Yael Bar Zohar ( he, יעל בר זוהר; ) is an Israeli television host, model, singer and actress.

Early life and career

Bar Zohar was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, to a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

family. Her

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

-born father Menachem Bar Zohar immigrated to Israel, and he is of

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

descent. Her mother Ella Fogel-Bar Zohar is Israeli-born. She has an older sister named Michal. She was enlisted to the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

in 1999, on an 'excellent artist/performer' clause. Bar Zohar served as a producer in the filming unit of the

Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...

, although she ended her military service after a year (instead of the mandatory two for girls). She started her modeling career wearing bathing suits in a

swimwear A swimsuit is an item of clothing designed to be worn by people engaging in a water-based activity or water sports, such as swimming, diving and surfing, or sun-orientated activities, such as sun bathing. Different types may be worn by men, wom ...

catalogue, and filmed a commercial at the age of 15. She was cast for a role in the popular

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

''Ramat Aviv Gimmel''. She then turned to modelling She made her musical theater debut in the Israeli play ''Mary-Lou'', based on songs by Israeli singer Svika Pick. In 2005, she starred as Belle in the Israeli premiere of '' Beauty and the Beast''. She has acted as 'mistress of ceremonies' for a group wedding in 2006.

Personal life

Bar Zohar was previously in a relationship with Israeli actor and model

Yehuda Levi Yehuda Levi ( he, יהודה לוי; born June 29, 1979) is an Israeli actor and model. His breakthrough role was in the TV series ''Lechayey Ha'ahava'' (''Here's To Love'', 2001). Early life Levi was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. His father Y ...

, her co-star in the soap opera ''Ramat Aviv Gimel''.THE BREAK-UP THAT ROCKED ISRAEL
Tablet. 23 August 2013 In September 2005, Bar Zohar married Israeli actor and television host

Guy Zu-Aretz Guy Yaakov Zu-Aretz (or Zoaretz, he, גיא זוארץ; ) is an Israeli television host, actor, musician, and director. Early life Zu-Aretz was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Ladino-speaking family of Sephardic Jewish ( Libyan-Jewish, Turkis ...

. They have three children, and reside in Ramat HaSharon, Israel.

References

External links

Yael Bar Zohar's Eonline Page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bar Zohar, Yael 1980 births Living people Models from Tel Aviv Israeli female models Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli musical theatre actresses Israeli television actresses Jewish Israeli actresses Jewish female models Actresses from Tel Aviv Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Jewish singers