25 Facts About Shira Haas

Shira Haas was born on 11 May 1995 and is an Israeli actress.

Shira Haas first rose to local prominence for her role in the television series Shtisel.

Shira Haas has since starred in multiple films including A Tale of Love and Darkness and Asia.

Shira Haas appeared in the Netflix science fiction television series Bodies and played Ruth Bat-Seraph in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Brave New World.

At age two, Shira Haas was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and recovered two years later after a series of severe treatments.

On 2 August 2022, her mother Ariela "Leah" Shira Haas died of cancer, after weeks in hospice, at age 61.

Shira Haas attended the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in Givatayim, Israel, majoring in theatre, before completing a short period of volunteer service in the Israel Defense Forces' theatre unit, despite being medically exempted from mandatory conscription.

Shira Haas made her television debut as the role of Haredi girl Ruchami Weiss in the Israeli drama series Shtisel in 2013.

Shira Haas encouraged Haas to audition for the lead role in the Israeli film Princess.

Shira Haas made her first appearance in an international film when she played the role of young Fania in compatriot Natalie Portman's directorial-debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness.

Shira Haas appeared alongside Jessica Chastain in Niki Caro's The Zookeeper's Wife, which led to her American talk show debut on The Today Show in 2016.

Shira Haas earned her second Israeli Ophir Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Foxtrot, which made the final shortlist for the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

At the 2018 Israeli Ophir Awards, Shira Haas was nominated for both Best Leading Actress for Broken Mirrors and Best Supporting Actress for Noble Savage, the latter of which she won.

Shira Haas made the Israeli Forbes list of 30 under 30 in February 2019, before appearing alongside Harvey Keitel in the second biblical film in her acting career, Esau.

In March 2020, Shira Haas starred in the German limited Netflix series Unorthodox as Esther "Esty" Shapiro, a young girl who runs away from her arranged marriage and Ultra-Orthodox community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City.

Shira Haas received critical acclaim for her role, with various publications praising her performance.

At the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Shira Haas was nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series for this performance, becoming the first Israeli to be nominated for an acting Primetime Emmy Award.

Shira Haas acted alongside Alena Yiv in the role of a daughter who becomes reliant on a wheelchair in the Israeli film Asia, which premiered online at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shira Haas was signed to Creative Artists Agency in June 2020.

In 2024, Shira Haas appeared in the titular role of historic drama Ethel.

Shira Haas was named to Forbes' 2021 list for North America of 30 Under 30 innovators and entrepreneurs in 20 categories.

That same year, Shira Haas starred as Nancy in the musical Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End.

In February 2025, Shira Haas portrayed an iteration of the Israeli superhero Sabra in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Brave New World.

Shira Haas has stated that she received multiple anti-Semitic threats during this time.

In 2025, Israeli media reported that Shira Haas ended her four-year relationship with film director Ido Weisman.