Ayelet Zurer Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Award of the Israeli Film Academy for Best Actress in 2003 for her role in "Ha-Asonot Shel Nina․"
• Wasn't sure she wanted to seriously pursue acting, even after three years of drama school, but after traveling to New York and studying under George Morrison, she gained a deeper respect for the craft
• Quote: "Even if the dramatic scenes are really hard, if you're happy with what you have and it's been creative and you had a good time with the people you worked with, that's a good day․"
• Quote: "I do tend to like movies that challenge me, professionally․ That's mostly on a smaller scale, when you have one or two or five actors, and it's all about the acting and not the camera․"
• First rose to fame in her native Israel, starring in such films as "Ahava Asura," "Laila Lelo Lola," "Kikar Ha'Halomot" and "Nina's Tragedies․"
• Reached a wide international audience for the first time in Steven Spielberg's "Munich․"
• Stated that she would love to work with directors Woody Allen and Clint Eastwood