Shani Atias

Shani Atias (Hebrew: שני אטיאס; born August 21, 1991) is an Israeli actress and model. She made her television debut as a series regular on the Israeli youth show Galis. She has appeared on Shameless, NCIS: New Orleans, CSI: Cyber, LA's Finest, and NCIS: Los Angeles.
She starred in the horror comedy film Happy Times alongside Michael Aloni and Stéfi Celma. The film won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the Haifa International Film Festival
Atias won the award for Best Actress at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018 for her lead role in the short film T'zevah Adom: The Color Red, where she played an Women in the Israeli soldier.
Shani Atias was born in the city of Haifa, Israel, to Israeli-born parents of Moroccan-Jewish descent. Her grandfather was a rabbi . She has two older siblings, Michael, an accountant, and Moran Atias, the actress.
She was released from the Israeli Defense Forces due to meningitis, after six months of service in squadron commanders course.
Atias is a graduate of Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles. 
===Israel===
Her first appearance on Israeli television was in the hit youth series Galis in which she played the character of Natalie Roas Kedar, a member of a crime family who comes to the summer camp to get revenge .
In 2019, she modeled in a lingerie campaign for Delta, Israel’s leading underwear brand.
===United States===
Atias's first acting role on American television was on NCIS playing an Afghan refugee, where she had to learn some Pashto. She played opposite Steve Howey on the Showtime series Shameless. She’s had guest roles on CSI: Cyber, NCIS: New Orleans, and NCIS: Los Angeles. She played Princess Zahara from Bahrain on the Macgyver reboot. She appeared on the comedy crime television series LA's Finest, starring Jessica Alba.
In 2015, Atias starred in the Lifetime television film Lost Boy alongside Virginia Madsen and Sosie Bacon. In 2017, she was cast in several episodes of the ABC drama Ten Days in the Valley starring Kyra Sedgwick
In 2018, she was cast as Noya, a free-spirited hippie, in the horror comedy film Happy Times alongside Michael Aloni and Stéfi Celma. The film won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the Haifa International Film Festival. 
Atias won the award for Best Actress at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018 for her lead role in the short film T'zevah Adom: The Color Red, where she played an Women in the Israeli soldier.
Atias has done voice acting for the hit Netflix shows Fauda and Dark, as well as the video games Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and World War Z.
She has appeared in commercials for Subaru, Kay 0Jewelers, and Air France.
 Television
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013	Galis 	Natalie 	Lead Role (60 episodes)
2013	NCIS 	Renne 	Episode: "Anonymous Was A Woman"
2014	Shameless 	Stacy 	Episode: "Carl’s First Sentencing"
2015	NCIS: New Orleans 	Frankie Alvarez 	Episode: "Darkest Hour”
2016	CSI: Cyber 	Sophia 	Episode: "Flash Squad"
2017	Ten Days in the Valley	Amira 	Recurring role (season 1), 4 episodes
2017	America 	Maytal 	Series Regular (Pilot)
2018	Macgyver 	Princess Zahra 	Episode: "Mac+Fallout+Jack"
2019	LA's Finest 	Becky (Lifeguard)	Episode: "Book of Secrets”
2020	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Roxie Larian 	Episode: "Fortune Favors The Brave"
 Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013	Through The Red Doors 	Rania	Lead role
2015	Lost Boy 	Beth 	Lifetime television film
2015	Ibiza 	Emma 	Lead role
2017	T'zevah Adom: The Color Red	Ronit	Lead role
2019	Happy Times 	Noya 	Supporting
Atias got married in 2018. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.
Category:Israeli actresses
Category:Israeli models
Category:Israeli films