barkan and Yigal Shilon, including Hayeh Ahaltah Otah and Nipagesh Bachof. She married Dayan while appearing in his film King for a Day and they had a son, Lior Dayan. Following their divorce, Lior was placed in foster care in the Negev while Langford moved to London and later New York, marrying and having another daughter, Daniela.
She later remarried Gil Bankstein and lived in Los Angeles. In recent years, Langford appeared in several Israeli television series and a reality show created by her son. Her relationship with Lior was strained during his early years, but she helped him through drug rehabilitation and they have since built a strong bond.
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