Ayelet Zurer
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Munich
as Daphna
2005
Vantage Point
as Veronica
2008
Nina's Tragedies
2003
Angels & Demons
as Vittoria Vetra
2009
Only Dogs Run Free
as Telma
2007
Adam Resurrected
as Gina Grey
2008
Fugitive Pieces
as Michaela
2008
Man of Steel
as Lara Lor-Van
2013
The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field
as Lea
1997
For Sasha
as Shoshana
1991
Hide Away
as The Waitress
2011
Ingenious
as Gina
2009
Maktub
as מיכל
2004
Something Sweet
2004
Desperado Square
as Gila
2001
Apparat
TBA
Last Days in the Desert
as Mother
2016
Ben-Hur
as Naomi Ben-Hur
2016
The Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein
as Debbie
1993
Rutenberg
as Becky
2003
TV Appearances
BeTipul
2005
Moonhaven
as Maite Voss
2022
Marvel's Daredevil
as Vanessa Marianna
2015
You
as Dr. Chandra
2018
Hostages
as Dr. Yael Danon
2013
Rake
as Fiona Rinaldi
2014
Touch
as Rosemary Mathis
2012
Shtisel
as Elisheva Rothstein
2013
The Best Worst Thing
as Dr. Amalia Levy
2024
Daredevil: Born Again
as Vanessa Fisk
2025
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Tia Leonetti
2021
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
as Mehaffey
2012