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Mili Avital

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  • Director
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Mili Avital
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Mili Avital is the first Israeli actor to establish a career in Hollywood. She started on stage at 17 in Tel Aviv's Cameri National Theater. In film, she won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best Actress, both before she was 20. Moving to the U.S. in 1994, Avital starred in numerous films including Jim Jarmusch's "Deadman" and Roland Emmerich's "Stargate." Her extensive television work includes "Law & Order", "Damages" and a starring stint in "Prisoners of War" (aka Hatufim)-- which the New York Times listed number one in its "Thirty Best International TV Shows of the Decade" (2019).

For 2024, Avital has just completed "Mary" opposite Anthony Hopkins, and she is currently filming "Kugel", a spin off of the hit series "Shtisel." An Italian film based on Meir Shalev's award-winning novel "Four Meals" is scheduled for release next year.

As a director, Avital co-wrote and directed "Next Stop at the Broadway Comedy Club" (2017-2018) and her short documentary film, "I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger," was part of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004.

Avital lives in London and New York, and was married for many years to Oscar-winning screenwriter, Charles Randolph. They have two children.
BornMarch 30, 1972
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BornMarch 30, 1972
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Stargate (1994)
    Stargate
    7.0
    • Sha'uri
    • 1994
    Johnny Depp in Dead Man (1995)
    Dead Man
    7.5
    • Thel Russell
    • 1995
    Arabian Nights (2000)
    Arabian Nights
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Scheherezade
    Mili Avital, David Schwimmer, and Jason Lee in Kissing a Fool (1998)
    Kissing a Fool
    5.5
    • Samantha Andrews
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Sasson Gabay and Hadas Yaron in Kugel (2024)
      Kugel
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Yiddis Shtisel
      • 2024–2025
    • Mary (2024)
      Mary
      5.2
      • Mariamne
      • 2024
    • Studio 210 (2021)
      Studio 210
      Short
      • Camille
      • 2021
    • Mili Avital and Shani Cohen in Landing on Their Feet (2017)
      Landing on Their Feet
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Dana Fine
      • 2017
    • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
      Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Laurie Colfax
      • Irina Burton
      • Marta Stevens
      • 1999–2015
    • Moran Rosenblatt in Wedding Doll (2015)
      Wedding Doll
      6.5
      • Bride (voice)
      • 2015
    • Ishai Golan, Assi Cohen, and Yoram Toledano in Prisoners of War (2009)
      Prisoners of War
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Nurit Halevi-Zach
      • 2009–2012
    • Rachael Taylor and Dave Annable in 666 Park Avenue (2012)
      666 Park Avenue
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Danielle Tyler
      • 2012
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
      Law & Order: Criminal Intent
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Lenore Abrigaille
      • 2010
    • Glenn Close and Rose Byrne in Damages (2007)
      Damages
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Anna Mercado
      • 2009–2010
    • Mili Avital in Noodle (2007)
      Noodle
      7.4
      • Miri Calderone
      • 2007
    • Lesley Ann Warren and Michael Lerner in When Do We Eat? (2005)
      When Do We Eat?
      5.8
      • Vanessa
      • 2005
    • Macaulay Culkin, Martin Sheen, Mili Avital, Charlotte Rampling, and Bozidar Alic in Jerusalemski sindrom (2004)
      Jerusalemski sindrom
      3.7
      • 2004
    • Mili Avital and Assi Cohen in Colombian Love (2004)
      Colombian Love
      6.6
      • Tali Shalev
      • 2004
    • Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
      The Human Stain
      6.2
      • Young Iris
      • 2003

    Director



    • Eva Capsouto in I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger (2004)
      I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004

    Producer



    • Eva Capsouto in I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger (2004)
      I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger
      Short
      • producer
      • 2004

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos5

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    Trailer 1:08
    Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:30
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:30
    Official Trailer
    Kissing A Fool
    Trailer 0:28
    Kissing A Fool
    Arabian Nights (2000)
    Trailer 1:22
    Arabian Nights (2000)
    Arabian Nights
    Trailer 1:27
    Arabian Nights

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Height
      • 5′ 4¼″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • March 30, 1972
      • Jerusalem, Israel
    • Spouse
      • Charles RandolphJuly 4, 2004 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Fanya Randolph
    • Parents
        Dr. Iko Avital
    • Other works
      Co-hosted the special, "America Salutes Israel", for Israel's 50th anniversary with Michael Douglas and Kevin Costner - Hosted from Jerusalem, while the others were in LA. TV commercial for Meudenet White Cheese (1997).
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Arrived on her own in New York in 1993, to attend "Circle in the Square" acting program. A year later, while working as a waitress, she was discovered by an agent. Two weeks later, she landed the female lead in Stargate (1994).

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