
Ayelet Zurer
Acting
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).
Known for
2020Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog
Shoshonna
2017Milada
Milada Horáková
2016Last Days in the Desert
Mother
2016Ben-Hur
Naomi Ben-Hur
2015Last Knights
Naomi
2013Man of Steel
Lara Lor-Van
2013Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
Self
2012Darling Companion
Carmen
2011Hide Away
The Waitress
2009Angels & Demons
Vittoria Vetra
2009Ingenious
Gina
2008Vantage Point
Veronica
2008Adam Resurrected
Gina Grey
2008Fugitive Pieces
Michaela
2007Only Dogs Run Free
Telma
2005Munich
Daphna
2004Something Sweet
2003Nina's Tragedies
2003Rutenberg
Becky
2001Desperado Square
Gila
1997The Dybbuk of the Holy Apple Field
Lea
1993The Revenge of Itzik Finkelstein
Debbie
1993Duel
אן / אדית
1991For Sasha
Shoshana