Mili Avital
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mili Avital (Hebrew: מילי אביטל; born 30 March 1972) is an Israeli-American actress. Avital built a successful international career. She started in her native Israel, starring on stage, film and Television, winning the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992, and nominated for Best Actress in 1994. That year she moved to New York and started to work almost immediately in America. She has maintained her career in both countries since. Avital was born in Jerusalem, the daughter of graphic designers Noni and Iko Avital. Her family is Jewish. She was raised in Tel Aviv and Ra'anana. She attended the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in Givatayim. She moved to New York in 1994, and continues to reside there with her husband, screenwriter Charles Randolph (The Life of David Gale, The Interpreter, Love & Other Drugs), and their two children. Avital served as a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Haifa from 2009 to 2013. As one of the most highly regarded actresses in her native Israel, Avital has achieved international success with her diverse starring roles in film and television. She began her professional career on stage, during her senior year in high school, in Dangerous Liaisons at the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Mary as Mariamne
- 2024 · Kugel as Yehudit 'Yides' Shtisel
- 2021 · Studio 210 as Camille
- 2015 · Wedding Doll as Bride
- 2012 · 666 Park Avenue as Danielle Tyler
- 2010 · Prisoners of War as Nurit Halevi-Zach
- 2009 · Stargate: History Made as Self
- 2007 · Noodle as Miri Calderone
- 2007 · Damages as Anna Mercado
- 2006 · When Do We Eat? as Vanessa
- 2004 · Jerusalem Syndrome as
- 2004 · Colombian Love as Tali Shalev
- 2003 · The Human Stain as Young Iris
- 2002 · Haunted as Eryn Towne
- 2001 · Uprising as Devorah Baron
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Lenore Abrigaille
- 2001 · After the Storm as Coquina
- 2001 · The Young Girl and the Monsoon as Erin
- 2000 · Bad Seed as Emily Tylk
- 2000 · Arabian Nights as Scheherezade
- 2000 · Shabatot VeHagim as Noa
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Marta Stevens
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Laurie Colfax
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ava Parulis / Irina Burton
- 1998 · Kissing a Fool as Samantha Andrews
- 1998 · Polish Wedding as Sofie
- 1998 · Animals with the Tollkeeper as Fatima
- 1997 · The End of Violence as Featured Performer
- 1997 · Minotaur as Thea
- 1996 · Invasion of Privacy as Theresa Barnes
- 1995 · Dead Man as Thel Russell
- 1994 · Stargate as Sha'uri
- 1991 · Over the Ocean as Miri Goldfarb
- 1991 · The Saturday Morning Murder as Tzila