Liraz Charhi (Hebrew: לירז צ'רכי‎; (1978-05-31)May 31, 1978)
is an Israeli actress, singer and dancer.Charhi was born in Ramla,
Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family of Iranian-Jewish descent. Her
aunt is Israeli singer and actress Rita. She was enlisted to the
Israel Defense Forces, serving as a soldier in the Education Corps's
military band.Charhi began singing and performing at the age of 5, and
made her debut as stage actress at the Habima National Theatre, where
she worked professionally from 11 to 14; then she studied at the Beit
Zvi Stage Arts School. She appeared in the Israeli TV series
Ha-Masa'it in 2002 and gained further attention after a nomination by
the Israeli Film Academy (Ophir Award) for her role in the 2004 film
Turn Left at the End of the World (Sof Ha'Olam Smola). She was invited
to the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2006, after which she
broke into Hollywood.Charhi has since become known for her roles in
the French mini TV series Revivre, and the films, Fair Game (2010) and
A Late Quartet (2012) in which she played the jogger and flamenco
dancing girlfriend of Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2020 she played Yael
Kadosh, an Israeli Mossad agent, in the espionage TV series Tehran.
is an Israeli actress, singer and dancer.Charhi was born in Ramla,
Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family of Iranian-Jewish descent. Her
aunt is Israeli singer and actress Rita. She was enlisted to the
Israel Defense Forces, serving as a soldier in the Education Corps's
military band.Charhi began singing and performing at the age of 5, and
made her debut as stage actress at the Habima National Theatre, where
she worked professionally from 11 to 14; then she studied at the Beit
Zvi Stage Arts School. She appeared in the Israeli TV series
Ha-Masa'it in 2002 and gained further attention after a nomination by
the Israeli Film Academy (Ophir Award) for her role in the 2004 film
Turn Left at the End of the World (Sof Ha'Olam Smola). She was invited
to the Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2006, after which she
broke into Hollywood.Charhi has since become known for her roles in
the French mini TV series Revivre, and the films, Fair Game (2010) and
A Late Quartet (2012) in which she played the jogger and flamenco
dancing girlfriend of Philip Seymour Hoffman. In 2020 she played Yael
Kadosh, an Israeli Mossad agent, in the espionage TV series Tehran.
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