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Romi Aboulafia
File:Romi Aboulafia.jpg
(Romi Aboulafia in 2018)
BornJanuary 21, 1984
Tel Aviv
NationalityIsrael
EducationLondon Film School
OccupationActress

Filmmaker

Model
SpouseBen Giladi
Children1
RelativesHana Laszlo, Mark Ivanir

Romi Aboulafia (Template:Lang-he, born January 21, 1984) is an Israeli actress, screenwriter and filmmaker.

Early Life

Aboulafia was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. Her mother was a host and editor in Galatz and her father a lawyer. She started acting at the age of six and was cast for a lead role in the award-winning Israel drama "ShabatotVeHagim"[1] when she was fifteen. Aboulafia joined the IDF Spokesperson's Unit when she was eighteen, where she served as an editor.

Career

Acting

As a child, Aboulafia participated in numerous children’s tapes including Arik Einstein’s KmoGdolim. At fifteen she was cast for a lead role in Ari Folman’s ShabatotVeHagim, alongside Alon Abutbul, Lior Ashkenazi, and Yael Abecassis. The show ran for five seasons. In 2002 she starred in Hagai Levi’s mini-series "101". In 2006, she played Orit in Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering alongside Jude Law, Robin Wright and Juliette Binoche. In 2009, she starred in the Israeli drama "Noah’s Ark" alongside Yael Abecassis and her brother-in-law Mark Ivanir.

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Romi Aboulafia, Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, & John Madden at The Debt premiere TIFF 2010

In 2010, she starred in John Madden’s "The Debt" alongside Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, and Sam Worthing.[2] The film was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures in 2011. That year, she also starred in the Israeli LGBTQ cult indie Joe + Bell by director Veronica Kedar.[3] In 2012, she starred in Nony Geffen’s "Not in Tel Aviv",[4] which won the Jury Award at Locarno Film Festival, as well as in Endemol Shine’s strip-club-thriller Allenby. In 2014, she participated in the television series Very Important Man alongside Yehuda Levi, as well as staring in the German film Anderswo alongside her mother-in-law Hana Laszlo. In 2018, she starred in Endemol Shine’s Harem alongside Alon Abutbul.

Filmmaking

After her two years of mandatory army service, Aboulafia moved to the UK to study film. She earned a MFA from the London Film School and directed her thesis film "Eyes", which was shot in Israel. Throughout her acting career she’s also worked as a film editor.

In 2019, she began developing a television series for Endeavour Content with her husband Ben Giladi and Hagai Levi [5][6][7]

Modeling

At the age of eighteen, Aboulafia became the first spokesmodel of Israeli fashion brand - Castro. Aboulafia presented the company for one season before deciding to leave the country to study film. [8][9][10] Castro spokesmodels that followed include - Gal Gadot and Bar Refaeli.

Personal Life

Aboulafia married film and television producer Ben Giladi in 2016.[11][12] The two have a child together and live in London. She’s the daughter-in-law of Israeli actress and comedian Hana Laszlo, sister-in-law of actor Mark Ivanir and the niece of Television executive Orly Adelson.[citation needed]

Reference

  1. ^ Shabatot VeHagim, retrieved 2019-12-14
  2. ^ "'The Debt': History's Burden, And A Moral Calculus". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  3. ^ Koehler, Robert; Koehler, Robert (2011-08-01). "Joe + Belle". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  4. ^ "Not in Tel Aviv: AFI Fest Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  5. ^ White, Peter; White, Peter (2019-04-11). "'Fauda' Writer Michal Aviram, 'Harem' Star Romi Aboulafia & 'The Affair' Co-Creator Hagai Levi Team On Female Detective Thriller 'The Public'". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  6. ^ "Hagai Levi to produce new thriller series". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  7. ^ "'Fauda' Writer Michal Aviram, 'Harem' Star Romi Aboulafia & 'The Affair' Co-Creator Hagai Levi Team On Female Detective Thriller 'The Public'". Flipboard. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  8. ^ "קסטרו: רומי אבולעפיה יוצאת, בקי גריפין נכנסת". ynet (in Hebrew). 2003-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  9. ^ "קסטרו בודקת אפשרות להחלפת הדוגמנית רומי אבולעפיה בבקי גריפין". גלובס (in Hebrew). 2003-09-01. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  10. ^ "קסטרו מחפשת מחליפה לרומי אבולעפיה". וואלה! תרבות (in Hebrew). 2003-11-26. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  11. ^ "רומי אבולעפיה התחתנה עם בן גלעדי באיביזה". mako. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  12. ^ "רומי אבולעפיה חושפת בטן הריונית של חודש שביעי | TMI". https://tmi.maariv.co.il. Retrieved 2019-12-13. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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