Gal Gadot
גל גדות |
| Born |
April 30, 1985 (1985-04-30) (age 26)
Rosh HaAyin, Israel |
| Occupation |
Actress, Model |
| Years active |
2004; 2007–present |
| Spouse |
Yaron Versano |
| Children |
1 |
Gal Gadot (Hebrew: גל גדות; born April 30, 1985) is an Israeli actress and model. She won the Miss Israel title in 2004 and went on to represent Israel at the 2004 Miss Universe beauty pageant. Gadot is known for her role as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious and Fast Five.
[edit] Modeling
In 2007, she took a part in the Maxim photo shoot "Women of the Israeli army", which focused on Israeli models who were members of the Israeli Army. Gal's photo was on the invitation to the launch party for the controversial issue, and featured on the cover of the New York Post. In 2008, Gadot performed the lead role on the Israeli drama Bubot ("Dolls"). She was also chosen to be the leading model of Castro, one of the largest Israeli clothing brands. Her height is 175 cm.
[edit] Acting
Gadot appeared in Fast & Furious alongside co-stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, having beaten six other actresses to the role.[1][2] In 2010, Gadot had a small role in the action-adventure Knight and Day, starring alongside Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. In the film, she played Naomi, a henchwoman to Tom Cruise's enemy. Earlier in the same year, she had a small role in the movie Date Night as Natanya, Holbrooke's (Mark Wahlberg) Israeli girlfriend. April 2011 brought her back to the The Fast & the Furious franchise, reprising her character in Fast Five.
[edit] Personal life
Gadot was born and grew up in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.[3] At the age of 19, she attended and won the 2004 Miss Israel competition. After winning, she travelled to Ecuador to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. She did not place in the top 15 and returned to Israel to work as a model. She eventually made the move to Hollywood and became an actress. Gadot married her boyfriend the business man Yaron Versano during the filming of Fast & Furious on September 28, 2008. At the beginning of November 2011 Gadot and Versano welcomed their first baby girl, Alma.
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| Date of birth |
April 30, 1985 |
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Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel |
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