Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer, one of Israel's most loved actresses, is an extremely special person. She was born in Tel Aviv and was first noticed by Hollywood when Steven Spielberg cast her in her first English-speaking film role as Eric Bana’s wife in Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has played in Studio films such as Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected in the role of Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons, opposite Tom Hanks, Darling Companion, an ensemble Lawrence Kasdan cast featuring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline and Warner Bros. Man Of Steel in the role of Russell Crow. She also filmed Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert, which she starred in alongside Ewan McGregor in addition to waiting for the release date of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya in the role of Clive Owen. She recently won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in the Drama Series at the 54th festival of television of Monte-Carlo. She was recognized for her part in the television series "Hostages". Ayelet received the Israeli Film And Television Academy Award for her leading role in Nina's Tragedies. She was nominated for her performances in the movies Only Dogs Run Free (from the Holy Apple Field), Desperado, Rutenberg, and The Dybuk from Holy Apple Field. Zurer was awarded the Haifa International Film Festival critic prize , and was awarded a star on Haifa’s "film boulevard" for her international and local accomplishments. Zurer received the Israeli Television Academy Award, due to her performance in "In Treatment" the critically popular television series that was adapted to American TV by HBO. She was also nominated for appropriateness in 2014's best drama "Shtisel", and received the award for best actress in drama for her role as a brilliant surgeon facing the dilemma of life and death in Hostages. The show was licensed to BBC4 and Canal Plus and the American ABC. Golbary is Israel's biggest women's fashion company, is her "face". She is a writer, producer and illustrator. She's also co-author on "Shorts" the first adult book by Gabi Nitazn. Ayelet is working on a couple of projects in Israel as well as the US. She expressed desire to collaborate internationally with directors from around the world since she believes in joining with unknown directors and writers.