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Gal Gadot
b. 1985
Israeli actress (born 1985)
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Biography
Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress. She gained recognition for portraying Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films (2016–2023). In 2018, Gadot was named one of Time's 100 most influential people and ranked by Forbes as the tenth-highest-paid actress, later rising to third in 2020. She became the first Israeli actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025.
Timeline
The story of Gal Gadot, told in moments.
Wins Miss Israel at 18. Serves two years in the Israel Defense Forces as a combat trainer. A Maxim photoshoot during her service boosts her public profile. She later credits the military with teaching her discipline and self-confidence.
Cast as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious. She auditions without knowing what the role is. Her military background and weapons training help her land the part. She'll reprise it in four sequels over the next decade.
Wonder Woman opens to $103 million domestic. She'd first appeared in the role in Batman v Superman the year before. It's the first female-led superhero blockbuster. She performs many of her own stunts, including some while five months pregnant during reshoots.
Becomes the first Israeli actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Beyond acting, she's co-founded a production company, launched a food brand, and invested in Israeli startups.
In Their Own Words (7)
I want people to have a good impression of Israel. I don't feel like I'm an ambassador for my country, but I do talk about Israel a lot - I enjoy telling people about where I come from and my religion.
Jill Sherman, "Gal Gadot: Soldier, Model, Wonder Woman", (2018), p. 13., 2018
I was training six months prior to the shoots, and six hours a day I did two hours of gym work, two hours of fight choreography, and one and half hours-two hours horseback riding, which is super hard…It was a lot more intense [than the army]. By far.
"Live with Kelly and Ryan", (05/26/2017)., 2017
Let me start by saying I wish no country had the need for an army. But in Israel, serving is part of being an Israeli. You've got to give back to the state. You give two or three years, and it's not about you. You give your freedom away. You learn discipline and respect.
"Gal Gadot Is Wonder Woman: "She Is Not Relying on a Man, and She's Not There Because of a Love Story"", Glamour, (March 7, 2016)., 2016
I taught gymnastics and calisthenics. The soldiers loved me because I made them fit.
"The Chosen Ones: Israeli Defense Forces", Maxim, (Dec 14, 2015)., 2015
I told them that I wanted to be able to show the stronger side of women. I didn’t want to do the obvious role that you see in Hollywood most of the time, which is the heartbroken girl who’s waiting to be rescued by the guy, blah, blah, blah.
Interview, (August 2015); as qtd. in Debbie Emery, "First Look at ‘Wonder Woman’ Gal Gadot’s Sizzling Interview Magazine Spread (Exclusive Photo)", The Wrap, (July 22, 2015)., 2015
Artifacts (8)
not psychologically suited to this way of life
e of the Stones' album Beggars Banquet, Brian Jones was contributing only sporadically to the band. Jagger said Jones was "not psychologically suited to this way of life". His drug use became a...
Pop Stars and Drugs: Facts That Will Shock You
rities over their recreational drug use after the News of the World published a three-part feature, "Pop Stars and Drugs: Facts That Will Shock You". The feature described alleged LSD parties hosted...
has become symbolic for the corruption of 1960s hippy idealism
he Guardian music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Hunter's death and the overall mood of festival goers "has become symbolic for the corruption of 1960s hippy idealism". Jagger later recalled to Robert...
establish an artistic identity for himself apart from the Rolling Stones
Jagger began a solo career. According to a February 1985 article in Rolling Stone, Jagger did so to "establish an artistic identity for himself apart from the Rolling Stones" which was described as...
The drummer that night was Mick Avory—not Tony Chapman, as history has mysteriou...
Jagger, Richards, Jones, Ian Stewart on piano, Dick Taylor on bass, and Tony Chapman on drums, but Richards wrote in Life, his memoir, that, "The drummer that night was Mick Avory—not Tony Chapman, as...
I always sang as a child. I was one of those kids who just liked to sing. Some k...
rmed together. Although he was encouraged to follow his father's career path growing up, Jagger has said, "I always sang as a child. I was one of those kids who just liked to sing. Some kids sing in...
, which appears on Exile on Main St., as the singer's best vocal achievement. In...
usic critic Russell Hall described Jagger's emotional singing on the gospel-influenced "Let It Loose", which appears on Exile on Main St., as the singer's best vocal achievement. In 1972, Jagger,...
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