Sarai Tzuriel is a Northern Israel-born actress and singer who played Kippi Ben Kippod on Rechov Sumsum and Shalom Sesame. For the Hebrew dub of the latter, she re-voiced guests Mary Tyler Moore and Joan Rivers. Also in the latter, she appeared onscreen as the VJ for the recurring "Rechov Video" segments in the show's first season. She also played Kippi for the special Sesame Street Stays Up Late. She spent her military service in an Army musical ensemble, and studied Drama and Literature at the Tel-Aviv University and Acting in the H.B. Studio in New York.