Efrat Dor
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Nationality | Israeli |
Alma mater | Beit Zvi |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Efrat Dor (Hebrew: אפרת דור; born 6 January 1983) is an Israeli actress. She is best known for portraying Magdalena Gross in the film The Zookeeper’s Wife, as Lizzie DeLaurentis in the Amazon show Sneaky Pete, and as Eva McCulloch in The Flash.
Early life
[edit]Dor was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Polish-Jewish descent.[1][2] She grew up in its neighboring affluent town of Omer with her parents, a writer and an engineer, and three brothers.[3] Her Polish-Jewish grandmother's mother, father, and his brother were all murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust.[1]
Dor attended Eshel Ha'Nasi high school where she studied drama. She also trained as a ballet dancer at the Bat-Dor Beer-Sheva professional dance school in Beersheba.[4] She went on to study acting at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts in Israel and Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. [5]
Career
[edit]Dor began her professional acting career in 2007 with small roles in Israeli television. She made her feature film debut in 2009 in the Israeli film Phobidilia which featured in the Berlin International Film Festival that same year. She first gained recognition in Israel in 2010 for her role as Shir Ambar in the TV drama Asfur.[6] In 2012, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy for the role of police recruit Alex Yudayov in Achat Efes Efes. In 2017, she attracted attention for her depiction of the Polish sculptor Magdalena Gross in the Niki Caro film The Zookeeper’s Wife alongside Jessica Chastain.[7][8] In 2018, Dor starred in the English-language French film Holy Lands. In 2019, she won acclaim for her portrayal of con artist Lizzie DeLaurentis in the third season of Amazon's hit show Sneaky Pete.[9] Later that year, she was cast in the regular role of Eva McCulloch in the latter half of season six of The Flash.[10][11]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Phobidilia | Jessica | Israeli film |
2017 | The Zookeeper’s Wife | Magda Gross | |
And Then She Arrived | Tamar | Israeli film | |
2018 | Holy Lands | Annabelle | |
2019 | Mossad | Linda Harris | Israeli film |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009–2010 | Meorav Yerushalmi | Hila | Israeli series. |
2010–2011 | Asfur | Shir Ambar | Israeli series. Series regular |
2011 | Timrot Ashan | Liron | Israeli series |
2011–2015 | Achat Efes Efes / Downtown Precinct | Alex Yudayov | Israeli series. Series regular |
2014–2015 | Mermaids | Elinor | Israeli series |
2016 | Ha-Hamama | Irene | Israeli series |
2017–2018 | Greenhouse Academy | Michelle Wallace | |
2019 | Sneaky Pete | Lizzie DeLaurentis | Recurring (season 3) |
2019–2022 | Mayans M.C. | Anna Linares[12] | Recurring (seasons 2–3) Guest (season 4) |
2020–2021 | The Flash | Eva McCulloch | Series regular (season 6–7) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Interview with Efrat Dor", Cliché Magazine 13 July 2017, accessed 06 June 2019
- ^ "Who Plays Lizzie on 'Sneaky Pete'? Everything You Need to Know About Efrat Dor". 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Interview", From the Grapevine 29 March 2017, accessed 06 June 2019
- ^ "Who Is Evil Eva McCulloch on 'The Flash'? Israeli Ballerina Efrat Dor". 2paragraphs.com.
- ^ "Efrat Dor IMDB page". IMDB.
- ^ "This Actress Has the Best Trick for Making a First Impression". Coveteur: Inside Closets, Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Travel. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Painter, Ryan (2017-03-31). "'The Zookeeper's Wife' is too gentle for its own good". KUTV. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "'We run like mouses to hide,' a Holocaust survivor saved by 'The Zookeeper's Wife' remembers". Los Angeles Times. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Feature", Decider.com 13 May 2019, accessed 06 June 2019
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (November 21, 2019). "The Flash casts Mayans M.C. actress in role that 'pushes the boundaries of sanity'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ "'The Flash' casts 'Mayans M.C.' actress in role that 'pushes the boundaries of sanity'". EW.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (2021-05-12). "'Mayans M.C.' Season Finale: Showrunner Elgin James Teases Darkest Chapter Yet For EZ In Season 4". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
External links
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