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Apr 27, 2020 · Israeli actor Shira Haas opens up about overnight stardom for her role in Netflix’s new show ‘Unorthodox’, learning Yiddish, shaving her head and celebrating Passover in quarantine.
Jun 29, 2020 · Before she came to fame on Netflix in the hit Israeli series “Shtisel” and the miniseries “Unorthodox,” actress Shira Haas starred in the acclaimed 2018 drama ‘Broken Mirrors,” for which she...
Jun 17, 2021 · After making a big splash in “Shtisel,” and then, “Unorthodox” — the 2020 miniseries about a young woman who leaves her Hasidic community in Brooklyn — Haas has taken on a new role: playing 17-year-old Vika in Ruthy Pribar’s new Israeli film “Asia,” which premiered in the U.S. last week.
Apr 8, 2020 · Unorthodox tells the story of Esty Shapiro (Israeli actor Shira Haas), a 19-year-old newly married woman who was born and raised in the Satmar Hasidic Jewish community in Williamsburg, New York.
Jan 17, 2021 · “Shtisel” and “Unorthodox” star Shira Haas discussed her latest film, the Ophir-winning (and potentially Oscar-nominated) drama “Asia” at the InFocus: Israeli Cinema film festival, appearing...
Jul 2, 2020 · Shira Haas has catapulted herself into the zeitgeist with her moving performance as Esther “Esty” Shapiro on Netflix‘s “Unorthodox.”
Jul 7, 2020 · Featuring Yiddish dialogue and careful re-creations of Satmar Jewish rituals, it became an unlikely sleeper hit, and Haas’ mesmerizing performance as Esty, a quiet character with a wildly...
