Niv Sultan (; born September 16, 1992) is an Israeli actress. She is best known for starring in ''

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'', an Israeli espionage thriller television series that premiered in 2020 on

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Early life and education

Niv Sultan was born in 1992, in

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, to a family of

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. After completing her compulsory military service, she attended acting classes for three years at

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. As a student, she participated in the institution's production of ''

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'' by

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; Sultan assumed a lead role as Catherine, opposite her classmate Tomer Machloof.

Career

Acting

Between 2015 and 2017, Sultan starred in the Israeli family sitcom ''La Famiglia'' on Channel 10. In 2016, she had a regular role alongside

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and Daniel Gad in the Israeli youth drama series ''Susey Pere'' (''Wild Horses'') on the TV channel

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. In 2017, she starred alongside Omer Dror and

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in the Israeli teen comedy ''Kimaat Mefursemet'' (''Almost Famous''). Sultan was chosen as the lead role in the

Israeli espionage television series ''

'' (), where she stars as Tamar Rabinyan, a

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agent working a ground operation in

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. During an interview with ''The Natural Aristocrat'', Niv Sultan commented on why she loves portraying Tamar Rabinyan on

Israeli series ''

'': In 2020, Sultan starred alongside

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in Asaph Polonsky's short film, ''Long Distance''. In 2022, she starred alongside

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in the Israeli suspense series, ''Boged'' (''Traitor'') on

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. In 2024, Sultan was cast in a new medical thriller series, ''Heart of a Murderer'' on

. She will portray Dr. Dasi Nakash, a transplant surgeon in the series. She also stars alongside her husband, Maor Schweitzer and

, in the upcoming

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Other

Sultan is the owner of Sultana, a jewelry company, together with her sisters Bar and May. Since 2021, she has been a brand ambassador for

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in Israel.

Personal life

Sultan married Israeli actor Maor Schweitzer in March 2022. They met on the set of the show '' יש לה את זה'' (''She Has It'') in 2018, where they played an engaged couple.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sultan, Niv Living people 21st-century Israeli actresses Actresses from Jerusalem Israeli film actresses Jewish Israeli actresses Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli Mizrahi Jews 1992 births Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio alumni