Orli Shoshan

Orli Shoshan was born in 1976 in Tel Aviv

Orli Shoshan was born and grew up in Tel Aviv. At 18 she was drafted into the IDF. After her service she worked for El Al, and her travels took her to places such as India, Thailand and Australia.

She moved to Sydney, where she worked as a model in magazines, catalogs, runway shows and television commercials. She played Shaak Ti in Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith. In Australia she also presented prizes on Wheel of Fortune and appeared on the fitness program Aerobics Oz Style.

In Australia she created a women's sportswear line called Orli, sold in boutiques and gyms. She later moved to Japan to continue modeling and was a guest at a Star Wars convention there. She then returned to Israel to study at the Studio by Yuval Carmi acting school and afterward started a lingerie line called Mia Luce.

Shoshan lives in Chicago, Illinois. She is married with two daughters and paused her career to raise them before returning to acting, modeling and sci-fi conventions. She now works in home staging, interior design and real estate.