Ayelet Zurer

Birth Name:

Ayelet Zurer

Birth Place:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Profession

Actress, Producer

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

1997Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Best Actress:Nominated
2000Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2003Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Best Actress:Winner
2006Award of the Israeli Film Academy - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2006Award of the Israeli Television Academy - Best Actress:Winner
2013Award of the Israeli Television Academy - Best Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
2018Czech Lion - Best Actress (Zenský herecký výkon v hlavní roli):Nominated

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