Laszlo rose to enormous success in the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of character-driven comedy routines . She created and portrayed some of the most iconic characters of that era - including such characters as ' Safta Zapta ' and ' Clara the Cleaning Lady . ' Through the 90s , Laszlo was the highest grossing female entertainer in Israel . However , due to financial and personal calamity , her career came to a halt in the beginning of the new millennium . After several silent years , Laszlo restarted building her career from the ground up . She was reintroduced to the public and younger crowd through her role as Naomi Shahar in the highly successful musical telenovela '' HaShir Shelanu '' . In 2005 she won the Best Actress Award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival for her role in '' Free Zone '' . Laszlo stars in the film alongside Natalie Portman . The Palme d'Or marked the pick of Laszlo 's comeback
2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
Hana Laszlo