Early life

Gadot was born and raised in Rosh HaAyin, Israel. In Hebrew, her first name means "wave" and her surname means "riverbanks" or "shores". Her parents had Hebraized their surname from "Greenstein" to "Gadot". Her father is an engineer and her mother is a teacher. Her parents were born in Israel and her grandparents were immigrants from Europe (she has described her family background as "1/4 Polish Jewish, 1/4 Austrian Jewish, 1/4 German Jewish, and 1/4 Czech Jewish"). Gadot has stated that she was brought up in a "very Jewish, Israeli family environment", and has a "strong sense of her Jewish and Israeli identity".

Military service

From the age of 18, Gadot served for two years as an enlisted soldier of the Israel Defense Forces, where she served as a combat instructor. She says of her time in the army: "You give two or three years, and it's not about you. You give your freedom away. You learn discipline and respect".

Career

Gadot had originally planned to become a lawyer. However, at the age of 18, she won the 2004 Miss Israel competition and then travelled to Ecuador to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. Around that time Gadot joined the Israeli Army where she completed two years of military service.

After leaving the army, Gadot started at university, studying law. After finishing her first year at university, a casting director who saw her card called her to audition for the part of Bond girl Camille Montes in the film Quantum of Solace. She failed to win the part which went instead to Olga Kurylenko (who would years later also compete with Gadot in the audition for the part of Wonder Woman). As a result of the audition for Quantum of Solace, the casting director instead hired Gadot for the role of Gisele in Fast & Furious.

In 2007, the 21 year old Gadot took a part in the Maxim photo shoot "Women of the Israeli army," and as such she featured on the cover of the New York Post. In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked her Number 5 on its list of "the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish women in the world", behind model Bar Refaeli and actress Eva Green. In 2014, Gadot was one of two Israeli actress along with Odeya Rush listed as an upcoming leading lady by InStyle magazine.

Modeling

She has led international campaigns for Captain Morgan rum, Gucci fragrances and Vine Vera skincare ranges, and advertised Jaguar Cars. She is the face of Gucci's Bamboo perfume brand. She has featured as the covergirl on Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Bride Magazine, FHM. Gadot has been a model for Castro (whose fashion shows she also hosts). In 2013, her annual modelling salary was estimated at NIS 2.4 million, which was ahead of a number of other famous Israeli models such as Esti Ginzburg, Liraz Dror and Shlomit Malka (who campaigns for Ralph Lauren), although significantly behind Bar Refaeli.

Acting

In 2008, Gadot starred in the Israeli drama Bubot. She appeared as Gisele in Fast & Furious, the fourth film in The Fast & the Furious franchise, having won the role over six other actresses. In 2010, she had a small role in the action-adventure Knight and Day. Earlier that year, she appeared in the film Date Night as Natanya, the girlfriend of Mark Wahlberg's character. 2011 brought her back to The Fast & the Furious franchise, reprising her role as Gisele in Fast Five. In 2013, Gadot played Gisele again in Fast & Furious 6, where her character sacrifices her life to save her lover.

Gadot played Wonder Woman in the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is signed for two future sequels which include the Justice League and a solo Wonder Woman film. Gadot received swordsmanship, Kung Fu kickboxing, capoeira and Brazilian jiu-jitsu training in preparation for the role. As a result, Gadot's performance as the superhero, which is the first time for the character on film, was hailed as one of the best parts of the otherwise poorly received film.

Also in 2016, she had a small role in John Hillcoat's crime-thriller Triple 9, where she starred along with Kate Winslet and Aaron Paul, and also co-starred in the film Criminal, as Ryan Reynolds' character's wife. Gadot was also signed on a main role in the comedy film Keeping Up with the Joneses along with Isla Fisher and Jon Hamm.

Personal life

Gadot married Israeli real estate developer Yaron Versano on 28 September 2008. In November 2011, Gadot and Versano had a baby girl. The three live in Tel Aviv.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Fast & Furious	Gisele Yashar
2010	Date Night	Natanya
2010	Knight and Day	Naomi
2011	Fast Five	Gisele Yashar
2013	Fast & Furious 6	Gisele Yashar
2014	Kicking Out Shoshana	Mirit	Israeli film
2015	Furious 7	Gisele Yashar	Photograph/Archive Footage
2016	Triple 9	Elena
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
2016	Criminal	Jill Pope
2016	Keeping Up with the Joneses		Post-production
2017	Wonder Woman	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman	Post-production
2017	Justice League Part One	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Bubot	Miriam "Merry" Elkayam	Israeli series
2009	Entourage	Lisa	Episode: "Amongst Friends"
2009	The Beautiful Life	Olivia	Episodes: "The Beautiful Aftermath", "The Beautiful Lie", "The Beautiful Triangle"
2011	Asfur	Kika	Israeli series. Season 2.
2012	Kathmandu	Yamit Bareli	Israeli series
2012	Eretz Nehederet	Herself	Israeli show. Episode: "Season 9, Episode 7"

Pageants

Year	Title	Status	Notes
2004	Miss Israel 2004	Winner	N/A
2004	Miss Universe 2004	Miss Israel	Participant

[ Source: Wikipedia ]