Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer is an Israeli actress known for her work in independent films, major blockbusters and television. She has received several awards throughout her career, including Best Actress at the Israeli Academy Awards for her role in Nina's Tragedies (2003). In 2006 and 2013, the Israeli Academy of Television awarded her Best Actress awards for her performances in BeTipul and Hostages.

Ms. Zurer landed an early role as a series regular on the Israeli teen drama Inyan Shel Zman (1992–1993). She was later cast in the hit Israeli drama series Florentine (1997–2000) and shared the first lesbian kiss on Israeli television with Ronit Elkabetz in a 2000 episode.

She also starred as Elisheva, the love interest of Akiva in the Haredi family drama series Shtisel (2013), which was broadcast internationally by Netflix. She starred in the Israeli psychological thriller Losing Alice (2020), which was broadcast internationally by Apple TV+. She has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films, such as Munich (2005), Vantage Point (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Man of Steel (2013) and Ben-Hur (2016).

She also portrays Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and Daredevil: Born Again.