Published: February 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM

lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandGreece Israel Dana Eden FILE – Dana Eden attends the 49th International Emmy Awards at Casa Cipriani on Nov. 22, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file) (Invision) (Evan Agostini/Invision)

Miki Zohar, Israel’s culture minister, praised Dana Eden, who was found dead in a hotel room on Sunday in Athens, Greece, as one of the most prominent and influential TV producers in Israel.

Eden, 52, was best known for her work on Apple TV’s “Tehran” with Shula Spiegel about a Mossad hacker-agent born in Iran, and she was working on the show’s fourth season when her relatives couldn’t reach her, according to police.

“Dana left a profound mark on Israeli creation and brought our story to international stages with pride, talent, and courage,” Zohar wrote on X. “I share in the grief of the family, friends, and colleagues. May her memory be blessed.”

Donna and Shula Productions released a statement on Facebook to “clarify that rumors regarding a criminal or nationalistic-related death are not true and are unfounded” and “this is a moment of great pain for the family, friends, and colleagues.”

Greece Israel Dana Eden Decorations adorn the hotel in Athens, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, where Israeli television producer Dana Eden was found dead on Sunday while in the country filming the fourth season of the series “Tehran.” (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Petros Giannakouris/AP)

A police official announced her death appeared to have been a suicide, and detectives did not suspect foul play, according to reports by The Associated Press, Reuters, and AFP. Relatives asked the police for help after they were unable to reach her, according to CNN.

The Times of Israel reported that a coroner found bruises on Eden’s neck.

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