Adi Himelbloy (or Himmelbleu, he, עדי הימלבלוי; born ) is an Israeli actress, model, and television host.

Early life

Himelbloy was born in

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, to Israeli-born parents. Her father Yigal Himelbloy was of

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descent, whereas her mother Dolly ( Amon) is of Turkish Jewish and

Iranian Jewish Persian Jews or Iranian Jews ( fa, یهودیان ایرانی, ''yahudiān-e-Irāni''; he, יהודים פרסים ''Yəhūdīm Parsīm'') are the descendants of Jews who were historically associated with the Persian Empire, whose successor s ...

) descent. Himelbloy was first discovered on the

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's primetime entertainment show ''HaRishon BaBidur'' on Israel's Channel 2, when she won a modeling contest held as part of the show. She was enlisted as a soldier to the

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Career

After the show, she worked in modeling for several years, until being approved as an actress for the Israeli television series ''

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'' ("The Octette"), in which she played the character Natasha Segovia, a young woman with an unusual talent for

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. In 2006, Himelbloy participated in the Israeli drama series ''HaAlufa'' ( he, האלופה, "The Champion"). Afterwards Himelbloy participated in the children's song contest ''Festigal 2006'', where she performed along with other actors from ''HaShminiya'' such as Dawn Lanny-Gabay and Shira Vilensky. In addition, she also started appearing in TV advertisements. In 2007 she participated in ''Festigal'' once more and dubbed the character of April O'Neill in the Hebrew version of the animated film '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''. In 2008, Himelbloy participated in the Israeli musical ''Treasure Island'' ( he, אי המטמון, ''I HaMatmon''). She also played in the Israeli drama series ''The Double'' ( he, הכפולה, ''HaKfula''). On June 29, 2008, Himelbloy became a hostess at the Israeli Children's Channel. In November 2008, the Israeli sci-fi series ''

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'' debuted on the Israeli Children's Channel, in which Himelbloy played the character Rona Merom. During the late 2000s, Himelbloy also modeled for the Israeli

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company Pilpel. In 2009, Himelbloy participated in the ''Festigal'' for the third time and in 2010, she hosted a talk and game show called ''Chuba's Angels'', alongside the actress Dawn Lanny-Gabay. In 2010, she participated in the Israeli version of Dances with Stars, coming in third place.

Personal life

She married Israeli restaurateur Nadav Peled in 2014. They have two sons.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2005–2007, 2013–2014) * '' HaAlufa'' (2006–2007, 2009) * ''

'' (2008–2011) * '' Malabi Express'' (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Himelbloy, Adi 1984 births Israeli female models Israeli television actresses Israeli television presenters Living people Reality modeling competition participants Israeli people of Turkish-Jewish descent Israeli people of Iranian-Jewish descent Israeli women television presenters Israeli Mizrahi Jews Israeli Jews