---
name: "Ayelet Zurer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ayelet-zurer"
fi1m_id: "ayelet-zurer"
imdb_id: "nm0957909"
tmdb_id: 8786
wikidata_id: "Q275967"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 June 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T12:46:10.445273+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ayelet Zurer

## Identity

Ayelet Zurer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ayelet-zurer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ayelet-zurer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0957909
- **TMDB ID:** 8786
- **Wikidata ID:** Q275967
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Zurer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957909/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8786

Actor. Born 28 June 1969 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 June 1969, Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Αγιελέτ Ζουρέρ, איילת זורר, Ayelet Julie Zurer, آیلت زورر
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 67 (2), 2010s 69 (2), 2020s 64 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 67 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Action & Adventure 2, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,285m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayelet_Zurer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275967, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0957909/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8786

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Munich*](https://film.one/film/munich.md) (80), [*Angels & Demons*](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md) (54), [*House of David*](https://film.one/tv/house-of-david.md) (53)
- **HBO Max:** [*Man of Steel*](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) (60)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ayelet Zurer is an Israeli actress. She began her career in the Israeli teen drama series *Inyan Shel Zman* (1992–1993) and has appeared in numerous Israeli television and film roles.

She won the Best Actress award at the Israeli Academy Awards in 2003 for *Nina's Tragedies* and Best Actress awards from the Israeli Academy of Television in 2006 and 2013. Zurer made her Hollywood debut as Daphna in Steven Spielberg's *Munich* (2005). Subsequent film roles include *Vantage Point* (2008), *Angels & Demons* (2009), *Man of Steel* (2013) and *Ben-Hur* (2016). She portrayed Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in the television series *Daredevil* (2015–2018) and its revival *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025–).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025), Fi1m 74, as Vanessa Fisk — [page](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md)
- *House of David* (2025), Fi1m 53, as Queen Ahinoam — [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-david.md)
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Vanessa Marianna — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Lara Lor-Van — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), Fi1m 54, as Vittoria Vetra — [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Munich* (2005), Fi1m 80, as Daphna — [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Daredevil: Born Again* (2025), series, as Vanessa Fisk — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/daredevil-born-again.md)
- *House of David* (2025), series, as Queen Ahinoam — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-of-david.md)
- *The Best Worst Thing* (2024), series, as Dr. Amalia Levy
- *Moonhaven* (2022), series, as Maite Voss
- *Law & Order: Organized Crime* (2021), series, as Tia Leonetti
- *Losing Alice* (2020), series, as Alice
- *Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog* (2020), as Shoshonna
- *Legacies* (2018), series, as Seylah Chelon
- *You* (2018), series, as Dr. Chandra — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/you.md)
- *Milada* (2017), as Milada Horáková · Producer
- *Taken* (2017), series, as Leah
- *Ben-Hur* (2016), as Naomi Ben-Hur
- *Last Days in the Desert* (2016), as Mother
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, as Vanessa Marianna — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Last Knights* (2015), as Naomi
- *Transparent* (2014), series, as Ronit — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md)
- *Rake* (2014), series, as Fiona Rinaldi
- *Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel* (2013), Actor
- *Hostages* (2013), series, as Dr. Yael Danon
- *Shtisel* (2013), series, as Elisheva Rothstein
- *Man of Steel* (2013), as Lara Lor-Van — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn* (2012), series, as Mehaffey
- *Darling Companion* (2012), as Carmen
- *Touch* (2012), series, as Rosemary Mathis
- *Hide Away* (2011), as The Waitress
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), as Vittoria Vetra — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Ingenious* (2009), as Gina
- *Adam Resurrected* (2008), as Gina Grey
- *Fugitive Pieces* (2008), as Michaela
- *Vantage Point* (2008), as Veronica
- *Only Dogs Run Free* (2007), as Telma
- *Munich* (2005), as Daphna — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *BeTipul* (2005), series, Actor
- *Something Sweet* (2004), Actor
- *Maktub* (2004), as מיכל
- *Nina's Tragedies* (2003), Actor
- *Rutenberg* (2003), as Becky
- *Desperado Square* (2001), as Gila
- *The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field* (1997), as Lea
- *Duel* (1993), as אן / אדית
- *The Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein* (1993), as Debbie
- *For Sasha* (1991), as Shoshana
- *Apparat*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Tom Hanks and Ayelet Zurer outside of the Pantheon in Rome during production. (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-00bcf2253a9e.jpg) Tom Hanks and Ayelet Zurer outside of the Pantheon in Rome during production. (2008) — Thesocialistesq, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Angels%26DemonsPantheon.JPG/1280px-Angels%26DemonsPantheon.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ayelet Zurer outside of the Pantheon in Rome during production of Angels & Demons. (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-1e80000f1d69.jpg) Ayelet Zurer outside of the Pantheon in Rome during production of Angels & Demons. (2008) — Thesocialistesq, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Ayelet_Zurer_%282008%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Santa Barbara International Film Festival Opening Night, Darling Companion, Julia Dreyfus, Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, Lawrence Kasdan, Ayelet Zurer, Mark Duplas (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-c891574e0920.jpg) Santa Barbara International Film Festival Opening Night, Darling Companion, Julia Dreyfus, Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, Lawrence Kasdan, Ayelet Zurer, Mark Duplas (2012) — sbclick, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/SBIFF_2012_SBCLICK_Darling_Companion_cast_%286772896213%29.jpg/1280px-SBIFF_2012_SBCLICK_Darling_Companion_cast_%286772896213%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-d3ccf734ba21.png) Ayelet Zurer — Yoni S.Hamenachem, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA_%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A8.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-1d8a62f6b4c0.jpg) Ayelet Zurer — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-d5f863004529.jpg) Ayelet Zurer — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-a3aa6a155b0c.jpg) Ayelet Zurer — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayelet Zurer and Yoram Hattab on the set of Nina's Tragedies (2004). (2002)](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-6729679048fa.jpg) Ayelet Zurer and Yoram Hattab on the set of Nina's Tragedies (2004). (2002) — Yoni S.Hamenachem, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA_%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94.JPG/1280px-%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA_%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-7b1c007c388a.jpg) Ayelet Zurer — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-2f31362104e5.jpg) Ayelet Zurer — Image via TMDB
- ![Ayelet Zurer](https://film.one/media/person/98879/gallery-d3f80eb8d2db.jpg) Ayelet Zurer — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actress in a Drama TV Series 2014: Golden Nymph for Outstanding Actress in a Drama TV Series (won), for *Hostages*
- Ophir Award for Best Actress 2003: Ophir Award for Best Actress (won), for *Nina's Tragedies*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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