
Ayelet Zurer
Known For
Acting
Born
1969-06-28 in Tel Aviv, Israel
Biography
Ayelet Zurer (born 28 June 1969) is an Israeli TV and film actress. She began her career on the Israeli teen drama Inyan Shel Zman and has starred in numerous Israeli TV and film roles. She received awards for Best Actress at the Israeli Academy Awards in 2003 and Best Actress by the Israeli Academy of Television in 2006 and 2013. Zurer has also appeared in numerous Hollywood films, such as Munich (2005), Vantage Point (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Man of Steel (2013), and Ben-Hur (2016). She also portrayed Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and its revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present).
Most Known For

You
as Dr. Chandra

Marvel's Daredevil
as Vanessa Marianna

Daredevil: Born Again
as Vanessa Fisk

Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Tia Leonetti

Legacies
as Seylah Chelon

House of David
as Queen Ahinoam

Taken
as Leah

Man of Steel
as Lara Lor-Van

Moonhaven
as Maite Voss

Touch
as Rosemary Mathis

Transparent
as Ronit

Angels & Demons
as Vittoria Vetra

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
as Mehaffey

Munich
as Daphna

Shtisel
as Elisheva Rothstein

BeTipul

Last Knights
as Naomi

Darling Companion
as Carmen

Fugitive Pieces
as Michaela

Ben-Hur
as Naomi Ben-Hur