Film and televisionיעל אבקסיס

Yaël Abecassis

Yael Abecassis is an Israeli actress, model and television presenter, known for her role in the series Shabbatot VeHagim and for films by Amos Gitai.

born 1967The series Shabbatot VeHagimHosting on the Children's ChannelRoles in Amos Gitai filmsThe series Hatufim

Born: 19 July 1967, Ashkelon
Occupation: actor, model, television presenter, stage actor

Yaël Abecassis was born in 1967 in Ashkelon

Yael Abecassis was born in Ashkelon on 19 July 1967 and grew up in Bat Yam. Her parents are of Moroccan Jewish descent, and her mother is the singer and actress Raymonde Abecassis. Her father Maurice was killed in a road accident when she was 10.

She began modeling while studying history at Tel Aviv University. Her breakthrough came in 1994 with a Castro commercial on Channel 2, alongside Lior Miller. She later fronted campaigns for First International Direct bank, El Al, Crazy Line and Dr. Fischer.

From 1993 to 1998 she hosted programs on the Children's Channel and appeared in children's videos. From 1999 to 2004 she starred in Shabbatot VeHagim and won the Golden Screen Award in 2003. She also acted in Amos Gitai films such as Kadosh and in the series Hatufim, which won her an Israeli Television Academy award.

In 2012 she founded the production company Cassis Films, whose first film Aya was nominated for the 2015 Oscars. In 2018 she co-hosted the torch lighting ceremony for Israel's 70th Independence Day. In 2020 she produced and directed the documentary Raymonde El Bidaouia.

She was married to actor Lior Miller from 1996 to 2003, and they have a son. She later had a son with businessman Ronny Douek. She lives in Rishpon.