Sarai Givaty Biography

Fast Facts

• Attended the School of Visual Art and the Herbert Berghof Studio of Performing Art in New York
• Although she doesn't describe modeling as a passion, she does credit it with starting her career and giving her the ability to travel the world for work
• Her music was discovered by music video icon Anthony Mandler while she was on the set of Enrique Iglesias's video for "Somebody's Me․"
• Quote: "(On "The Monkeys Are Here"): "I decided to pull the trigger, and take a more 'professional' approach to my music․․․[It acknowledges] the darkness, my fears, by digging into my wounds - the stuff nobody likes to talk about at cocktail parties․""
• Best known as a model, actress, singer, and artist who played the role of Zahra in "The Passage․"
• Her artwork is largely influenced by her life growing up in war-torn Israel, with prominent themes including international security, contemporary warfare, and human rights
• Her collection of paintings titled "Privacy" was shown in more than 40 galleries in Paris, New York, London, Miami, and other cities
• Released her debut album "The Monkeys Are Here," on which she was both songwriter and producer, in October 2012
• Has appeared on several American TV series, including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "NCIS․"
• Her song "Can You Hear Me" appears on the soundtrack for the video game "Sims 3 Supernatural․"