Edna Mazya  was born in Tel Aviv in 1949. She studied theater and philosophy, and received her MA from Tel Aviv University where she now teaches dramatic writing.

A leading playwright and scriptwriter in Israel, several of her plays have also been produced abroad. Mazya has been awarded the Margalit Prize for her play Family Story (1997) and Playwright of the Year for The Rebels (1998). In 2004, a film based on her script received the Israel Academy`s Best TV Film Award.

She lives in Tel Aviv.