Maya Wertheimer (; born 29 July 1990) is an Israeli actress, model and television presenter. She stars in the Israeli comedy drama series, '' Shababnikim'' (2017–present).

Early life

Maya Wertheimer was born in

Kfar Vradim Kfar Vradim () is a town ( local council) in northern Israel, with a population of in . It is situated south of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and about south of the border with Lebanon. Kfar Vradim is close to Ma'alot-Tarshiha (2 kilometers), Karmiel (16 k ...

. She is the daughter of billionaire Eitan Wertheimer (1951–2022, son of Israeli industrialist billionaire and former

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

member

Stef Wertheimer Stef Wertheimer (; 16 July 1926 – 26 March 2025) was an Israeli billionaire industrialist, investor, philanthropist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset, and was known for founding industrial parks in Israel and neighboring countries ...

) and Ariela. She is the half-sister of Israeli singer Sivan Talmore. Wertheimer studied theater at Maagan Michael High School and joined

Orna Porat Orna Porat (; June 6, 1924 – August 6, 2015) was a German-born Israeli theater actress. Life and career She was born Irene Klein in Cologne, Germany, in 1924. Her father, Willi, was Catholic, and her mother, Elise, Protestant, but she chose a ...

's theater circle. She studied at the

Nissan Nativ Nissan Nativ (Hebrew: ניסן נתיב) (originally Notowicz; 5. November 1922 – 20 April 2008) was an influential Israeli Theatre director, director, actor and acting teacher. Life Nissan Nativ was born 1922 (as Nissan Notowicz) in Munich ...

Acting Studio.

Personal life

Wertheimer is married to

Asaf Zamir Asaf Zamir (; born 31 August 1980) is an Israeli politician and diplomat. He served as Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv from 2008 until 2013 and Acting Mayor in charge of education from 2013 to 2018. He was elected to the Knesset in 2019, serving in two ...

, the former Israeli Consul General in New York City, a former Knesset member on behalf of the Blue and White Party, a former Minister of Tourism and a former deputy and acting mayor of

Tel Aviv-Yafo Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

. Their daughter Asia Miriam was born in January 2020. She holds a teaching certificate in yoga, which she pursued in the wake of injuries in a hit-and-run accident that left her in a wheelchair for several months.

References

External links

Maya Wertheimer on IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wertheimer, Maya 1990 births Living people Actresses from Tel Aviv Mass media people from Tel Aviv Israeli film actresses Israeli television actresses Israeli stage actresses Israeli female models Israeli women television presenters Israeli people of German-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli actresses 21st-century Israeli actresses 21st-century Israeli Jews People from Northern District (Israel)