Mili Avital is the first Israeli actor to establish a career in Hollywood. She started on stage at 17 in Tel Aviv's Cameri National Theater. In film, she won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best Actress, both before she was 20. Moving to the U.S. in 1994, Avital starred in numerous films including Jim Jarmusch's "Deadman" and Roland Emmerich's "Stargate." Her extensive television work includes "Law & Order", "Damages" and a starring stint in "Prisoners of War" (aka Hatufim)-- which the New York Times listed number one in its "Thirty Best International TV Shows of the Decade" (2019).
For 2024, Avital has just completed "Mary" opposite Anthony Hopkins, and she is currently filming "Kugel", a spin off of the hit series "Shtisel." An Italian film based on Meir Shalev's award-winning novel "Four Meals" is scheduled for release next year.
As a director, Avital co-wrote and directed "Next Stop at the Broadway Comedy Club" (2017-2018) and her short documentary film, "I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger," was part of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004.
Avital lives in London and New York, and was married for many years to Oscar-winning screenwriter, Charles Randolph. They have two children.
I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger(2004)
Per amore di una donna(2025)as Esther
Kugel(2024)as Yiddis Shtisel
Mary(2024)as Mariamne
Studio 210(2021)as Camille
Landing on Their Feet(2017)as Dana Fine
Inside Prisoners of War(2021)as Self
Hayom BaLayla(2015)as Self
Hollywood Dream(2007)as Self
Nexus VI(2014)
