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- Oded Fehr was born on 23 November 1970 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor, known for The Mummy Returns (2001), The Mummy (1999) and Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999). He has been married to Rhonda Tollefson since 22 December 2000. They have three children.
- Actress
- Producer
Ayelet Zurer is one of Israel's most acclaimed actresses. She was born in Tel Aviv, and first garnered the attention of Hollywood when she was cast by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking role, as Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar® nominated film Munich (2005). Since arriving in the United States, Zurer has starred in Studio films including Sony Pictures' Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, a Lawrence Kasdan ensemble cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel opposite Russell Crow. She filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert opposite Ewan McGregor, as well as awaiting the release of the movie The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya opposite Clive Owen.
She recently won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 54th Festival of Television of Monte-Carlo for her role in the series "Hostages". Ayelet won the Israeli Film And Television Academy Award for her lead performance in Nina's Tragedies. She also received nominations for her work in the features Only Dogs Run Free, The Dybbuk from the Holy Apple Field, Desperado, and Rutenberg. She won the Haifa International Film Festival critic award and was awarded a star on Haifa's "film boulevard," for her international and local achievements. Zurer also won the Israeli Television Academy Award for her lead performance in "In Treatment," a highly acclaimed television series that has been adapted by HBO for American television. In 2014 She was nominated apposite herself in the year's best drama "Shtisel", but won best actress in a drama for her portrayal of a brilliant surgeon faced with the life and death dilemma in Hostages, sold to BBC4 and Canal Plus, and as a format to the American ABC. The "face " of one of Israel's leading women's fashion companies- Golbary. She is a producer, a writer, an illustrator of two adult books, "Shorts" and the best seller "Badolina" by Gabi Nitazn. Ayelet has been developing a few of her own projects in Israel and the US, expressing interest in working internationally with directors from all over the world, believing in joining unknown writers/directors as well as known ones.- Actor
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Raised in Montreal, Canada, Roiz trained theatrically at the Guildford School of Acting (UK). Upon returning to Montreal, he began to work consistently in theatre, earning a nomination for his performance at the "Masques Awards" (Quebec's Theatre Awards).
Roiz's introduction to feature films was in a supporting role in the blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow," followed by "16 Blocks", "Man of the Year" and "Unthinkable". Roiz shot his first starring film role in the independent science fiction thriller "Extracted" which premiered at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival.
Sasha Roiz stars in NBC's new hit series "Grimm" as Captain Renard, Nick's politically adept superior officer and a descendant of a powerful line of royalty. Roiz's "Grimm" character follows his last regular role as Sam Adama, a brutal mob enforcer, on the critically acclaimed Syfy series "Caprica," prequel to "Battlestar Galactica." In recent years, Roiz has become a familiar face on TV screens. He has made numerous guest appearances on some of television's most notable programs, including "House," "The Mentalist," "Lie To Me," "CSI" and "NCIS" and "Castle" as well as a series arc on "Warehouse 13".
He resides in Los Angeles.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Shira Haas was born on 11 May 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Shtisel (2013), Broken Mirrors (2018) and Unorthodox (2020).- Actress
- Producer
In her homeland of Israel, Noa Tishby's name is synonymous with stardom. An actress and a producer, Tishby got her first big break, at 16, playing the lead in the hit original musical, "King David", for which she won national recognition.
She got a full scholarship with The National Museum of Arts and went on to play the lead in the nation's highest-rated prime-time drama, Ramat Aviv Gimmel (1995). She became a household name and appeared in numerous TV shows and films, among them the critically-acclaimed "Hamesh Dakot BeHalincha (2001)" (aka A Five Minute Walk (2001)). Her album, "Nona", was the first English-speaking album released by an Israeli artist and also the first to hit #1 on the nation's charts (it was released in Japan by Virgin Records). She won critics' hearts playing "Anita" in the Israeli National Theater production of "West Side Story". Her image adorns billboards, entertainment and fashion magazine covers and she was voted "Sexiest Woman in Israel" in 2007.
In the US, Noa appeared in The Island (2005) with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson for director Michael Bay. She also landed leading roles in the indie films Fatwa (2006) and Connecting Dots (2003), which won the first prize in The NY and L.A. Independent film festival. Noa's recent projects are Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) for Warner Brothers opposite Matthew McConaughey, and recurring roles on HBO's Big Love (2006) and The Deep End (2010) for ABC.
As a producer, Tishby made history selling the first Israeli TV show to an American network--In Treatment (2008) to HBO. She is executive producing it with Mark Wahlberg. Gabriel Byrne and Dianne Wiest star in this revolutionary Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning drama. She recently set up three additional TV projects in the US, and her company, "Noa's Arc", is developing numerous TV, film and theater projects from Israel to the world.
