Moon Shavit

Nitzan Layla "Moon" Shavit ( Hebrew מון שביט, Born May 30, 1987 in Haifa ) is an Israeli actress and model .

life and career

Shavit was born as Nitzan Layla Man. Deviating spellings of her first name are Nitzan-Layla, Nitsan Laila or Mun instead of Moon. The nickname Moon came from her circle of friends, Moon Shavit means moon comet. Shavit grew up in Haifa and started doing gymnastics and dancing in her youth. She attended high school in Tel Aviv-Jaffa , where she came into contact with the film industry through a friend who arranged for her to audition for a commercial . She has been married to Adan Shavit since 2011, their daughter is called Petal.

In the following years, in addition to working as a model, she had a number of smaller roles in Israeli TV series. Since 2013 she has received greater international attention through the role of Estee (Esti) Gotlieb in the Israeli TV series Shtisel . Her current film Don't Forget Me did not succeed at the Ophir Awards 2017 . In 2018 she was honored with a prize as best actress (Premio Miglior attrice) at the 35th Torino Film Festival for her role as Tom in this film drama, on which she is also a co-author.

It is represented in Israel by the ADD agency and in Hollywood by MGMT. Entertainment . Since 2019 she has been preparing a stay in the USA . The current project in planning is the production of a TV series about the affair of the kidnapping of children of Yemeni Israel immigrants in the 1950s (פרשת ילדי תימן, Yemenite Children Affair).

Filmography (excerpt)

• 2011: Urim Ve'tumim (Light and Truth, TV series)
• 2011: Promised Land (The Promise, TV miniseries)
• 2012: Shvita (Strike, TV miniseries)
• 2013: Shtisel (TV series)
• 2013: Makom be-gan eden (A Place in Heaven)
• 2014: Deep in the Water (TV Miniseries)
• 2014: Amamiyot (TV series)
• 2017: Don't Forget Me

Web links

• Moon Shavit in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dalia Ben Ali: Meet Moon Shavit, the Actress Who Will Conquer Hollywood. atmag.co.il, July 29, 2019, accessed July 27, 2020 (Hebrew). 
2. ↑ Avner Shavit: The media's preoccupation with eating disorders is pejorative and can do more harm than good. e.walla.co.il, June 13, 2019, accessed July 27, 2020 (Hebrew). 
3. ↑ Sigoli: Ophir Awards 2017 - Summary of the nomination phase . srita.net, August 18, 2017, accessed July 27, 2020 (Hebrew). 
4. ↑ Meir Schnitzer: Boredom and 2 unpleasant scenes. maariv.co.il, June 14, 2019, accessed July 27, 2020 (Hebrew). 
5. ↑ Nitai Gvirtz: We fell in love, a film came out of it. timeout.co.il, June 12, 2019, accessed July 27, 2020 (Hebrew). 
6. ↑ Cristiano Tassinari: Turin: Israel Abräumer at the 35th Film Festival. Euronews Videos, December 3, 2017, accessed July 27, 2020 . 
7. ^ Moon Shavit. ADD, accessed on July 27, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Big America: Moon Shavit signed with a Hollywood actor agency. ynet.co.il, February 4, 2014, accessed July 27, 2020 (Hebrew). 
9. ^ Jeff Sneider: The Schiff Company Renamed MGMT. Entertainment to Reflect Growth. thewrap.com, January 9, 2015, accessed July 27, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Michael Wildes: Immigrant Visa Approval Secured On Behalf Of Nitsan “Moon” Shavit, Actress. wildeslaw.com, May 2019, accessed July 27, 2020 . 
11. ^ Lesley Goldberg: Yemenite Children Affair TV Series in the Works. hollywoodreporter.com, April 17, 2019, accessed July 27, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Aron Heller: Israel's Disappeared Children. rp-online.de, June 19, 2016, accessed on July 27, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Urim VeTumim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
14. ↑ Promised Land in the Internet Movie Database (English)
15. ↑ Shvita in the Internet Movie Database (English)
16. ↑ Shtisel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
17. ↑ Makom be-gan eden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
18. ↑ Deep in the Water in the Internet Movie Database (English)
19. ↑ Amamiyot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
20. ↑ Don't Forget Me in the Internet Movie Database (English)