Orli Shoshan (Hebrew: × ×•×¨×œ×™ שושן‎; born July 23, 1974) is
an Israeli film actress best known for her performance as the Togruta
Jedi Master Shaak Ti in the 1999â€"2005 Star Wars prequel trilogy. It
is believed that Shaak Ti's expertise in melee combat is in homage to
Orli Shoshan, a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces and a
skilled hand-to-hand combat and melee weapons artist.Orli Shoshan was
born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the age of 18 she was
conscripted into the Israeli Army, in which she served for almost two
years. After her military service, she began working for an Israeli
airline, which brought her to the United States and then to Chicago,
Illinois, where she currently resides. During her employment for El Al
Israel Airlines Ltd, she grew a great passion for traveling when
visiting places such as India, Thailand, and Australia. Orli Shoshan
grew most fond of the Australian people and way of life, so she
decided to move to Sydney, Australia.In Sydney, she began her
successful modeling career enjoying print work in magazines and
catalogues, then on the runway as well as many television commercials.
All of this eventually culminated into her acting role in the popular
sci-fi franchise "Star Wars." Orli Shoshan played the exotic Togruta
Jedi Mistress Shaak Ti in the Star Wars space opera films Star Wars:
Episode II â€" Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III â€"
Revenge of the Sith in the 1999â€"2005 saga prequel trilogy. Shaak Ti
is a popular character that can be found celebrated through many
action figures, LEGO sets, comic books, and video games. While in
Australia, she would work on other major television shows such as the
Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) presenting prizes and an
exercise & fitness program Aerobics Oz Style.Orli Shoshan is not only
a successful model and actress, but also a fashion designer, always
creating a new project for herself. While in Australia, she created a
clothing line for women's sportswear called "Orli." This line was very
successful and featured casual sportswear. "Orli" was sold at high end
boutiques and gyms across Australia. After several years, she moved
from Australia to Japan to further her modeling career. Living in
Japan was a very interesting and unique time for Orli Shoshan,
including being a featured guest at her very first Star Wars
convention.
an Israeli film actress best known for her performance as the Togruta
Jedi Master Shaak Ti in the 1999â€"2005 Star Wars prequel trilogy. It
is believed that Shaak Ti's expertise in melee combat is in homage to
Orli Shoshan, a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces and a
skilled hand-to-hand combat and melee weapons artist.Orli Shoshan was
born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the age of 18 she was
conscripted into the Israeli Army, in which she served for almost two
years. After her military service, she began working for an Israeli
airline, which brought her to the United States and then to Chicago,
Illinois, where she currently resides. During her employment for El Al
Israel Airlines Ltd, she grew a great passion for traveling when
visiting places such as India, Thailand, and Australia. Orli Shoshan
grew most fond of the Australian people and way of life, so she
decided to move to Sydney, Australia.In Sydney, she began her
successful modeling career enjoying print work in magazines and
catalogues, then on the runway as well as many television commercials.
All of this eventually culminated into her acting role in the popular
sci-fi franchise "Star Wars." Orli Shoshan played the exotic Togruta
Jedi Mistress Shaak Ti in the Star Wars space opera films Star Wars:
Episode II â€" Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III â€"
Revenge of the Sith in the 1999â€"2005 saga prequel trilogy. Shaak Ti
is a popular character that can be found celebrated through many
action figures, LEGO sets, comic books, and video games. While in
Australia, she would work on other major television shows such as the
Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) presenting prizes and an
exercise & fitness program Aerobics Oz Style.Orli Shoshan is not only
a successful model and actress, but also a fashion designer, always
creating a new project for herself. While in Australia, she created a
clothing line for women's sportswear called "Orli." This line was very
successful and featured casual sportswear. "Orli" was sold at high end
boutiques and gyms across Australia. After several years, she moved
from Australia to Japan to further her modeling career. Living in
Japan was a very interesting and unique time for Orli Shoshan,
including being a featured guest at her very first Star Wars
convention.
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