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Romi Aboulafia

Romi Aboulafia is an Israeli actress, model and filmmaker known for her role in the drama series Shabatot VeHagim.

born 1984Daniela in Shabatot VeHagimFirst Castro spokesmodelRole in The Debt

Romi Aboulafia
Born
21 January 1984, Tel Aviv
Occupation
film actor, model, film director

Romi Aboulafia was born in 1984 in Tel Aviv

Aboulafia was born in Tel Aviv in 1984 to a Sephardic Jewish family. She studied film at Ironi Alef high school in Tel Aviv. Her mother Rinat and her brother Adam also appeared in film and television.

She began acting as a child and in 1999 joined the main cast of Shabatot VeHagim, playing Daniela in all 5 seasons. At 18 she became the first spokesmodel of the fashion brand Castro, for one season. She served in the filming unit of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

In 2004 she moved to England to study at the London Film School, where she earned an MFA and directed her thesis film Eyes. She appeared in The Debt in 2010, and later in Not in Tel Aviv, Allenby, Very Important Man and Harem. In 2022 she played a double role in the third season of Kfulim.

She also works as a video editor. In 2019 she began developing a television series for Endeavor Content with her husband Ben Giladi and Hagai Levi. The couple married in 2016 and live in London.

Milestones in Romi Aboulafia's life

  1. 1984

    Born in Tel Aviv.

  2. 1999

    Cast in the main cast of Shabatot VeHagim.

  3. 2004

    Left Israel to study at the London Film School.

  4. 2010

    Acted in the film The Debt.

  5. 2012

    Starred in the series Allenby.

  6. 2016

    Married producer Ben Giladi.

  7. 2019

    Began developing a series for Endeavor Content.

  8. 2022

    Played a double role in the third season of Kfulim.

Romi Aboulafia served in the military

She served in the filming unit of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Romi Aboulafia and Hebrew Wikipedia, רומי אבולעפיה, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

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