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Gal Gadot
Gadot at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International'
Born (1985-04-30) 30 April 1985 (age 39)
Rosh HaAyin, Israel
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2004–present
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Spouse
Yaron Versano
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(m. 2008)​
Children1

Gal Gadot (/ˈɡɑːl ɡɑːˈdɒt/ gah-L GAH-do-T';[2] Hebrew: גל גדות; born 30 April 1985)[3] is an Israeli actress and model. As an actress, Gadot is known for her role as Gisele Yashar in The Fast and the Furious film series. In 2016 Gadot began playing the role of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, starting with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and continuing as the lead in Wonder Woman (2017).[4][5]

In 2013, she was ranked as the second highest earning fashion model in Israel.[6] She is the face of Gucci's Bamboo perfume.[7]

Early life

Gadot was born and raised in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.[8] In Hebrew, her first name means "wave" and her surname means "riverbanks".[9] Her parents were both born in Israel, and they had Hebraized their surname from "Greenstein" to "Gadot".[10] Her father Michael Gadot is an engineer and her mother Irit (née Weiss) is a teacher. Gadot's grandparents are Holocaust survivors.[11][12] Her ancestry is Polish-Jewish, Austrian-Jewish, German-Jewish, and Czech-Jewish. Gadot has stated that she was brought up in a "very Jewish, Israeli family environment".[13] Her high school major was biology. As an adult, she started studying law twice at Reichman.[1]

Military service

From the age of 20, Gadot served for two years as an enlisted soldier of the Israel Defense Forces, which she started excelling in a grueling three-month boot camp that prepared her to serve as a combat trainer.[14] She says of her time in the army: "You give two or three years, and it's not about you. You give your freedom away for a while. You learn discipline and respect. The things I've been through as a soldier prepared me to deal with career things as well.".[14][15]

Career

Gadot had originally planned to become a lawyer.[14] However, at the age of 18, she won the 2004 Miss Israel competition and then traveled to Ecuador to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. Around that time Gadot joined the Israeli Army where she completed two years of military service.[16]

After leaving the army, Gadot started at university, studying law. After finishing her first year at university, a casting director who saw her card called her to audition for the part of Bond girl Camille Montes in the film Quantum of Solace. She failed to win the part which went instead to Olga Kurylenko (who would years later also compete with Gadot in the audition for the part of Wonder Woman). As a result of the audition for Quantum of Solace, the casting director instead hired Gadot for the role of Gisele in Fast & Furious.

In 2007, the 21 year old Gadot took a part in the Maxim photo shoot "Women of the Israeli army," and as such she featured on the cover of the New York Post. In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked her Number 5 on its list of "the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish women in the world", behind model Bar Refaeli and actress Eva Green.[17] In 2014, Gadot was one of two Israeli actress along with Odeya Rush listed as an upcoming leading lady by InStyle magazine.[18]

Modeling

She has led international campaigns for Captain Morgan rum, Gucci fragrances and Vine Vera skincare ranges, and advertised Jaguar Cars. She is the face of Gucci's Bamboo perfume brand,[7] of Huawei smartphones, and of Miss Sixty. She has featured as the covergirl on Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Bride Magazine, FHM. Gadot has been a model for Castro (whose fashion shows she also hosts).[19] In 2013, her annual modelling salary was estimated at NIS 2.4 million, which was ahead of a number of other famous Israeli models such as Esti Ginzburg, Liraz Dror and Shlomit Malka (who campaigns for Ralph Lauren), although significantly behind Bar Refaeli.[20]

Acting

Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill and Gal Gadot at the San Diego Comic-Con panel for the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

In 2008, Gadot starred in the Israeli drama Bubot. She appeared as Gisele in Fast & Furious, the fourth film in The Fast & the Furious franchise, having won the role over six other actresses.[21][22] In 2010, she had a small role in the action-adventure Knight and Day.[23] Earlier that year, she appeared in the film Date Night as Natanya, the girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's character. 2011 brought her back to The Fast & the Furious franchise, reprising her role as Gisele in Fast Five. In 2013, Gadot played Gisele again in Fast & Furious 6.

Gadot played Wonder Woman in the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is signed for two future sequels which include the Justice League and a solo Wonder Woman film.[24][25][26] Gadot received swordsmanship, Kung Fu kickboxing, capoeira and Brazilian jiu-jitsu training in preparation for the role.[27] Gadot's performance as the superhero, which is the first time for the character on film, was hailed as one of the best parts of the film.[28]

Also in 2016, she had a small role in John Hillcoat's crime-thriller Triple 9, where she starred along with Kate Winslet and Aaron Paul,[29] and also co-starred in the film Criminal, as the wife of Ryan Reynolds' character.[30] Gadot was also signed on a main role in the comedy film Keeping Up with the Joneses along with Isla Fisher and Jon Hamm.[31]

Personal life

Gadot married Israeli real estate developer Yaron Varsano on 28 September 2008.[32] The couple owned a luxury hotel in the Neve Tzedek district of Tel Aviv. In 2015, her husband Yaron Versano sold his Tel Aviv hotel to Roman Abramovich for $26 million.[33] In November 2011, Gadot and Varsano had a baby girl.[34][35]

She is a motorcycle rider and owns a black 2006 Ducati Monster-S2R.[36] She also plays on volleyball, basketball and tennis teams.[37] She says that at high school she was successful at basketball due to her height of 5 ft 10 in.[1]

