Mili Avital
Birthday: 30 March 1972, Jerusalem, Israel
Height: 164 cm
Mili Avital began her career, at the age of 17, in Christopher Hampton's "Dangerous Liaisons", at the Cameri Theater of Tel Aviv. Among her Israeli films, she won the 1992 Israeli Acade ...Show More
In Israel, I think I have the image of an 'Ashkenazi woman' as a stereotype. Someone once told me th Show more
In Israel, I think I have the image of an 'Ashkenazi woman' as a stereotype. Someone once told me that I look like a deodorant commercial. But my appearance is misleading; I can be emotionally aggressive, too, and in 'Law and Order,' I once played a murderer. I see no limitations. I see both my toughness and the softness. Hide
I loved putting on stories as plays when I was just six. I was the director, the actress and the set Show more
I loved putting on stories as plays when I was just six. I was the director, the actress and the set designer; I cast my girlfriends in parts, and I suggested to the local kindergarten teachers that we do free performances for the children. Hide
It took me many years to understand that my identity is more Israeli than Jewish.
It took me many years to understand that my identity is more Israeli than Jewish.
I have no sentiments for nationality or for soil. But I grew up in Israel, so those things are in my Show more
I have no sentiments for nationality or for soil. But I grew up in Israel, so those things are in my blood, and I want to be part of Israeli culture. Hide
I may not be Meryl Streep, but I am not untalented.
I may not be Meryl Streep, but I am not untalented.
I knew I wanted to get married and have a family, but it was important that my husband be a Jew; I d Show more
I knew I wanted to get married and have a family, but it was important that my husband be a Jew; I didn't want to have to explain what Hanukkah is. Hide
I don't need legitimization to take part in Israeli productions; I am a good actress. To work in Isr Show more
I don't need legitimization to take part in Israeli productions; I am a good actress. To work in Israel is a financial investment for me. I do it for emotional, not artistic, reasons. Hide
My agents do not like my choice to work only in New York and Israel - it's not a good career move.
My agents do not like my choice to work only in New York and Israel - it's not a good career move.
Mili Avital's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2
as Actor (28)
Mili Avital'S roles
Thel Russell
Sha're
