The fabulous Gal Gadot: “Miss Israel” star turned modern day “Wonder Woman”
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Israeli superstar Gal Gadot stuns audiences on red carpets, at movie premieres, and alongside Hollywood stars including The Rock and Ryan Reynolds.
Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress. She has played "Wonder Woman" in the DC universe, The Bishop in "Red Notice," and Linnet Ridgeway Doyle in the mystery/crime film "Death on the Nile." (MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images) Gadot was crowned Miss Israel in 2004. She then went on to compete for Miss Universe that same year. Gadot has admitted to purposely tanking the Miss Universe pageant out of fear of winning. She pretended she barely spoke English and wore the wrong dress on purpose. (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images) Following the Miss Universe pageant, Gadot served for two mandatory service years in the Israel Defense Forces. She met her husband and real estate developer Yaron Varsano in 2006 and they married in 2008. The pair has three daughters together, Maya, Alma, and Daniella. (VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) After years of modeling, Gal Gadot appeared in her first credited acting role in the 2008 Israeli TV series "Bubot." In 2009, Gadot played Gisele Yashar in "Fast and Furious." She continued to play Gisele in "Fast Five" and "Fast and Furious 6." (Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic) Gal Gadot first appeared as Wonder Woman in "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice" in 2016. (Mike Marsland/WireImage) Gadot has acted as the beloved and iconic Wonder Woman in several movies since the release of "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice." In 2017, she starred as Diana in "Wonder Woman" and in "Justice League." In 2020, she acted as Diana once again in "Wonder Woman 1984." (Michael Tran/FilmMagic) Lynda Carter played Wonder Woman in the original "Wonder Woman" TV series from 1975-1979. In 2020, Carter played Asteria in the movie "Wonder Woman 1984" opposite Gal Gadot. (Mike Coppola/WireImage) In 2021, Gadot starred as The Bishop in Netflix’s action comedy "Red Notice" alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Ryan Reynolds. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Gal Gadot is photographed at the "Red Notice" world premiere with her husband Yaron Varsano. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) The "Death on the Nile" actress is set to star in "Cleopatra," a movie about the Egyptian leader’s life. She, however, faced backlash for being cast in the role. The movie is in pre-production as of 2022 with no set release date. (Miguel Schincariol/Getty Images)
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