Odelya Halevi

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| name = Odelya Halevi

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|02|12|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Rosh HaAyin, Israel

| nationality = Israel

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| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2008–present

| native_name = אודליה הלוי

| native_name_lang = he

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Odelya Halevi ({{langx|he|אודליה הלוי}}; born February 12, 1989) is an Israeli actress who appears on the American drama series Law & Order as Assistant District Attorney Samantha Maroun. She played Angelica in the American TV series Good Trouble, and she also appeared on Good Girls Revolt. She has made appearances in shows such as Mike & Molly, New Girl, NCIS, MacGyver, and Why Women Kill.

Early life

Halevi is the second oldest of six children. She was born in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Avery |title=Odelya Halevi: 5 Things To Know About The 'Law & Order' Season 21 Star |website=Hollywood Life |date=2022-02-24 |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-odelya-halevi-4655269/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714110124/https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-odelya-halevi-4655269/ |archive-date=2022-07-14 |url-status=live}} Her parents are a teacher and a retired firefighter. She is a Yemenite Jew whose grandparents immigrated to Israel from Yemen.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Gerri |title=Israeli actress Odelya Halevi joins 'Revolt' |work=The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles |date=November 10, 2016 |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/212639/israeli-actress-odelya-halevi-joins-revolt/ |access-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004212501/https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/212639/israeli-actress-odelya-halevi-joins-revolt/ |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |url-status=live}} She attended Orthodox girls school as a child. She used to write and perform small plays each month for Rosh Chodesh. “I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want to be an actor,” she said. “It’s the need to be loved and liked, wanting people to look up to you in some way. It’s a validation.”

Halevi completed her one year mandatory military service in the Israeli Defence Force at the age of 19.{{Cite web |last=DiProperzio |first=Linda |date=2022-01-10 |title=Who Is Law & Order Newcomer Odelya Halevi? |url=https://www.thelist.com/729872/who-is-law-order-newcomer-odelya-halevi/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=TheList.com |archive-date=2022-06-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627111406/https://www.thelist.com/729872/who-is-law-order-newcomer-odelya-halevi/ |url-status=live}} Halevi obtained a work permit during that same year, and she moved to Los Angeles in order to pursue acting. She briefly returned home to Israel. She ultimately "followed her heart", and she returned to Los Angeles the following year.

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Character ! Notes
2008 \| Synonymous \|Lina \|Short film
rowspan="2" \|2015 \| Women Talking Themselves Out of Sex \|Women #4 \|Short film
The LA Spinster \|Max Wilton \|Short film
2017 \| Him and Her \|Blue \|Short film
2022 \|Black Adam \|Shiruta \|

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Year

! Title

! Character

! Notes

2008

| Synonymous

|Lina

|Short film

rowspan="2" |2015

| Women Talking Themselves Out of Sex

|Women #4