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Yael Grobglas ( he, יעל גרובגלס; born ) is a French-Israeli actress, best known for her roles as Petra Solano on
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's television series ''
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''. Her first major role was in three seasons of the Israeli sci-fi TV series ''Ha'i'' (English: The Island, 2007–09), which established her popularity among Israel's teenage audiences. She gained recognition for her debut film role in the first Israeli horror film ''
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'' ( he, כלבת, translit. Kalevet, 2010), which participated in the
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, and a number of other venues internationally. Through 2010–11 Grobglas performed a number of lead and supporting roles in prime time Israeli television shows, including in the sitcom ''Ha-Shualim'' (English: The Foxes 2010), ''Ramzor'' (English: Traffic Light, Hebrew: רמזור), and ''Hatzuya'' (2011) (English: Split, Hebrew: חצויה). Grobglas is also known for her role as "The Girl" in the interactive video of
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"Say You Like Me". and as Gabi in the popular Israeli series ''Tanuhi'' (Hebrew: תנוחי, English: Relax, 2012). It was announced on 22 February 2013 that the actress was cast in the lead role of "America Singer" in The CW's second pilot for ''
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'', though that was ultimately not picked up as a television series. That same year, Grobglas was cast for The CW's's ''
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'' as Olivia, an Italian born noblewoman who is an old flame of Prince Francis (
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).


Early life

Grobglas was born in
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. Her father Jean Pierre Grobglas is from a
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family. Her mother Eva (Rosner) is a Christian from
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who
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.http://www.makorrishon.co.il/nrg/online/47/ART2/181/747.html In 1986, when Grobglas was two years old, the family immigrated to Israel and resided in the city of
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, Israel. Her talent and passion for performing arts became visible even as a young girl. As a teenager, Grobglas studied and performed in professional dance and ballet groups. She later led a brief modelling career and participated in a number of runway shows and advertising campaigns. Eventually having realized a greater interest in acting, Grobglas graduated from the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in
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, Israel.


Career

In 2007, Grobglas was cast to her first major role for the Israeli sci-fi series ''Ha'Yi'' ("The Island"), which made her popular among Israel's young audiences. Following two consecutive seasons of the show Grobglas enrolled in a full-time three-year acting program at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio. She completed the third season of ''Ha'Yi'' in 2010, and was cast for a number of major commercials during the course of her studies. In 2010, Grobglas gained international recognition when she starred in the first Israeli horror film ''
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'' ("Kalevet"). She was part of the main cast of the Israeli sitcom ''Ha-Shualim'' ("The Foxes"). Grobglas also played the role of Linda Christie in a
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adaptation of '' Play It Again, Sam''. In 2012, Grobglas was cast to the Israeli comedy-drama series ''Tanuchi'' ("Chill"). In 2013, Grobglas starred as America Singer in
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's ''The Selection'' pilot, described as a cross between '' The Bachelor'' and ''
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'', but it was ultimately not picked up to series. In the same year, she began the recurring role of Olivia D'Amencourt in the CW's series ''
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''. In 2014, Grobglas was cast as Petra, one of the main characters on the CW's ''
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''. When describing her experience as Petra to the ''New York Times'', Grobglas said, "I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters ..I'm having a wonderful time playing someone so complex and layered and funny." "She's calculating, resourceful and manipulative," she said. "But even though I don't agree with the decisions she makes, you have to admire her. It's been a blast playing such a mischievous character because she's so unlike me." In January 2015, ''Time'' magazine stated that "Grobglas ..has turned Petra into one of television's most amusingly complex comic villains. Fans love to hate her, yet as Jane delves deeper into Petra's backstory – and shows off her lighter side – they're starting to love her as well." In March 2016,
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gave Grobglas an honorable mention for her performance in ''Jane the Virgin'' Chapter 36: "Leave it to Jane the Virgin's unsung MVP Yael Grobglas to turn the painful process of giving birth – to twins, no less! – into a comedic tour de force ... After witnessing Grobglas' impeccable ability to mix humor and emotion, we can't wait to see what challenges (and laughs) motherhood will bring for her character." In 2015, Grobglas starred along
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in '' JeruZalem'', an English-language Israeli horror film.


Personal life

Yael Grobglas has mentioned she has a strong passion for food, cooking and hosting dinner parties in her spare time. She is personally against eating meat and in 2012 she became a
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before moving to the United States. Grobglas is married to Israeli businessman Artem Kroupenev, her high school sweetheart. On 22 September 2019, Grobglas announced on Instagram that she was expecting her first child. On 17 January 2020, she announced that she had given birth to a baby girl, Arielle.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grobglas, Yael Living people Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Israeli people of Austrian-Jewish descent Israeli people of French-Jewish descent Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent Israeli television actresses Israeli film actresses Jewish Israeli actresses People from Ra'anana Actresses from Paris French emigrants to Israel 21st-century French actresses 21st-century Israeli actresses 1984 births