Gal Gadot
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Gal Gadot is an Israel
i 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.
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 175cm.
and Paul Walker
, having beaten six other actresses to the role. 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 of 2011 brought her back to the The Fast & the Furious franchise, reprising her character in Fast Five.
, Israel
. 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. As it became known in June 2011 after two and half years of marriage, Gal and her husband are expecting for their first baby.
At the beginning of November 2011 Gadot and Versano welcomed their first baby girl, Alma.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i actress and model. She won the Miss Israel
Miss Israel
-Winners:...
title in 2004 and went on to represent Israel at the 2004 Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
beauty pageant. Gadot is known for her role as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious and Fast Five.
Modeling
In 2007, she took a part in the MaximMaxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
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
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
. 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 175cm.
Acting
Gadot appeared in Fast & Furious alongside co-stars Vin DieselVin Diesel
Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He became known in the early 2000s, appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including The Fast and the Furious and xXx...
and Paul Walker
Paul Walker
Paul William Walker IV is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious. His other films include Joy Ride, Running Scared, Into the Blue and Eight Below...
, having beaten six other actresses to the role. In 2010, Gadot had a small role in the action-adventure Knight and Day, starring alongside Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
and Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz is an American actress and former model. She became famous during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding, and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona...
. 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
Date Night
Date Night is a 2010 action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey. It was released in the United States on April 9, 2010...
as Natanya, Holbrooke's (Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...
) Israeli girlfriend. April of 2011 brought her back to the The Fast & the Furious franchise, reprising her character in Fast Five.
Personal life
Gadot was born and grew up in Rosh HaAyinRosh HaAyin
Rosh HaAyin is a city in the Center District of Israel. To the west of Rosh HaAyin is the fortress of Antipatris and the source of the Yarkon River. To the southeast is the fortress of Migdal Afek...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. At the age of 19, she attended and won the 2004 Miss Israel competition. After winning, she travelled to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
to compete in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2004
Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia....
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. As it became known in June 2011 after two and half years of marriage, Gal and her husband are expecting for their first baby.
At the beginning of November 2011 Gadot and Versano welcomed their first baby girl, Alma.
Pageant
| Year | Title | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Miss Israel 2004 | Gal Gadot Gal Gadot Gal Gadot 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... |
Winner |
| 2004 | Miss Universe 2004 Miss Universe 2004 Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia.... |
Miss Israel Miss Israel -Winners:... |
Did not place |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bubot | Miriam "Merry" Elkayam | TV Series |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Gisele Yashar | |
| 2009 | Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
Lisa | TV Series |
| 2009 | The Beautiful Life | Olivia | TV Series |
| 2010 | Date Night Date Night Date Night is a 2010 action comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey. It was released in the United States on April 9, 2010... |
Natanya | |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | Naomi | |
| 2011 | Fast Five | Gisele Yashar | |
| 2011 | Asfur Asfur Asfur is an Israeli television series, which is broadcast on the channel HOT3. It tells the story of four men from Jerusalem that live in abandoned buses on a farm that Motti, one of them, inherited from his grandfather... |
Kika | TV Series |
