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Apr 4, 2023 · Ronit Asheri is Bella Chagall and appears in Unorthodox and Revivre with Transatlantic being her biggest role to date.
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- 10 Shira Haas
- 9 Aaron Altaras
- 8 Jeff Wilbusch
- 7 Amit Rahav
- 6 Alex Reid
- 5 Ronit Asheri
- 4 Tamar Amit-Joseph
- 3 Langston Uibel
- 2 Yousef Sweid
- 1 Eli Rosen
Shira Haas plays Esther "Esty" Shapiro in Unorthodox, the show's protagonist. Although many viewers might not have heard of her before watching her journey unfold on Netflix, she has already made a name for herself in her home country of Israel. Haas has been nominated for four Israeli Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actress for her...
Aaron Altaras plays Robert, a talented German musician and Esty's love interest, in Unorthodox. Much like Shira Haas, his career was beginning to blossom before his Netflix premiere, and it will likely reach new heights after Unorthodox gets its due credit. He is German, like his character, and has had roles in several German-made films and televis...
Jeff Wilbusch, who plays Moishe Lefkovitch, has a story that mirrors much of what Esty goes through in Unorthodox. He was also raised in a Hasidic Jewish community, though he was in Jerusalem instead of New York. He separated from the community as a teenager, moving to the Netherlands and later Germany, where he began acting. RELATED: 10 Famous His...
It seems like Amit Rahav and Shira Haas were destined to star in Unorthodox together. The two talented young actors have been friends for years, as they were longtime neighbors. His performance as Yakov "Yanky" Shapiro, Esty's husband, was excellent, though he is still working to improve his acting chops. Rahav is a student at the Yoram Loewenstein...
Leah Mandelbaum inner anguish is evident through Unorthodox. This role as Esty's estranged mother really displayed her dramatic skills, which the British actress learned at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. One of Reid's notable television credits came in Misfits, a British sci-fi show. On the big screen, Alex Reid has had roles in severa...
Ronit Asheri is cast perfectly in the role of Malka Schwartz, Esty's controlling aunt. However, acting is only part of her skill set; she is also an accomplished singer on stage as well. Other than Unorthodox, Asheri's other significant acting role came in Revivre, a miniseries set in 1940s Europe. She is originally from Israel, like many of the ca...
Tamar Amit Joseph's character, Yael Roubeni, is one that challenges Esty on several occasions, causing her to grow as a person. She and the character she plays are both from Israel, which is an important theme in Unorthodox. Amit-Joseph has also worked on Ha-E, an Israeli children's show, and is one of the stars of Tonight, a dramatic short film.
One of Esty's first encounters with homosexuality happens around Axmed, one of her new musician friends, played by Langston Uibel. He supports her musical aspirations, for he too comes from difficult circumstances. RELATED: 10 Singers & Bands From The 2000s We Completely Forgot About As for Uibel, the English-born, German actor is known for his rol...
Similar to Ronit Asheri, Yousef Sweid has made much of his living in the theater, as a dancer and director. The Israeli actor plays Karim Nuri in Unorthodox, a director of a conservatory of music in Berlin. He points Esty in the right direction, alerting her of the music scholarship that the conservatory gives out to talented musicians who come fro...
Eli Rosen plays the Rabbi of Esty's Hasidic Jewish community in Williamsburg. Rosen was brought on not only because of his acting abilities but due to his expertise on the subject matter. He was also raised in a Hasidic Jewish environment that he eventually separated from, and has since served as a translator and expert on Jewish culture when he is...
Apr 2, 2020 · Ronit Asheri - (Maika Schwartz) Ronit Asheri plays Maika Schwartz, Esther's aunt. Asheri is an actress and singer, but considers herself more of a singer as she has been singing for the past 15...
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Mar 31, 2020 · Yanky's cousin Moishe Lefkovitch is being played by Jeff Wilbusch, Esty's aunt Malka Schwartz is being played by Ronit Asheri and her father Mordechai is being played by Gera Sandler.
Dec 8, 2017 · Clifford Odets’ masterpiece gets a spirited revival in the mamaloshen. Ronit Asheri, Moshe Lobel, Lea Kalisch, David Mandelbaum, and Eli Rosen in 'Awake and Sing' at the 14th Street Y.
Dec 5, 2017 · Actors appearing in "Awake and Sing!" from left to right: Ronit Asheri, Moshe Lobel, Lea Kalisch, David Mandelbaum and Eli Rosen. (Pedro Hernandez)
A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians -- until her past comes calling. Alexa Karolinski. Creator. Anna Winger. Creator. Series Cast. Shira Haas. Esther Shapiro. 4 Episodes. Amit Rahav. Yakov Shapiro. 4 Episodes. Jeff Wilbusch. Moische Lefkovitch. 4 Episodes. Alex Reid.
