Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zuer is an Israeli actress who has received praise for her performance. Her birthplace is in Tel Aviv, and first was noticed by Hollywood when she was chosen by Steven Spielberg in her first English-speaking part, playing Eric Bana's character's wife in the Oscar(r) nominated film Munich (2005). Since moving to the United States, Zurer has been in Studio films like Sony Pictures' Vantage Point featuring Dennis Quaid and William Hurt and Samuel Goldwyn's Fugitive Pieces with Stephen Dillane, Paul Schrader's Adam Resurrected opposite Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe. Ron Howard's Angeles and Demons opposite Tom Hanks. Darling Companion is an ensemble movie by Lawrence Kasdan which includes Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline. Warner Bros. Man Of Steel along with Russell Crow. She was a part of Rodrigo Garcia, Last days in the desert opposite Ewan McGregor while waiting for the release of the film The Last Knights by the Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya, who is also starring Clive Owen. She recently received the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding actor in the Drama Series at the 54th Festival of Television in Monte-Carlo in recognition of her role in the show "Hostages". Ayelet was nominated for the Israeli Film and Television Academy Award for her work in Nina's Tragedies. Ayelet also won nominations for her performance in the films Only Dogs Run Free, The Dybbuk from the Holy Apple Field, Desperado, and Rutenberg. She was also honored with the Haifa International Film Festival critic's award and was a guest in Haifa's "film Boulevard" for her achievements in regional and international film. Zurer was also awarded the Israeli Television Academy Award for her performance as the lead in "In Treatment," a highly acclaimed television show that was made into a series by HBO to be adapted for American television. She was also nominated in the category of an apt performance in 2014's most popular drama "Shtisel", and she was named the most outstanding actress for drama for her portrayal as a brilliant surgeon facing a life-and-death dilemma in Hostages. The series was licensed to BBC4 & Canal Plus and the American ABC. She is the "face " of one of Israel's leading women's fashion brands- Golbary. Ayelet is a producer as well as author, and an illustrator for two adult novels, "Shorts" and the top-selling "Badolina" written by Gabi Nitazn. Ayelet is currently working on a couple of projects in Israel and the USA. She has expressed an her interest in collaborations with international directors from all over the world, as she is a believer in joining the ranks of unknown writers/directors.