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Early life

Eshet was born in

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, to a family of

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descent. Her mother Ilva ( Grunuvich)

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to Israel from

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. Her father is Arik Eshet, and both her parents are voice actors and acting coaches. She has two sisters, one of whom is Israeli actress Mili Eshet. She grew up in

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Mesilat Zion, Israel.

Personal life

She is married to American actor Konstantin Melikhov, whom she met during her acting studies in New York.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Stage

Music videos

References

External links

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Maya Eshet
at IsraelFilmCenter.org 1990 births Living people Actresses from Jerusalem Stella Adler Studio of Acting alumni Israeli child actresses Israeli film actresses Israeli stage actresses Israeli television actresses Israeli voice actresses Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli people of Swedish-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli actresses 21st-century Israeli actresses 21st-century Israeli Jews {{Israel-actor-stub