She did all her own stunts in the Fast & Furious films.[37] She says "I think the main reason was that [the director] Justin Lin really liked that I was in the military, and he wanted to use my knowledge of weapons."[38]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Fast & Furious Gisele Yashar
2010 Date Night Natanya
2010 Knight and Day Naomi
2011 Fast Five Gisele Yashar
2013 Fast & Furious 6 Gisele Yashar
2014 Kicking Out Shoshana Mirit Ben Harush Israeli film
2016 Triple 9 Elena Vlaslov
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
2016 Criminal Jill Pope
2016 Keeping Up with the Joneses Natalie Jones Post-production
2017 Wonder Woman Diana Prince / Wonder Woman Post-production
2017 Justice League Diana Prince / Wonder Woman Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Bubot Miriam "Merry" Elkayam Israeli series
2009 Entourage Lisa Episode: "Amongst Friends"
2009 The Beautiful Life Olivia 3 episodes
2011 Asfur Kika Israeli series. Season 2.
2012 Kathmandu Yamit Bareli Israeli series

Pageants

Year Title Status Notes
2004 Miss Israel 2004 Winner N/A
2004 Miss Universe 2004 Miss Israel Participant

See also

References

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  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA8pQMJrcNY
  3. ^ "Gal Gadot". AllMovie.com. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike (4 December 2013). "Emerging Star Gal Gadot Set For Wonder Woman In 'Batman Vs. Superman'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Gal Gadot to Play Wonder Woman in 'Batman vs. Superman'". Variety. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  6. ^ הדוגמניות המרוויחות ביותר בישראל Forbes Israel, June 2013
  7. ^ a b Romeyn, Kathryn (9 July 2015). "Wonder Woman Gal Gadot is the Face of Gucci's New Fragrance". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Chatting With 'Fast Five' Star Gal Gadot". The Forward. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  9. ^ Halutz, Avsalom (6 December 2013). "Who is Gal Gadot, Hollywood's next Wonder Woman?". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  10. ^ Appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 15 March 2016.
  11. ^ http://celebs.walla.co.il/item/2846540
  12. ^ http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2872144,00.html
  13. ^ "Entertainment | Features And Reviews". TotallyJewish.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b c Gal Gadot Is Wonder Woman: "She Is Not Relying on a Man, and She's Not There Because of a Love Story" By Glamour
  15. ^ http://www.yediot.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4781539,00.html
  16. ^ Jennifer Cox. "Upclose with Gal Gadot". Urban Male Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  17. ^ Ashley Baylen (12 April 2012). "Top 50 Hottest Jewish Women (10–1) – Page2". Shalom Life. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ Israel's Gal Gadot and Odeya Rush get noticed as Hollywood's newest leading ladies By Elia Berger, 8 June 2014, The Jerusalem Post
  19. ^ "Israeli Fashion Retailer Torn Between Daring Spirit and Need to Please the Masses". Haaretz.com.
  20. ^ הדוגמניות המרוויחות ביותר בישראל Forbes Israel, June 2013
  21. ^ "IGN: New Furious Babe". IGN. Newscorp. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  22. ^ "Gal Gadot: Too fast too furious?". Israelenews.com. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  23. ^ "JUF : Teens : Celebrities : Gal Gadot". JUF. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  24. ^ "Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman: Comics world reacts on Twitter". Los Angeles Times. 5 December 2013.
  25. ^ Begley, Chris. "Gal Gadot signed a 3 movie deal as Wonder Woman (video)". Batman News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  26. ^ Kroll, Justin. "'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot Signs Three-Picture Deal with Warner Bros". Variety. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  27. ^ Doran, Michael (27 December 2013). "Gal Gadot Responds To Being 'Too Skinny' for Wonder Woman". Newsarama. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  28. ^ Russell, Scarlett (27 March 2016). "Wonder Woman reborn: how she stole limelight from Batman and Superman". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  29. ^ Flemming Jr., Mike (5 February 2014). "Open Road Acquires Domestic On 'Triple Nine;' Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Paul, Gal Gadot, Michael Pena Join Killer Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  30. ^ Kit, Borys (12 August 2014). "Wonder Woman Actress Gal Gadot Joins Kevin Costner in 'Criminal'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  31. ^ "On the Set for 4/20/15: Michael Bay Starts TMNT Sequel, Gal Gadot Begins Keeping Up With the Joneses, Natalie Dormer Wraps Shooting on Patient Zero". ssninsider.com. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  32. ^ "Yaron Varsano- Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot's Husband". December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  33. ^ Shlomit Tsur (13 April 2015). "Roman Abramovich buys Tel Aviv hotel" Globes
  34. ^ http://www.wonderwall.com/entertainment/movies/gal-gadot-wonder-woman-10-things-to-know-about-batman-v-superman-star-33936.gallery?photoId=180351
  35. ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/wonder-woman-gal-gadot-my-875735
  36. ^ Denham, Jess (5 December 2013). "Profile: Wonder Woman Gal Gadot is a model, army girl and Fast & Furious star". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  37. ^ a b Wilson, Simone (4 December 2013). "Gal Gadot is Wonder Woman: Israeli badass takes on the boys in 'Batman vs. Superman'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
  38. ^ Chatting With 'Fast Five' Star Gal Gadot By Curt Schleier, 2 May 2011
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