Moran Atias
Biography
Moran Atias is an Israeli actress and model who began on screen as a teenager in the youth show Out of Focus, then moved to Germany and Italy to build a modeling career, working for Roberto Cavalli among others. She earned a best actress nomination at Festival Sguardo al Femminile for her part in Menahem Golan's Days of Love, and gained fame in Italian cinema with Gas and Oggi sposi and Mother of Tears (2007), the closing chapter of Dario Argento's Three Mothers horror trilogy. She played the immigrant Inez in the television version of Crash, based on Paul Haggis's film, and became its female lead in the second season. Haggis then cast her in The Next Three Days (2010), and she helped develop Third Person (2013), taking the role of Monika and serving as co-producer; she received a 2014 Capri Mediterranean Award for it. She also starred as Leila Al-Fayeed on FX's Tyrant.
45years old
Turns 46 on April 9in 180 days
- Born Haifa
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 11 years2007 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018Speed KillsIMDb rating 4.4
- 2013Third PersonIMDb rating 6.3
- 2010The Next Three DaysIMDb rating 7.3
- 2007Mother of TearsIMDb rating 5.0
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Getting ready for a role
Atias pitched and helped develop Third Person with Paul Haggis, then prepared for the role of Monika, a Romanian gypsy, by living in Italy for four months without running water or electricity.
Early training
Atias worked with Michael Margota at the Italian Actor's Studio, where she perfected her Italian and Romanian accents. She was also a co-producer and co-consultant for the script.
First role
Atias made her first television appearance at 15, taking a starring role in Out of Focus, a youth program from Israel.
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Worked with
Moran Atias shares two films with Liam Neeson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tom Sizemore's page
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Udo Kier's page
John Travolta's page
All films by Paul Haggis
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