Yael Abecassis ( he, יעל אבקסיס; born 19 July 1967) is an Israeli actress and model.

Biography

Yael Abecassis was born in

Ashkelon Ashkelon or Ashqelon (; Hebrew: , , ; Philistine: ), also known as Ascalon (; Ancient Greek: , ; Arabic: , ), is a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border wit ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to parents of

Moroccan Jewish Moroccan Jews ( ar, اليهود المغاربة, al-Yahūd al-Maghāriba he, יהודים מרוקאים, Yehudim Maroka'im) are Jews who live in or are from Morocco. Moroccan Jews constitute an ancient community dating to Roman times. Jews b ...

descent. Abecassis married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. She is currently married to entrepreneur and philanthropist

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. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-Israeli singer and actress.

Modeling and acting career

Yael Abecassis began modeling at the age of 14. She later branched into television and film, appearing in commercials and starring as Rivka in ''

Kadosh Kadosh ( he, קדוש) (''lit.'', Sacred) is a 1999 film by Israelis, Israeli director Amos Gitai. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. Plot ''Kadosh'' is a bleak drama about the Haredi Judaism, Haredi society. In the opening scene ...

,'' a 1999 retelling of ''

The Dybbuk ''The Dybbuk'', or ''Between Two Worlds'' (russian: Меж двух миров �ибук}, trans. ''Mezh dvukh mirov ibuk'; yi, צווישן צוויי וועלטן - דער דִבּוּק, ''Tsvishn Tsvey Veltn – der Dibuk'') is a play by ...

'' directed by

Amos Gitai Amos Gitai ( he, עמוס גיתאי; born 11 October 1950) is an Israeli filmmaker, who was trained as an architect. Gitai's work was presented in several major retrospectives in Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and ...

. In the 1990s, she starred as a host on Israeli television programs for children, and produced music videos for babies and young children. Towards the end of the 1990s, she left television to pursue a career as a dramatic actress. She starred in several Amos Gitai movies and has won favorable reviews, especially in

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Film production

In 2012, Abecassis opened a film production company, Cassis Films. The company's first film, ''Aya'', was one of five international shorts nominated for the 2015 Oscars.

Filmography

*'' Rabin, the Last Day'' (2015) *''

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'' (2014) *''

Atlit Atlit ( he, עַתְלִית, ar, عتليت) is a coastal town located south of Haifa, Israel. The community is in the Hof HaCarmel Regional Council in the Haifa District of Israel. Off the coast of Atlit is a submerged Neolithic village. At ...

'' (2014) *'' Hunting Elephants'' (2013), Dorit *'' Prisoners of War'' (2010), Talia Klein *''

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'' (2008), Lili *''Survivre avec les loups'' (2007) *''Sans moi'' (2007), Marie *''Papa'' (2005/II), Léa *'' Va, vis et deviens'' (2005), Yaël Harrari *''Until Tomorrow Comes'' (2004), Daughter *'' Alila'' (2003), Gabi *''Ballo a tre passi'' (2003) *'' Life Is Life'' (2003) *''Miss Entebbe'' (2003), Elise *''Bella ciao'' (2001), Nella *''Maria, figlia del suo figlio'' (2000), Mary of NazarethScreen Jesus: Portrayals of Christ in Television and Film, Peter Malone
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'' (1999), Rivka *''Shabatot VeHagim'' (1999), Ella *''Passeur d'enfants'' (1997), Yael *''L'enfant de la terre promise'' (1997), Yael *''L'enfant d'Israel'' (1997) *''Hakita Hameofefet'' (1995) *''Ha-Yerusha'' (1993) *''Zarim Balayla'' (1993) *''Sipurei Tel-Aviv'' (1992), Sharona *''

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'' (1991), Judith

Filmography as self

*''Shotetut'' *''HaKaletet''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abecassis, Yael 1967 births Living people Israeli female models Israeli film actresses Israeli television actresses Jewish Israeli actresses Jewish female models Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent People from Ashkelon 20th-century Moroccan Jews