Yael Abecassis

Yael Abecassis
Abecassis
Born	(1967-07-19) 19 July 1967 Ashkelon, Israel
Spouse(s)	Lior Miller (1996–2003) Ronny Douek (2005–present)
Modeling information
Hair color	Black

Yael Abecassis (Hebrew: יעל אבקסיס‎; born 19 July 1967) is an Israeli actress and model.^[1] 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 singer and actress.

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.

She is married to Israeli entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronny Douek.

Filmography

• Rabin, the Last Day (2015)
• A Borrowed Identity (2014)
• Atlit (2014)
• Hunting Elephants (2013), Dorit
• Prisoners of War (2010), Talia Klein
• Shiva (2008), Lili
• Survivre avec les loups (2007)
• Sans moi (2007), Marie
• Papa (2005/II), Léa
• Va, vis et deviens (2005), Yaël Harrari
• Until Tomorrow Comes (2004), Daughter
• Alila (2003), Gabi
• Ballo a tre passi (2003)
• Haïm Ze Haïm (2003)
• Miss Entebbe (2003), Elise
• Bella ciao (2001), Nella
• Maria, figlia del suo figlio (2000), Mary of Nazareth
• Kadosh (1999), Rivka
• Shabatot VeHagim (1999), Ella
• Passeur d'enfants (1997), Yael
• L'enfant de la terre promise (1997), Yael
• L'enfant d'Israel (1997)
• Hakita Hameofefet (1995)
• Ha-Yerusha (1993)
• Zarim Balayla (1993)
• Sipurei Tel-Aviv (1992), Sharona
• Pour Sacha (1991), Judith

Filmography as self

• Shotetut
• HaKaletet

References

External links

• Yael Abecassis at the Internet Movie Database