Shira Haas

摘要

IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, ISRAELI ACTRESS SHIRA HAAS HAS DELIVERED career-defining performances in a number of projects, including her Emmy-nominated performance in Unorthodox and the international hit series Shtisel (both available on Netflix). The kicker is, she's only 25. "I sometimes felt mature for my age. I'm not saying it to compliment myself, but that's why I was drawn to acting. I could show stuff within me that I couldn't necessarily show in my daily life." Now she's showing even more range in the film Asia. Haas plays Vika, a teen facing her own mortality because of an illness while also finding a connection with her mother, Asia (played by Alena Yiv), before it's too late. "I'm excited to finally talk about Asia, because it's one of the projects-if not the most-that I felt very emotionally connected to." The connection paid off: the film took home nine Ophir Awards, the Israeli equivalent of the Oscars, including one for Haas as Best Supporting Actress. In the end though, part of why Haas' characters have had such impact is because of one thing: soul. "When something has soul, it doesn't matter that the character is different from you."