Gal Gadot

Gal Greenstein ( ; ; born 30 April 1985) is an Israeli actress and model. Gadot won Miss Israel 2004, before serving in the Israel Defence Forces. She played Gisele Yashar in the 2009 movie Fast and Furious. Gadot also played Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. She appeared in the solo movie Wonder Woman (2017) and again as Wonder Woman in Justice League (2017). 

In 2013, she was ranked as the second highest earning fashion model in Israel.הדוגמניות המרוויחות ביותר בישראל  Forbes Israel, June 2013 She is the face of Gucci's Bamboo perfume.Romeyn, Kathryn (9 July 2015). "Wonder Woman Gal Gadot is the Face of Gucci's New Fragrance". The Hollywood Reporter. 

In 2019, Gadot formed her production company Pilot Wave, alongside her husband Yaron Varsano. Since the formation of the company, a number of projects have been announced, including a number of biographical films about important female historical figures, including Irena Sendler, Hedy Lamarr and Cleopatra.

In February 2024, Gadot was rushed to the hospital while eight months pregnant and diagnosed with CVT, a rare form of stroke that accounts for less than 3% of all strokes. She underwent emergency surgery to remove a "massive" blood clot from her brain. In December 2024, Gadot stated that she was fully recovered. 

Early life
Gadot was born in Petah Tikva, Israel to Jewish parents and grew up in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. Her family changed their last name from Greenstein to Gadot, a common practice in Israel. For many diaspora Jews who migrated to Israel and desiring for a link to a Semitic name. Taking a Hebrew surname was a way to erase remnants of their diaspora experience and to create a link to the land they've taken. In Hebrew, her first name means "wave". Her last name means "riverbanks". Her parents were born in Israel. Her father Michael Gadot is an engineer. Her mother Irit (née Weiss) is a teacher. Gadot's maternal grandfather Abraham Weiss was a Holocaust survivor from Czechoslovakia. She is descended from Ashkenazi Jews, with ancestry from Europe. As a child, Gadot required speech therapy due to a speech disorder. She was a skilled ballet, hip-hop and modern jazz dancer growing up, as well as a volleyball and tennis player. She was a member of her high school's basketball team. Gadot's first job was at Burger King.

Military service
From the age of 20, Gadot served for two years as a soldier of the Israel Defense Forces. Gadot says of her time in the army, "You give two or three years, and it's not about you. You give your freedom away for a while. You learn discipline and respect.” Gal Gadot Is Wonder Woman: "She Is Not Relying on a Man, and She's Not There Because of a Love Story" By Glamour.com

 Filmography 

 Film 
YearTitleRoleNotes2009Fast & FuriousGisele Yashar2010Date NightNatanya2010Knight and DayNaomi2011Fast FiveGisele Yashar2013Fast & Furious 6Gisele Yashar2014Kicking Out ShoshanaMirit Ben Harush2015Furious 7Gisele Yashar2016Triple 9Elena Vlaslov2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeDiana Prince / Wonder Woman2016CriminalJill Pope2016Keeping Up with the JonesesNatalie Jones2017Wonder WomanDiana Prince / Wonder Woman2017Justice LeagueDiana Prince / Wonder Woman2018Ralph Breaks the InternetShankVoice2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieGal Gadot2020Wonder Woman 1984Diana Prince / Wonder Woman2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueDiana Prince / Wonder Woman2021Red NoticeThe Bishop2022Death on the NileLinnet Ridgeway2023Shazam! Fury of the GodsDiana Prince / Wonder Woman2023Fast XGiseleCameo2023Heart of StoneRachel Stone

 Television 
YearTitleRoleNotes2007BubotMiriam "Merry" ElkayamSeries2009EntourageLisaEpisode: "Amongst Friends"2009The Beautiful LifeOlivia3 episodes2011AsfurKikaSeries2012KathmanduYamit BareliSeries2012Eretz NehederetHerselfSeries2017Saturday Night LiveHerself / HostEpisode: "Gal Gadot/Sam Smith"

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