Shira Haas

Shira Haas is an Israeli actress most recognized for her work in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox.

She began her acting career in the theater, appearing in productions of Ghetto and Richard III in her teens before moving on to television. Haas studied theater at Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts in Givatayim, before completing a short period of service in the IDF's military theatre.

Haas made her first appearance in an international film when she played the role of young Fania in Natalie Portman's directorial debut, A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015), and followed that with an appearance in The Zookeeper's Wife (2017). She earned her second Israeli Ophir Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Foxtrot (2017), which made the final shortlist for the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Haas has won awards for acting at the Tribeca Film Festival, Independent Spirit Awards, and been nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance in Unorthodox.

Haas had made a name for herself in many prime-time Israeli drama television shows: Shtisel (2013–2020), The Jeweler (2015), The Switch Principle (2016), Harem (2017), and The Conductor (2018). At the 2018 Israeli Ophir Awards, Haas won Best Supporting Actress for Noble Savage. She made the Israeli Forbes list of 30 under 30 in February 2019.