Early life

Rush was born in Haifa, Israel to father Shlomo Rushinek and mother Maia Greenfeld. Her name, "Odeya", means "Thank God" in Hebrew. As an 8-year-old in Haifa, Israel, she’d write and perform plays.

Her family moved to the United States when she was nine so that her father could take a job as a security consultant in Alabama. Rush is Jewish, and attended N.E. Miles Jewish Day School in Birmingham, Alabama, where she lived. She later moved to Midland Park, New Jersey, where she attended public school.

When she arrived to the USA, Rush could only speak Hebrew and was unable to speak English. In the beginning of 2013, Rush moved to Los Angeles, California with her family. Rush has six brothers. Four of them are younger than she - two sets of twins who live with their parents in Los Angeles, and 2 older brothers who live in Israel. She is the only girl among her siblings.

Career

Modelling

Before becoming an actress, Rush began her career in her child and adolescence when she was discovered as a model in the United States, appearing in major campaigns and advertisements for fashion brands Polo Ralph Lauren, Gap, Tommy Hilfiger and Guess.

Acting

Her first acting roles began in 2010 in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in the episode "Branded", in which she played the character Hannah Milner; and in the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm in the episode "Mister Softee", as Emily.

Her first film role was in 2012, playing Joni Jerome, the best friend of Timothy, in the Peter Hedges-directed Disney film The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

In May 2012, it was confirmed that Rush will be cast as Mary in Mary, Mother of the Christ, from executive producer Joel Osteen.

In 2013, Rush was named one of Hollywood's 20 up and coming young actresses under 20 to watch by The Midwest TV Guys.

Rush co-starred, as Fiona, in the science fiction film The Giver (2014), based on the 1993 novel of same name from Lois Lowry, and directed by Phillip Noyce. The film also starred Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgård and Taylor Swift.

In 2015, Rush played Ashley Burwood, niece of Johana Burwood (played by Sarah Hyland), in the comedy film See You in Valhalla. Rush's next role was the female lead in the film Goosebumps, based on the R. L. Stine’s popular book series. Rush played Hannah Stine, the daughter of R. L. Stine (portrayed by Jack Black), who teams up with her neighbor to fight monsters.

Rush has been cast as Ella Hatto, opposite Sam Worthington, in the action thriller film Hunter's Prayer directed by Jonathan Mostow.

Filmography

Film and television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Wild Birds	Beth	Short film
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Hannah Milner	Episode: "Branded"
2011	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Emily	Episode: "Mister Softee"
2012	Odd Life of Timothy Green, TheThe Odd Life of Timothy Green	Joni Jerome
2013	We Are What We Are	Alyce Parker
2013	When the Devil Comes	Kyra
2014	The Giver	Fiona
2015	See You in Valhalla	Ashley Burwood
2015	Goosebumps	Hannah Stine
2016	Hunter's Prayer	Ella Hatto	Filming
2016	Holding Patterns	Amber	Filming
2017	The Bachelors		Filming

[ Source: Wikipedia ]