Ayelet Zurer – Biography of Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet zurer She was born on June 28, 1969 in the city of Tel Aviv, Israel, where she is a consecrated actress. His father was a government employee and his mother a survivor of World War II, during which she had to hide in a convent in Czechoslovakia. After the war, Zurer’s mother reunited with her parents, who survived the war in hiding, and emigrated to Tel Aviv.

After completing his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, Zurer He moved to the United States with the desire to start a career in Hollywood.

He returned to Israel in 1991. In 1992, he starred in the television series “Inyan Shel Zman“, and in 1993, he played Debbie in the Israeli film “Nikmato Shel Itzik Finkelstein”. During this time he also worked on the cable television show “Yetziat Hirum“In 1997, he got the role of Shira steinberg on the tv show “Florentin“, broadcast on Israel’s Channel 2. Later he also participated in the Israeli television series” Zinzana “and” Shalva “.

In 2005, he starred in the hit Israeli television series, “Betipul“, a drama about a psychologist and the treatment process of his patients. Zurer played the role of Na’ama Lerner, a seductive patient who starts an affair with the doctor (played by Assi Dayan). By her action, Ayelet she won the Best Actress award from the Israeli Television Academy; later the series was taken over by HBO which made it the big hit, Emmy and Golden Globe winner, “In Treatment“

His first feature films in his native country were, among others, “Pour Sacha” (1991), “Nikmato Shel Itzik Finkelstein” (1999), “Ha-Dybbuk B’sde Hatapuchim Hakdoshim” (1999), “Kikar Ha-Halomot” (2001) or “Nina’s Tragedies” (2004), which earned her the Best Actress award, both at the Jerusalem Film Festival and at the Israeli Film Academy.

Her first international role was in the Steven Spielberg film “Munich” (nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture), where she played the wife of Eric Bana. She later played the role of the exotic terrorist Veronica, in the thriller “In the spotlight”, where he worked alongside Dennis Quaid, William Hurt and Sigourney Weaver.

Her next international role was in the Paul Schrader film “Adam Risen,” where she played Gina Gray, a nurse who falls in love with the protagonist, Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum), a troubled Holocaust survivor.

In 2008, she was cast in the role of Vittoria Vetra, the female lead, in the sequel to “The Da Vinci Code,” “Angels & Demons,” in which she seconded Tom Hanks.

Later he starred, alongside Josh Lucas]in the drama “A Year in Mooring” (2011); and was a member of the cast of the comedy “Finally alone!” (2012).

His last work, recently released, was in the role of Lara Lor-Van, Superman’s biological mother, in the mega-production “{@movie: The Man of Steel”.

In her personal life, Ayelet has a son named Liad born in 2005, as a result of her marriage to Gilad Londovski, the family resides in California (USA).