Born in Tel Aviv, Noa now resides in Los Angeles.- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Iddo Goldberg was born on 5 August 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowpiercer (2020), Peaky Blinders (2013) and The Zookeeper's Wife (2017). He has been married to Ashley Madekwe since 17 June 2012. They have one child.- Actor
- Producer
- Soundtrack
Topol was born on 9 September 1935 in Tel Aviv, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor and producer, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Flash Gordon (1980) and For Your Eyes Only (1981). He was married to Galia Topol. He died on 8 March 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Moran Rosenblatt was born on 14 September 1985 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress and director, known for Hit & Run (2021), Fauda (2015) and We Were the Lucky Ones (2024).- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Guy Nattiv is an American Academy Award© winning filmmaker. His first American short film, "Skin", won the 2019 Academy Award© for Best Live Action Short, and played over 300 festivals around the world. Nattiv is only the second Israeli ever to win an Oscar. The feature version, also entitled "Skin", stars Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle Macdonald, and premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Fipresci Critics Prize. It was distributed globally by A24 and Voltage in 2019. Guy recently directed the feature "Golda", starring Dame Helen Mirren playing Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir during the controversial Yom Kippur war. It was distributed by Bleecker Street in 2023 after premiering at the Berlin Film Festival. His latest film, Tatami, premiered to significant acclaim at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival and won two awards at the Tokyo international film festival, which he co- directed with Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir Ibrahim ("Holy Spider"). It is the first cinematic collaboration between an Israeli and Iranian filmmaker and was shot secretly in 2022 in Tbilisi, Georgia. Guy lives in Los Angeles and runs New Native Pictures with his wife and partner Jaime Ray Newman.- Michaela Bercu was born on 31 March 1967 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She is married to Ron Zuckerman. They have four children.
- Amit Rahav was born on 9 August 1995 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor, known for Unorthodox (2020), Matchmaking (2022) and The Pink List.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Michael Aloni was born on 30 January 1984 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and director, known for Out in the Dark (2012), Shtisel (2013) and You Up?.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Eyal Podell was born on 11 November 1975 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and writer, known for Deep Blue Sea (1999), Scoob! (2020) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). He has been married to Ashley Podell since 2004. They have one child.- Actor
- Director
Lior Ashkenazi was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and director, known for Footnote (2011), Big Bad Wolves (2013) and Walk on Water (2004). He has been married to Maya Amsellem since 26 December 2011. He was previously married to Shira Farber.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Yvan Attal was born on 4 January 1965 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor and writer, known for The Accusation (2021), Rush Hour 3 (2007) and Munich (2005).- Esti Ginzburg was born on 6 March 1990 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Twelve (2010), Movie 43 (2013) and Dead and Breakfast. She has been married to Adi Keizman since 9 June 2012. They have one child.
- Neta Garty was born on 20 March 1980 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for The Debt (2007), Fauda (2015) and Liebesleben (2007). She has been married to Peter Roth since 18 May 2007.
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- Writer
- Director
Oren Moverman was born on 4 July 1966 in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. He is a producer and writer, known for The Messenger (2009), Love & Mercy (2014) and Bad Education (2019).- Yuval Scharf was born on 4 June 1985 in Tel-Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for McMafia (2018), The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (2021) and Moon in the 12th House (2015). She has been married to Shlomi Shaban since 9 October 2011. They have one child.
- Adam Bakri is a Palestinian actor who hails from a family of artists. He studied English Literature and Theater Arts and graduated from New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. His first feature film was 2013 Oscar nominee Omar, by Hany Abu-Assad, for which he was awarded Best Actor at Malmo Arab Film Festival and was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor at Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Also, he was nominated for Best Actor at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival for his role in the film Slam. Adam co-starred with Keira Knightley in the film Official Secrets, for which he was nominated for Best Screen Couple (shared with Keira Knightley) at Women Film Critics Circle Awards. Bakri's most recent work is the sci-fi series Hell's Gate, which is now screening on Shahid platform, marking his first role in a series.
- Actress
- Music Department
- Composer
Ofra Haza was born on 19 November 1957 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She was an actress and composer, known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), American Psycho (2000) and Head-On (2004). She was married to Doron Ashkenazi. She died on 23 February 2000 in Ramat Gan, Israel.- Actress
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Neta Riskin was born on 28 October 1976 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Shtisel (2013), The Gordin Cell (2012) and Shelter (2017).- Ido Mosseri was born on 17 April 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an actor, known for You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011) and Lo Kolel Sherut (1990).
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Anat Atzmon was born on 27 November 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel. She is an actress, known for Lemon Popsicle (1978), Forced Testimony (1984) and Minotaur (1997). She was previously married to Dan Turgeman.- Yiftach Klein is a television, film, and stage actor with a career spanning two decades. Most recently, his performance in the series Children in the Woods earned him a Best Actor nomination at Series Mania 2022. Klein co-starred in the feature film Fill the Void, which The New York Times cited as "One of the best fiction films in the [New York film] festival." For his portrayal in The Policeman, directed by Nadav Lapid, Klein was nominated for Best Actor at the Locarno Film Festival. He is a veteran television actor with leading roles in high-profile Israeli television series, including Mythological Ex and False Flag, adapted to US and British series for CBS and Apple TV+