1. Ayelet Zurer began her career on the Israeli teen drama Inyan Shel Zman and has starred in numerous Israeli tv and film roles.
20 Facts About Ayelet Zurer
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Ayelet Zurer received awards for Best Actress at the Israeli Academy Awards in 2003 and Best Actress by the Israeli Academy of Television in 2006 and 2013.
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Ayelet Zurer portrayed Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil and its revival series Daredevil: Born Again.
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Ayelet Zurer was born on 28 June 1969 and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, by a Jewish family.
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Ayelet Zurer's mother was born in Czechoslovakia and survived the Holocaust by hiding in a convent, later immigrating to Israel in the 1950s.
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Ayelet Zurer studied theater at the 14th Municipal High School and participated in the Tel Aviv Scouts band.
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Ayelet Zurer then moved to the United States and studied with George Morison at the Actor's Workshop in New York City.
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Ayelet Zurer landed an early role as a series regular on the Israeli teen drama, Inyan Shel Zman.
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Ayelet Zurer then appeared in the Israeli television series Zinzana in 2000.
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In 2001, Ayelet Zurer starred in the movies Laila Lelo Lola and Kikar Ha'Halomot.
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Ayelet Zurer appeared in the television series Shalva and Ha'Block in 2002.
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In 2005, Ayelet Zurer appeared in Steven Spielberg's Munich, where she played Avner Kaufman's wife.
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In 2008, Ayelet Zurer appeared in the American thriller Vantage Point.
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In 2011, Ayelet Zurer played the lead role in the film Hide Away and the role of Superman's mother, Lara Lor-Van, in the reboot of the Superman franchise Man of Steel.
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In 2015, Ayelet Zurer starred in the Marvel series Daredevil as Vanessa Marianna-Fisk.
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In 2018, Ayelet Zurer reprised her role in the third season of Daredevil.
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In November 2020, Ayelet Zurer was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series You.
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In 2021, Ayelet Zurer starred in the Israeli psychological thriller Losing Alice on Apple TV+.
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In 2025, Ayelet Zurer reprised the role of Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again.
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Ayelet Zurer has received several awards throughout her career including Best Actress at the Israeli Academy Awards for her role in Nina's Tragedies and Best Actress by the Israeli Academy of Television for her roles in BeTipul and Hostages in 2006 and 2013.