Biography
Ayelet Zurer
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Who is Ayelet Zurer?
Ayelet Zurer is an Israeli actress who is well-recognized for playing the lead role of Nina in the 2003 Israeli comedy-drama movie, ‘Ha’Asonot Shel Nina (Nina’s Tragedies)’. Likewise, she is also popular for playing the role of Na’ama Lerner in the Israeli television drama, ‘BeTipul (In Therapy)’ in the year 2005. Moreover, she is a recipient of three Israeli Film Academy awards and one Jerusalem Film Festival award throughout her acting career.
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| Full Name | Ayelet Zurer |
| Date of birth | June 28, 1969 |
| Birth Place | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel |
| Parent(s) | Not Known |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Gilad Londovski |
| Age | 51 years |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Children | 1 |
| Nationality | Isareli |
| Net worth | US $5 million |
Bio, Age, Family, and Young
Ayelet Zurer was born on 28 June 1969 in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel to parents whose identity has not been disclosed yet. She has described her parents to be of the ‘working class’ people and her mother was a survivor of the Holocaust, an attempt to erase the Jewish people by Nazi Germany. Ayelet Zurer is also a former soldier who served in the Israel Defense Force before pursuing a career as an actress. Besides this, she is currently 51 years old with the zodiac sign of Cancer.
Nationality, Body Figure, Eyes, Height, and Weight
Ayelet Zurer holds an Israeli nationality and belongs to Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity. She is Jewish and practices Judaism as her religion. Besides this, she stands at a height of 5 feet and 6 inches (1.69m/169cms) tall and weighs around 57kgs (125lbs). Moreover, she has a slim body figure with a body measurement of 34-26-35 inches respectively and a pair of hazel eyes with naturally black colored hair.
Education
Ayelet Zurer studied and graduated from the SELA – The Performing Arts Studio and the New Actors Work Shop. She completed her school at the Yoram Levinstein Academy.
Personal Life, Spouse, and Children
Ayelet Zurer is married to Gilad Londovski, a former surf instructor in Israel since the year 2003. The couple was blessed with a son whose name is Liad Londovski. The family currently lives together in Los Angeles.
Social: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
Ayelet Zurer is active on social media platforms. Her official Instagram account (@ayeletzurer) has over 50 thousand followers and her official page on Facebook (@AyeletZurer) has over 110 thousand followers.
Career
Movies
Ayelet Zurer gave her debut performance in the entertainment industry in the year 1991 when she played the role of Shoshana in the French romantic drama movie, ‘Pour Sacha’ followed by the role of Debbie in the 1993 Israeli fantasy-comedy movie, ‘Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein’ and the role of Lea in the 1997 movie, ‘Ahava Asura’.
Likewise, she has also played the role of Gila in ‘Kikar Ha’Halomot’ in the year 2001, the role of Becki in ‘Ish Ha’Hashmal’ and the role of Nina in ‘Ha’Asonot Shel Nina’ in the year 2003, the role of Tamarin ‘Mashehu Matok’ in the year 2004, the role of Daphna Kaufman in ‘Munich’ in the year 2005, the role of Michaela in ‘Fugitive Pieces’ and the role of Telma in ‘Rak Klavim Ratzim Hofshi’ in the year 2007, the role of Veronica in ‘Vantage Point’ and the role of Gina Grey in ‘Adam Resurrected’ in the year 2008 and the role of Gina in ‘Ingenious’ and the role of Vittoria Vetra in ‘Angels and Demons’ in the year 2009.
Likewise, she has also appeared as the waitress in the 2011 drama movie, ‘Hide Away’, as Carmen in the 2012 comedy-drama movie, ‘Darling Companion’, as Lara Lor-Van in the American superhero movie, ‘Man of Steel’, as the mother in the 2015 American drama movie, ‘Last Days in the Desert’ and as Naomi in the 2015 action-drama movie, ‘Last Knights’ and as Naomi Ben-Hur in the 2016 American epic historical drama movie, ‘Ben-Hur’.
Likewise, her most recent work came in the year 2017 when she played the lead role of Milada Horakova in the Czech biographical movie, ‘Milada’.
Television Shows
Ayelet Zurer gave her debut on television in the year 1992 when she played the role of Noga Caspi in the Israeli teen drama broadcast, ‘Inyan Shel Zman’ followed by the role of Shira in ‘Florentine’ and the role of Hanita Rozen ‘Georgi’ in ‘Zinzana’. Likewise, she has also appeared in television movies like ‘Laila Lelo Lola’ where she played the role of Oshrit in the year 2001, and ‘Maktub’ where she played the role of Michal in the year 2004.
Following these roles, she went on to play the role of Na’ama Lerner in the 2005 Israeli television drama, ‘BeTipul’, the role of Alina Ananyev in an episode of the American police procedural fantasy drama television series, ‘Awake’, the role of Rosemary Mathis in an episode of the American drama television series, ‘Touch’, the role of colonel Mehaffey in the 2012 web series, ‘Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn’, the role of Elisheva in the first season of the Israeli television drama series, ‘Shtisel’ and the role of Dr. Yael Danon in the 2013 Israeli drama television series, ‘Hostages’.
Moreover, she has also appeared in series like ‘Rake’ in the year 2014, ‘Daredevil’, the co-production of Kevin Feige, with Jennifer Garner and Jim Parsons, in the year 2015 and 2018, ‘Taken’ and ‘Transparent’ in the year 2017, ‘Legacies’ and ‘Money Heist’ in the year 2019 and ‘Losing Alice’ in the year 2020. Her most recent role came in the year 2021 where she is currently playing the recurring role of Dr. Chandra in the American psychological thriller television series, ‘You’.
Achievements and Awards
Ayelet Zurer won the Israeli Film Academy Awards’ Best Actress award once in the year 2003 for her work in ‘Ha’Asonot Shel Nina’, once in the year 2006 for her work in ‘Betipul’ and once in the year 2013 for her work in ‘Hostages’. Likewise, she was also awarded the Jerusalem Film Festival’s Best Actress award for her work in ‘Ha’Asonot Shel Nina’ in the year 2003.
Net Worth
As of the year 2020, Ayelet Zurer has an approximate net worth of $5 million.
