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Ayelet Zurer
Career
Active 1992 – present
Biography
About Ayelet Zurer
Ayelet Zurer was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 28, 1969. Since 1992, she has built an acting career that began on Israeli screens and eventually carried her to Hollywood. Her first English-speaking role came from Steven Spielberg, who cast her as Eric Bana's wife in the Oscar-nominated film Munich (2005).
She has since starred in a string of Studio films: Vantage Point with Dennis Quaid and William Hurt, Fugitive Pieces opposite Stephen Dillane, Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum and Willem Dafoe, and Angels & Demons opposite Tom Hanks. She also appeared in Lawrence Kasdan's Darling Companion with Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline, and in Man of Steel opposite Russell Crowe. More recently, she filmed Last Days in the Desert with Ewan McGregor and The Last Knights with Clive Owen.
Her television work has earned major recognition. She won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 54th Festival of Television in Monte-Carlo for her role in Hostages. Earlier, she won the Israeli Film and TV Academy Award for Nina's Tragedies and the Israeli Television Academy Award for In Treatment, a series later adapted by HBO. She also received nominations for Only Dogs Run Free, The Dybbuk from the Holy Apple Field, Desperado, and Rutenberg, and in 2014 she was nominated opposite herself in Shtisel, taking the best-actress-in-a-drama award for her portrayal of a brilliant surgeon in Hostages.
Zurer has also been the face of Golbary, a leading Israeli women's fashion company. Beyond acting, she is a producer, a writer, and an illustrator of two adult books, including the best seller Badolina. She has been developing her own projects in Israel and the U.S., and she expresses interest in working with both unknown and known directors internationally. She stands 5'7" with black hair and hazel eyes, and she is Israeli.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 1992-present (started around 23 years old; 34 years active)
- Birthplace
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
Body
- Hair Color
- Black
- Eye Color
- Hazel
- Weight
- 125 lbs (or 57 kg)
- Measurements
- 31–24–33 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.73
- Bra/Cup Size
- 34B show conversions - UK: 34B, EU: 75B, AU: 12B, JP: 75B
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 94k (as of March 2026)
Frequently asked
What was Ayelet Zurer's first English-speaking role?
Her first English-speaking role was in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005), where she played Eric Bana's character's wife.
Which Israeli TV series did she win an award for, and what was the character?
She won the Gold Nymph Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Hostages, playing a brilliant surgeon faced with a life-or-death dilemma.
How many awards has she won for her role in In Treatment?
She won the Israeli Television Academy Award for her lead performance in In Treatment, a series later adapted by HBO for American television.
Did you know
- She was born in Tel Aviv and has been active in acting since 1992.
- She is also an author and illustrator of two adult books, including the bestseller Badolina.
- She received a star on Haifa's film boulevard for her international and local achievements.
- In 2014, she was nominated opposite herself in the year's best drama Shtisel.
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