Shira Haas

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Shira Haas (2018)

Shira Haas ( Hebrew שירה האס; born May 11, 1995 in Hod Hasharon ) is an Israeli actress .

Life

Haas was born in 1995 in Israel as the youngest child of Tzabarim with Polish, Hungarian and Czech roots. She got enthusiastic about writing and the theater early on . She attended an art school in Tel Aviv , where she was hired by a casting director for her first film role in the drama Princess . Her portrayal of Adar earned her a nomination in the category Best Actress at the Ophir Award 2014 .

From 2013 to 2016 Haas played the role of Ruchami Weiss in the television series Shtisel . This was followed by roles in Natalie Portman's literary film adaptation A Tale of Love and Darkness , Niki Caro's Holocaust drama The Zoo Director's Wife and Garth Davis ' Bible adaptation of Maria Magdalena . For her role in Foxtrot , she was nominated again for an Ophir Award in 2017, this time in the category Best Supporting Actress .

In 2020, she took on the lead role of Esther “Esty” Shapiro in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox .

Filmography (selection)

  • 2013–2016: Shtisel (שטיסל, TV series, 21 episodes)
  • 2014: Princess
  • 2015: A Story of Love and Darkness (סיפור על אהבה וחושך)
  • 2015–2016: Hazoref (הצורף, miniseries, 7 episodes)
  • 2016: Ikaron HaHachlafa (עקרון ההחלפה, TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2017: The wife of the zoo director (The Zookeeper's Wife)
  • 2017: Foxtrot (פוֹקְסטְרוֹט)
  • 2018: Maria Magdalena (Mary Magdalene)
  • 2018: Harem (הרמון, TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 2018: Noble Savage (פרא אציל)
  • 2018: Broken Mirrors (מראות שבורות)
  • 2018: The Conductor (המנצח, TV series, 10 episodes)
  • 2019: Esau
  • 2020: Unorthodox (miniseries, 4 episodes)

Web links

Commons : Shira Haas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Gerri Miller: 'Shtisel' Star Shira Haas Leaves the Charedi Life in 'Unorthodox' . In: jewishjournal.com of March 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ Ayelet Dekel: Ophir Awards 2014: Nominations . In: midnighteast.com from August 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ Hannah Brown: 2017 Ophir nominations announced . In: jpost.com from August 19, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Haas, Shira
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Hod Hasharon , Israel