Agam Rudberg ( he, אגם רודברג; born 8 February 1986) is an Israeli actress and model.

Early life

Rudberg was born in

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Ramat Tzvi, Israel, to an Israeli-born father of

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

Romanian-Jewish and Latvian-Jewish descent, and to a Moroccan Jewish mother. When she was 10, her father died. In 2005, Rudberg enlisted as a soldier in the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

. She served in the IDF theatre of the Education and Youth Corps.

Career

Rudberg was discovered by a model agent at age 13. She became a model for the shoe brand Skechers and has featured in international magazines, including '' Maxim'', and modeled for brands, including Remington Products. In 2003, Rudberg appeared in Israel Channel 2's telenovela ''Love Around the Corner''. In 2004, she took part in Festigal, an annual Israeli song and dance show for children, and has taken part many times since. In 2006, she appeared in Israeli telenovela '' HaShir Shelanu''. She has subsequently appeared in many Israeli television shows, becoming one of Israel's more popular actresses during the early and mid-2000s and being voted as "Israel's sexiest woman". In 2014, Rudberg took a role in ''Temporarily Dead'', a new

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Personal life

Rudberg has led a campaign to raise funds for the treatment of skin cancer in Israel. She criticized Bar Refaeli for evading the military draft in Israel, saying: "The way Bar Refaeli evaded army service wasn't right. It's worth trying to serve in the army, and only if you don't feel good there to try and do something."Staff (4 March 2004)
"Overheard"
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''. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* - Agam Rudberg on Instagram *
Agam Rudberg
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