Gal Gadot

BIOGRAPHY

Best known to play the roles of Gisele Yashar in the Fast & Furious film series and the superhero character, Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress and Model who works in Hollywood films. Before venturing into films, the actress was a popular model and participated in various beauty pageants. After winning the Miss Israeli pageant, she represented Israel at the Miss World beauty contest. Some of her most popular films include Fast & Furious (2009), Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
Did you Know?
- While serving the mandatory two years service in the Israeli military, Gal Gadot worked as a physical fitness specialist and she taught the recruits gymnastics and calisthenics.

- The actress name has a strong maritime meaning, in Hebrew, Gal mean waves and Gadot means riverbank.

- In 2012, Shalom Life, a Jewish website ranked Gal Gadot number five in the top 50 most intelligent, talented, funny and beautiful Jewish women in the world.

- Gadot is one of the few actresses in Hollywood who performs all their stunts on their woman. As a matter of fact, Justin Lin, the director of Fast & Furious cast Gadot in the film because of her knowledge of the arms and weapons as well as her enthusiasm to perform stunts.

- Gal Gadot and her husband, Yaron Varsano owned a luxury hotel in Neve Tzedke district of Tel Aviv, which they eventually sold to the Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich in 2015 for 26 million USD.