Moran Atias (Hebrew: מורן × ×˜×™× ×¡â€Ž; born April 9, 1981) is an
Israeli actress and model. She gained fame in the Italian films Gas,
Oggi sposi, and Mother of Tears. She is best known for her work with
Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV series Crash and the 2013 film Third
Person. She also starred on the FX television series Tyrant.Atias was
born in the city of Haifa, Israel, to Israeli-born parents of
Moroccan-Jewish descent. Her grandfather was a rabbi. She appeared on
the youth television programme Out of Focus at age 15. Her plan to
serve in the Israeli Defense Forces was frustrated by a diagnosis of
meningitis at age 17. She pursued modelling instead in Germany and
then in Italy, where she was discovered and became a model for Roberto
Cavalli. Her younger sister is actress Shani Atias.Atias first
appeared on television when she was 15, starring in the Israeli youth
program Out of Focus. By the age of 17, she went to Germany to launch
her modelling career. She modelled for Roberto Cavalli, D&G, and BBG
jewellers. Later, she hosted an Italian talk show.After establishing
herself as a model, she was encouraged to pursue a career in acting.
She has appeared in English-, Italian-, Hebrew-, and Spanish-language
films, and was nominated for Best Actress at the Festival Sguardo al
Femminile for her role in Menahem Golan's 2005 Israeli film Days of
Love. Her work in these films led to her being cast in the Italian
feature film Gas, in which she played a provocative drug addict tasked
with seducing a gay drug addict. She followed that up with the
romantic comedy Oggi Sposi, directed by Luca Luncini and Mother of
Tears, the third and final installment of Dario Argento's supernatural
horror trilogy The Three Mothers. Mother of Tears premièred at the
2007 Toronto International Film Festival and the Rome Film Festival.
Israeli actress and model. She gained fame in the Italian films Gas,
Oggi sposi, and Mother of Tears. She is best known for her work with
Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV series Crash and the 2013 film Third
Person. She also starred on the FX television series Tyrant.Atias was
born in the city of Haifa, Israel, to Israeli-born parents of
Moroccan-Jewish descent. Her grandfather was a rabbi. She appeared on
the youth television programme Out of Focus at age 15. Her plan to
serve in the Israeli Defense Forces was frustrated by a diagnosis of
meningitis at age 17. She pursued modelling instead in Germany and
then in Italy, where she was discovered and became a model for Roberto
Cavalli. Her younger sister is actress Shani Atias.Atias first
appeared on television when she was 15, starring in the Israeli youth
program Out of Focus. By the age of 17, she went to Germany to launch
her modelling career. She modelled for Roberto Cavalli, D&G, and BBG
jewellers. Later, she hosted an Italian talk show.After establishing
herself as a model, she was encouraged to pursue a career in acting.
She has appeared in English-, Italian-, Hebrew-, and Spanish-language
films, and was nominated for Best Actress at the Festival Sguardo al
Femminile for her role in Menahem Golan's 2005 Israeli film Days of
Love. Her work in these films led to her being cast in the Italian
feature film Gas, in which she played a provocative drug addict tasked
with seducing a gay drug addict. She followed that up with the
romantic comedy Oggi Sposi, directed by Luca Luncini and Mother of
Tears, the third and final installment of Dario Argento's supernatural
horror trilogy The Three Mothers. Mother of Tears premièred at the
2007 Toronto International Film Festival and the Rome Film Festival.
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