Yuval Scharf

Yuval Scharf was born in 1985 in Tel Aviv

Scharf was born in Tel Aviv on 4 June 1985 to a family of Polish Ashkenazi Jewish background. Her mother, Yael Sharoni-Scharf, grew up on Kibbutz Tel Yitzhak. Scharf spent her teenage years in Even Yehuda.

She served as a producer in the IDF Spokesperson's film unit. In 2008 she completed acting studies at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.

Her television roles include Nitzan in Srugim, Anat in NYoRK and parts in Polmon, Nehama and Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. On film she appeared in Lost Islands, Footnote, Ana Arabia and Moon in the 12th House, which brought her an Ophir Award nomination in 2015. Abroad she played Tanya in the BBC drama McMafia and a Mossad agent in Ghosts of Beirut.

On stage she acted at Beit Lessin Theater in plays such as Equus and Uncle Vanya, and in 2020 at the Haifa Theater. She also hosted the 2019 Ophir Awards with Tzachi Halevy and became a spokesmodel for Ofer Malls in 2014.