Efrat Dor (; born 6 January 1983) is an Israeli actress. She is best known for portraying Magdalena Gross in the film The Zookeeper’s Wife, as Lizzie DeLaurentis in the Amazon show Sneaky Pete, and as Eva McCulloch in The Flash.
Early life Dor was born in Be'er Sheva, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Polish-Jewish descent. She grew up in its neighboring affluent town of Omer with her parents, a writer and an engineer, and three siblings."Interview", From the Grapevine 29 March 2017, accessed 06 June 2019 Her Polish-Jewish grandmother's mother, father, and his brother were all murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust."Interview with Efrat Dor", Cliché Magazine 13 July 2017, accessed 06 June 2019
Dor attended Eshel Ha'Nasi high school where she studied drama. She also trained as a ballet dancer at the Bat-Dor Beer-Sheva professional dance school in Beersheba. She went on to study acting at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts in Israel and Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.
Career
Dor began her professional acting career in 2007 with small roles in Israeli television. She made her feature film debut in 2009 in the Israeli film Phobidilia which featured in the Berlin International Film Festival that same year. She first gained recognition in Israel in 2010 for her role as Shir Ambar in the TV drama Asfur. In 2012, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy for the role of police recruit Alex Yudayov in Achat Efes Efes. In 2017, she attracted attention for her depiction of the Polish sculptor Magdalena Gross in the Niki Caro film The Zookeeper’s Wife alongside Jessica Chastain. In 2018, Dor starred in the English-language French film Holy Lands. In 2019, she won acclaim for her portrayal of con artist Lizzie DeLaurentis in the third season of Amazon's hit show Sneaky Pete."Feature", Decider.com 13 May 2019, accessed 06 June 2019 Later that year, she was cast in the regular role of Eva McCulloch in the latter half of season six of The Flash.
Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2009 Phobidilia Jessica Israeli film2017 The Zookeeper’s Wife Magda Gross And Then She Arrived Tamar Israeli film 2018 Holy Lands Annabelle 2019 Mossad Linda Harris Israeli film 2025 Yes! Yasmin
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2009–2010 Meorav Yerushalmi Hila Israeli series. 2010–2011 Asfur Shir Ambar Israeli series. Series regular 2011 Pillars of Smoke (Timrot Ashan) Liron Israeli series 2011–2015 Achat Efes Efes / Downtown Precinct Alex Yudayov Israeli series. Series regular 2014–2015 Mermaids Elinor Israeli series 2016 Ha-Hamama Irene Israeli series 2017–2018 Greenhouse Academy Michelle Wallace 2019 Sneaky Pete Lizzie DeLaurentis Recurring (season 3); 10 episodes 2019–2022 Mayans M.C. Anna Linares Recurring (seasons 2–3)Guest (season 4); 9 episodes 2020–2021 The FlashEva McCulloch / Mirror Monarch Series regular (season 6–7); 11 episodes
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