Niv Sultan
{{Short description|Israeli actress (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Niv Sultan
| image = Niv Sultain playing in the Israeli TV series titled Tehran (Apple TV+) - season 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sultan in 2022
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|he|{{Script/Hebrew|ניב סולטן}}|rtl=yes}}}}
| native_name_lang = he
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|09|16}}
| birth_place = Jerusalem, Israel
| alma_mater = Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2017–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Maor Schweitzer|2022}}
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=September 2024}}
Niv Sultan ({{langx|he|ניב סולטן}}; born 16 September 1992) is an Israeli actress.{{Cite web |last=Nordstrom |first=Leigh |date=2020-09-25 |title=Undercover With Niv Sultan |url=https://wwd.com/eye/people/niv-sultan-tehran-apple-tv-1234602627/ |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=Women's Wear Daily |language=en-US}} She is best known for starring in Tehran, an Israeli espionage thriller television series that first premiered in 2020 on Apple TV+ and Kan 11.
Early life and education
Sultan was born in Jerusalem, Israel to a family of Moroccan Jews.[https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/niv-sultan-tells-glenn-close-how-she-became-a-mossad-agent Niv Sultan tells Glenn Close how she became a Mossad agent] Interview. 24 May 2022 After completing her compulsory military service, she attended acting classes for three years at Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv.[https://www.studioact.co.il/students/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%9F/ Niv Sultan] Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio. Retrieved on 26 August 2024 As a student, she participated in the institution's production of A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller; Sultan assumed a lead role as Catherine, opposite her classmate Tomer Machloof.[https://www.habama.co.il/Pages/Description.aspx?Subj=1&Area=1&ArticleID=29951 A View from the Bridge - about honour and more lies] Habima. 16 April 2018[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_SiAGIzGW0 מראה מעל הגשר - בסטודיו של יורם לוינשטיין] YouTube. 2018[https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/550949 I want to do Shakespeare] Israel HaYom. 24 April 2018
Career
= Acting =
Between 2015 and 2017, Sultan starred in the Israeli family sitcom La Famiglia on Channel 10.[https://www.timesofisrael.com/tvs-la-famiglia-pokes-fun-at-summer-vacation-machinations/ TV’s ‘La Famiglia’ pokes fun at vacation machinations] The Times of Israel. 16 July 2017 In 2016, she had a regular role alongside Amit Rahav and Daniel Gad in the Israeli youth drama series Susey Pere (Wild Horses) on the TV channel Zoom.[https://www.frogi.co.il/entertainment/tv/16479 ניב סולטן: "אני ממש מפחדת להיכשל"] Frogi. 25 March 2016 In 2017, she starred alongside Omer Dror and Noa Kirel in the Israeli teen comedy Kimaat Mefursemet (Almost Famous).[https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/cinema/movie-reviews/2017-06-21/ty-article/0000017f-f86d-d044-adff-fbfdf43b0000 "כמעט מפורסמת": יש סרט תיכון ישראלי ראוי] Haaretz. 21 June 2017
Sultan was chosen as the lead role in the Apple TV+ Israeli espionage television series Tehran ({{langx|he|טהרן}}), where she stars as Tamar Rabinyan, a Mossad agent working a ground operation in Tehran, Iran.{{Cite web |first=Amy |last=Spiro |date=2020-09-22 |title=Niv Sultan talks behind the scenes of 'Tehran,' the newest Israeli thriller |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2020/09/niv-sultan-tehran-thriller/ |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=Jewish Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Craig |date=25 September 2020 |title=Niv Sultan is a new kind of special agent |url=https://theface.com/culture/tehran-apple-tv-series-interview-niv-sultan?token=44 |access-date=2021-08-27 |website=The Face |language=en-gb}}
