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Yael Abecassis (; born 19 July 1967) is an Israeli actress and
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Biography

Yael Abecassis was born in Ashkelon,
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, to parents of Moroccan Jewish 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 Ronny Douek. 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,'' a 1999 retelling of '' The Dybbuk'' directed by Amos Gitai. 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.


Personal life

In 1996 Abecassis married the actor Lior Miller and that same year the couple had a son. In 2003 the two divorced. From 2004 she was in a relationship with businessman Roni Duack, and the two had a son in 2005. The couple separated in 2014. Since 2018 she has been in a relationship with nightlife personality Tzach Bar and resides in Rishpon.


Filmography

*'' One Day in October'' (2024) *Echo (2019) *Light rail (2018) *Driver (2018) *'' Rabin, the Last Day'' (2015) *'' A Borrowed Identity'' (2014) *''
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'' (2014) *'' Hunting Elephants'' (2013), Dorit *''
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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 *'' Three-Step Dance'' (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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Filmography as self

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


See also

* Women in Israel * Israeli cinema


References


External links

* {{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