- Born
- Height1.63 m
- 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.- IMDb mini biography by: Liebman Entertainment LLC
- SpouseCharles Randolph(July 4, 2004 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenFanya Randolph
- ParentsDr. Iko AvitalNoni Avital
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Arrived on her own in New York in 1993, to attend "Circle in the Square" acting program. A year later, while working as a waitress, she was discovered by an agent. Two weeks later, she landed the female lead in Stargate : La Porte des étoiles (1994).
- Speaking like a native American was important, "I didn't want my roles to be limited by language or culture". Success followed. She's been cast in American roles, as well as Southern, British, and others.
- Mili and David Schwimmer split up in November 2001.
- Mother, with husband Charles Randolph, of two children: son Benjamin Randolph and daughter Fanya Randolph.
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