Adi Bielski
| Adi Bielski |
Adi Bielski in Tel-Aviv. March 28, 2011. |
| Born |
January 28, 1982 (1982-01-28) (age 30)
Jerusalem, Israel |
| Occupation |
Actress |
| Spouse |
Yaniv Adani (2009-Present) |
| Children |
Lavi (born 2010) |
| Parents |
Ze'ev Bielski & Caron Sacks |
Adi Bielski (Hebrew: עדי בילסקי; born January 28, 1982) is an Israeli Theatre and Movie actress. She was born in Jerusalem and raised in Ra’anana. In 2009 she married the actor Yaniv Adani,[1] and in 2010 gave birth to their son, Lavi.
Professional training
When she was only 3 years old, Bielski took up dancing in a dance studio and during the following 15 years she danced ballet and modern dance in the studio’s group. She also took drama classes as a child and studied in the theatre program in High School.
When she was 18, Bielski was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces and served as an Education Officer and later as a commander in a course for Education NCOs.
Between 2004 through 2007 Bielski studied acting in “SELA – The Performing Arts Studio Founded by Yoram Loewenstein”,[2] one of Israel’s leading acting schools,[3] located in Tel-Aviv. During school, she won an academic scholarship awarded by the “America-Israel Cultural Foundation”, as well as other scholarships directly from the school.
Acting career
Adi Bielski finished acting school in 2007 and had already appeared in various theatre shows, such as Ray Cooney’s Hebrew translated “It Runs in the Family” (as Rosemary Mortimore), and played a guest role on a "Yes" (Satellite television provider) TV series.
In the beginning of 2008, as soon as she finished acting school, Bielski was offered to play in the one-woman show “An Israeli Love Story”. The play was written and directed by Pnina Gary, and it is based on Gary’s own true life story.
Another major role came in 2008, when Bielski was cast in the role of “Maya” in Beit Lessin Theater’s “Alma and Ruth”.[4]
Bielski also appeared, in a leading role, in several TV commercials, for “Elite Turkish Coffee”, “Bank Hapoalim”, “Soglowek” and "Shufersal".
In 2009 Bielski won the Israeli "Best Actress" Award in Fringe Theater for her multi-character role in “An Israeli Love Story”. On March 28, 2011, a special evening marked the celebrating of 250 shows of that play, which runs at Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater[5]. Attending that evening, was the Israeli Minister of Culture, Mrs Limor Livnat.
"An Israeli Love Story" was also performed in English at "The Leeds Jewish International Performing Arts Festival" in 2009, at London's "New End Theatre" on May 18 to June 6, 2010.[6], and at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa[7][8][9] as well as Montreal[10], Toronto[11] and Washington DC[12][13] in September 2011.
In 2010, after she was seen on London’s “New End Theatre”, Bielski was cast in the leading female role of the British film "The Veteran"[14] starring Toby Kebbell.[15]
Films
- 2008 - “Take Note”[16] (as the "Lieutenant") - A Tel Aviv University student film, which appeared in the Israeli “International Women’s Film Festival”.
- 2008 - "Turbulence" (as “Rona”) - An interactive film, which won the Grand Festival Experimental Feature Award at the "Berkeley Video and Film festival" in 2010.[17][18]
- 2011 - "Salt of the Earth" (as "Iris") - A Sapir Academic College student film, in the Israeli international "Cinema South Film Festival".[19]
- 2011 - "The Veteran" (as “Alayna Wallace”[20]).
References
- ^ Class of 2008 at SELA official website
- ^ Class of 2007 at SELA official website
- ^ Profile at SELA official website
- ^ Alma and Ruth at Beit Lessin Theatre official website
- ^ “A Land of Israel Love Story” by Pincas Jawetz, July 28th 2011, SustainabiliTank
- ^ An Israeli Love Story What's On at the New End Theatre
- ^ An Israeli Love Story in Ottawa by Jennifer Mcintosh, Aug 24 2011, Your Ottawa Region
- ^ An Israeli Love Story Coming to Ottawa Sept. 7-8 by Sabine Gibbins, Sep 1 2011, Ottawa South EMC
- ^ A bounty of plays this month by Patrick Langston, Sep 4 2011, The Ottawa Citizen
- ^ Israeli play comes to Montreal Sep 6 2011, Jewish Tribune
- ^ Israeli Love Story – September 15 Aug 29 2011, Shalom Canada
- ^ ‘An Israeli Love Story’ – about love and Israel by Lisa Traiger, Sep 7 2011, Washington Jewish Week
- ^ About Love and Israel – An Israeli Love Story by Laura Cutler, Sep 9 2011, American University website
- ^ The Veteran at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Toby Kebbell at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Take Note at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Berkeley Video & Film Festival – 2010 Official Selections, at the festival’s official website
- ^ Israeli film wins grand experimental award at Berkeley festival, at "Haaretz" official website
- ^ "Salt of the Earth" at the "Cinema South Film Festival" website
- ^ Adi Bielski - Alayna at "The Veteran" official website
External links
- Love in troubled times, Yocheved Miriam Russo, The Jerusalem Post, April 2, 2010
- Theatre review: An Israeli Love Story @ New End Theatre, Franco Milazzo, Londonist, May 21, 2010
- An Israeli Love Story - New End Theatre, Indie London, 2010
- An Israeli Love Story - New End Theatre, Nina Caplan, Time Out London, May 24, 2010
- Adi Bielski at "Zohar Yakovson" website.
- Adi in the Studio, Adi Bielski modeling for the photographer Keren Rubin (2007) at d-spot.co.il.
- Adi Bielski at the Internet Movie Database
- "Turbulence" - an Interactive Movie, Coming Soon to an iPad Near You, by David Zax, Fast Company, Dec 15, 2010 (includes a video segment, featuring Bielski, from the Israeli Channel 10 News with English subtitles).
- Adi Bielski as "Alayna Wallace" at the Revolver Entertainment Press Centre
- The Veteran - Adi Bielski shoots from the hip in new British movie at ethnicnow.com, April 8, 2011
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January 28, 1982 |
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Jerusalem, Israel |
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