Nelly Tagar (Hebrew: × ×œ×™ ת×'ר‎, IPA: ['nεli tä'gÃ¤Ê Ìž]; born
30 November 1982) is an Israeli actress and stand-up comedian. Tagar
is the recipient of the 2016 Israeli Academy Award for Best Actress in
a TV Comedy, for her performance as Natalie Katan in "Sisters". Known
within Israel for her role of Daffi in the 2014 film Zero Motivation,
she gained international acclaim in 2016 for portraying Nana
Milch-Kotler in "Past Life", directed by Avi Nesher. Tagar is famous
for often playing roles of characters much younger than her in real
life, by virtue of her juvenile appearance.Tagar was born on 30
November 1982, to lawyers Tiva and Rafi Tagar, who immigrated from
Bulgaria prior to her birth. She was named after her paternal
grandmother. She grew up in Ramat Gan. She had her first movie role in
1993, portraying a battered child in Dan Wolman's short film
"Haverot". After the film achieved august success, Wolman went on to
pick Tagar for more roles in his films, triggering her acting career.
In 2000, Tagar played the role of Shiri in Dan Wolman's JFFA winning
movie "Foreign Sister". Later on the same year, her father Rafi died
from aneurysm after being comatose for a year. From 2000 to 2002,
Tagar served in the IDF, fulfilling her conscription duty as an
Israeli citizen.Upon being released from the army, Tagar decided to
stay focused on her acting career. In 2006, she starred in "Tied
Hands" (Yadayim Kshurot), alongside Gila Almagor. The Israeli actress'
next notable film appearance was only in 2011, starring as the
security guard in the memorable final scene of Footnote. The film went
on to win the 2011 Ophir Award on 9 different categories. The movie
was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Never
having really based her status as a movie star in Israel, she had a
supporting role in Asfur in 2011, playing Orly in 9 episodes. Her
career was propelled forward by her critically acclaimed role in the
2014 movie Zero Motivation. She was nominated for the Ophir Award for
Best Actress the same year. IndieWire named her as one of the 20
"breakthrough" actresses of 2014, noting that "Tagar’s mostly worked
in TV back in Israel, but with the growing buzz around “Zero
Motivation,†[they] wouldn’t be surprised to see her ending up
with gigs further afield down the line". Starting her professional
career at the relatively old age of 31, Tagar's newfound star status
in Israel became more noticeable in 2016, when she was casted for the
lead role of Natalie Katan in "Sisters", and simultaneously for the
role of the main antagonist in the teen musical comedy-drama TV show
Oboy, which won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Comedy. In 2017,
Tagar's performance as Natalie Katan won her her first Israeli Academy
Award for acting. Throughout 2018, Tagar was a panelist on Gav Ha'Uma
on 10 different occasions. Nowadays, she also plays Romi Gilman in the
TeenNick comedy "Forever".
30 November 1982) is an Israeli actress and stand-up comedian. Tagar
is the recipient of the 2016 Israeli Academy Award for Best Actress in
a TV Comedy, for her performance as Natalie Katan in "Sisters". Known
within Israel for her role of Daffi in the 2014 film Zero Motivation,
she gained international acclaim in 2016 for portraying Nana
Milch-Kotler in "Past Life", directed by Avi Nesher. Tagar is famous
for often playing roles of characters much younger than her in real
life, by virtue of her juvenile appearance.Tagar was born on 30
November 1982, to lawyers Tiva and Rafi Tagar, who immigrated from
Bulgaria prior to her birth. She was named after her paternal
grandmother. She grew up in Ramat Gan. She had her first movie role in
1993, portraying a battered child in Dan Wolman's short film
"Haverot". After the film achieved august success, Wolman went on to
pick Tagar for more roles in his films, triggering her acting career.
In 2000, Tagar played the role of Shiri in Dan Wolman's JFFA winning
movie "Foreign Sister". Later on the same year, her father Rafi died
from aneurysm after being comatose for a year. From 2000 to 2002,
Tagar served in the IDF, fulfilling her conscription duty as an
Israeli citizen.Upon being released from the army, Tagar decided to
stay focused on her acting career. In 2006, she starred in "Tied
Hands" (Yadayim Kshurot), alongside Gila Almagor. The Israeli actress'
next notable film appearance was only in 2011, starring as the
security guard in the memorable final scene of Footnote. The film went
on to win the 2011 Ophir Award on 9 different categories. The movie
was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Never
having really based her status as a movie star in Israel, she had a
supporting role in Asfur in 2011, playing Orly in 9 episodes. Her
career was propelled forward by her critically acclaimed role in the
2014 movie Zero Motivation. She was nominated for the Ophir Award for
Best Actress the same year. IndieWire named her as one of the 20
"breakthrough" actresses of 2014, noting that "Tagar’s mostly worked
in TV back in Israel, but with the growing buzz around “Zero
Motivation,†[they] wouldn’t be surprised to see her ending up
with gigs further afield down the line". Starting her professional
career at the relatively old age of 31, Tagar's newfound star status
in Israel became more noticeable in 2016, when she was casted for the
lead role of Natalie Katan in "Sisters", and simultaneously for the
role of the main antagonist in the teen musical comedy-drama TV show
Oboy, which won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Comedy. In 2017,
Tagar's performance as Natalie Katan won her her first Israeli Academy
Award for acting. Throughout 2018, Tagar was a panelist on Gav Ha'Uma
on 10 different occasions. Nowadays, she also plays Romi Gilman in the
TeenNick comedy "Forever".
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