Yael Abecassis

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Yael Abecassis (also spelled Abekasis) יעל אבקסיס (b. July 19, 1967) is an Israeli actress and model. She married Israeli actor Lior Miller in 1996 and has one child. They divorced in 2003. Abecassis is the daughter of Raymonde Abecassis, a Moroccan-born Israeli actress.

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[edit] Career

Abecassis began modeling at the age of 14. She later branched into television and film, appearing in commercials and starring as Rivka in Kadosh, a 1999 retelling of The Dybbuk directed by Amos Gitai. In the 1990s, she starred as a host on Israeli television programs for children, and produced music videos for babies and young children. Towards the end of the 1990s, she left television to pursue a career as a dramatic actress. She starred in several Amos Gitai movies and has won favorable reviews, especially in France.

[edit] Filmography

  • Sans moi (2007) (post-production) .... Marie
  • Papa (2005/II) .... Léa
  • Va, vis et deviens (2005) .... Yaël Harrari

... aka Live and Become (Australia) (Canada & Ireland: English title) (UK) ... aka Go, See, and Become (English title) ... aka Live & Become (Canada: English title: poster title) ... aka Vai e vivrai (Italy: dubbed version)

  • Until Tomorrow Comes (2004) (TV) .... Daughter
  • Alila (2003) .... Gabi
  • Ballo a tre passi (2003)

... aka Three Step Dancing (USA: festival title) ... aka Three-Step Dance (English title)

  • Haïm Ze Haïm (2003)

... aka Life Is Life (English title)

  • Miss Entebbe (2003) .... Elise
  • Bella ciao (2001) .... Nella
  • Maria, figlia del suo figlio (2000) (TV) .... Mary of Nazareth

... aka Maria: Daughter of Her Son (English title)

  • Kadosh (1999) .... Rivka

... aka Kadosh (France) ... aka Sacred

  • "Shabatot VeHagim" (1999) TV Series .... Ella
  • "Passeur d'enfants" .... Yael (1 episode, 1997)
  • L'enfant de la terre promise (1997) TV Episode .... Yael
  • Enfant d'Israel, L' (1997) (TV)
  • "Hakita Hameofefet" (1995) TV Series
  • Yerusha, Ha- (1993)

... aka The Heritage

  • Zarim Balayla (1993)

... aka Strangers in the Night

  • Sipurei Tel-Aviv (1992) .... Sharona

... aka Romantic Stories (USA: video title) ... aka Tel Aviv Stories

  • Pour Sacha (1991) .... Judith

... aka For Sasha (USA)

[edit] Filmography as self

  • "Shotetut" .... (1 episode)
  • HaKaletet (????) TV Episode

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