Efrat Dor (Hebrew: × ×¤×¨×ª ×"ור‎; born 6 January 1983) is an
Israeli actress known for portraying Magdalena Gross in the film The
Zookeeper’s Wife, Lizzie DeLaurentis in the Amazon show Sneaky Pete,
and Eva McCulloch in The Flash.Dor was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to
a Jewish family. She grew up in its neighboring affluent town of Omer
with her parents, a writer and an engineer, and three brothers. Her
Jewish ancestors hail from Poland, Russia, and Germany. Her
Polish-Jewish great-grandmother, grandfather and his brothers were all
murdered by the Germans under the Third Reich.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. She went on to study acting at the Beit Zvi School for the
Performing Arts in Israel.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. 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.
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.
Later that year, she was cast in the regular role of Eva McCulloch in
the latter half of season six of The Flash.
Israeli actress known for portraying Magdalena Gross in the film The
Zookeeper’s Wife, Lizzie DeLaurentis in the Amazon show Sneaky Pete,
and Eva McCulloch in The Flash.Dor was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to
a Jewish family. She grew up in its neighboring affluent town of Omer
with her parents, a writer and an engineer, and three brothers. Her
Jewish ancestors hail from Poland, Russia, and Germany. Her
Polish-Jewish great-grandmother, grandfather and his brothers were all
murdered by the Germans under the Third Reich.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. She went on to study acting at the Beit Zvi School for the
Performing Arts in Israel.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. 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.
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.
Later that year, she was cast in the regular role of Eva McCulloch in
the latter half of season six of The Flash.
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