During an interview with The Natural Aristocrat,{{Cite web |first=Nir |last=Regev |date=2020-10-30 |website=The Natural Aristocrat |title=Niv Sultan and Shervin Alenabi talk Tehran (Interview)|url=https://thenaturalaristocrat.com/2020/10/30/niv-sultan-shervin-alenabi-talk-tehran-interview/}} Niv Sultan commented on why she loves portraying Tamar Rabinyan on Apple TV+ Israeli series Tehran:
{{Blockquote|text="For me, that was what I love most about her. I mean, she's a real person, as you said, she's not the cliche of a superhero, Mossad agents saving the world.{{nbsp}}...Yes, she's brave but she's also scared, makes mistakes, falls in love, and misses her dad. And I think that's the beauty of her.,,{{cn|date=June 2022}}}}
In 2020, Sultan starred alongside Tomer Capone in Asaph Polonsky's short film, Long Distance.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI0WA07n3Hk לונג דיסטנס - ניב סולטן ותומר קאפון בסרט מתוך פרויקט "במרחק 100 מטר"] YouTube. 2020 In 2022, she starred alongside Lior Ashkenazi in the Israeli suspense series, Boged (Traitor) on Hot.[https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/rkh0hk1bi "בוגד" נוצרה בדיוק לפי הספר - אבל בכל זאת חסר לה ניצוץ] Ynet. 14 September 2022
In 2024, Sultan was cast in a new medical thriller series, Heart of a Murderer on Hot. She will portray Dr. Dasi Nakash, a transplant surgeon in the series.[https://www.ice.co.il/tv/news/article/1014460 ניב סולטן בתפקיד הראשי, זו השחקנית שתככב לצידה] ice. 29 May 2024[https://deadline.com/2024/09/tehran-niv-sultan-heart-of-a-killer-north-road-sipur-hot-1236090534/ ‘Tehran’ Star Niv Sultan Leading Israeli Medical Thriller Series ‘Heart Of A Killer’ From Sipur & North Road] Deadline. 17 September 2024
She also stars alongside her husband, Maor Schweitzer and Amit Rahav, in the upcoming Haredi comedy sequel Matchmaking 2.[https://www.edb.co.il/blog/archives/33698 החלו צילומי סרט ההמשך הישראלי "בחורים טובים 2" עם הזוג ניב סולטן ומאור שוויצר] edb.co.il. 26 February 2024[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YUXxG0zNrw "בחורים טובים 2" - טריילר רשמי] YouTube. 17 September 2024
= Other =
Sultan is the owner of Sultana, a jewelry company, together with her sisters Bar and May.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://sultanastudio.com/pages/the-brand |website=Sultana |access-date=21 June 2022}}
Since 2021, she has been a brand ambassador for Samsung in Israel.{{cite web |title=#We_Are_Samsung 2021 |url=https://www.samsung.com/il/promotions/2021-we-are-samsung/ |website=Samsung Israel |access-date=21 June 2022}}
Personal life
Sultan married Israeli actor Maor Schweitzer in March 2022.{{cite web |last1=Walla! Celebs |title=The most beautiful in the world: Niv Sultan and Maor Schweitzer got married |url=https://celebs.walla.co.il/item/3496746 |website=Walla! |date=25 March 2022 |publisher=Walla! Communications Ltd. |access-date=21 June 2022}} They met on the set of the show יש לה את זה (She Has It) in 2018, where they played an engaged couple.{{cite web |last1=Levin |first1=Mickey |title=Niv Sultan and Maor Schweitzer are married |url=https://tmi.maariv.co.il/celebs-news/Article-907014 |access-date=21 June 2022 |website=Maariv|date=27 March 2022 }}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
| 2017
|Kimaat Mefursemet |Shir Carmi | |
| 2018
|Flawless (Haneshef) |Avigail | |
| 2020
|Long Distance |Nira |Short film |
| 2024
|Matchmaking 2 | Tzila | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes |
| 2013
|Yomanei HaChofesh HaGadol (Summer Break Diaries) |Tzlil | 2 episodes |
| 2015-2017
|La Famiglia |Libat Granot |Series regular |
| 2016
|Susey Pere (Wild Horses) |Alma Gefen |Series regular |
| 2017
|Metim LeRega (Temporarily Dead) |Libi Gueta | 9 episodes |
| rowspan=2 |2018
|Eilat |Tom Shahar | |
| She Has It
|Natalie Levi |Lead role (12 episodes) |
| 2020–present
|Tamar Rabinyan (Mossad agent) |Lead role (16 episodes) |
| 2021
|Sad City Girls |Chen |Series regular |
| rowspan=2 | 2022
|Eve |Lead role (8 episodes) |
| Boged (Traitor)
|Ravit |Series regular (8 episodes) |
| 2025
|Heart of a Murderer |Dr. Dasi Nakash |Lead role |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|8115155}}
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Category:21st-century Israeli actresses
Category:Actresses from Jerusalem
Category:Israeli film actresses
Category:Jewish Israeli actresses