Sarai Givaty

{{Infobox person

| name = Sarai Givaty

| image =

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| native_name = שרי גבעתי

| birth_name = Sarai Givaty

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|24}}

| birth_place = Tiberias, Israel{{IMDb name|1873204}}

| nationality = Israeli

| native_name_lang = he

| other_names = ESH

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|television host|singer-songwriter|model}}

| years_active = 2004–present

| spouse = {{married|Or Luboschits|2014}}

| children = 2

}}

Sarai Givaty-Luboschits ({{langx|he|שרי גבעתי}}; {{birth date|1982|6|24}}) is an Israeli actress, singer-songwriter, and model.{{cite web |url=http://www.fashiontv.com/video/sarai-givaty-for-bellemode-magazine-cover-photo-shoot_392614.html |title=Sarai Givaty for BelleMode Magazine: Cover Photo Shoot |work=FashionTV |date=December 31, 2011 |accessdate=June 4, 2013}} As a musician, she is also known by her stage name ESH.

Early life

Born Sarai Givaty (or Givati) in Tiberias, Israel, and raised to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish and Moroccan-Jewish) descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mako.co.il/music-Magazine/articles/Article-94881f02163ef21006.htm|title=שרי גבעתי על המוזיקה, האלבומים, הקריירה בהוליווד ודימוי הדוגמנית|date=May 12, 2011|website=mako}}{{cite web |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/62115 |title=היא כל כך יפה |website=Israel Hayom |language=he |date=28 December 2012 }} Her parents are Edna (née Elkayam) and Eliyahu Givaty. She has two sisters, one of whom is married to Israeli actor Guy Arieli. Givaty moved to the U.S. after her high school graduation.

She claims that she was discharged from the Israel Defense Forces after several days of military service, because of severe allergies to dust.

Career

Givaty's first role was in a live sketch on the Israeli tonight show (Kol Layla) where she played an American reporter.{{cite web |first=Ashley |last=Baylen |url=http://www.shalomlife.com/culture/15529/exclusive-interviews-with-top-jewish-models-sarai-givaty--page2/ |title=Exclusive Interviews with Top Jewish Models - Sarai Givaty |work=Shalom Life |date=July 7, 2011|accessdate=June 4, 2013}} The segment was very successful. On the final show, Israeli hush critic Raana Shacked called it "the pick of the show". Givaty continued shooting the segment even after she moved to New York City where she attended acting school at the HB Studios.

In 2005, Givaty was a part of a small group of well-known young adult television hosts who received the "Best Teen Show of The Year" from the Israel Golden Screen Award (Masah Hazahav) for hosting the show Exit on Arutz 10. Shortly thereafter, Givaty became a big name in the Israeli entertainment industry and received many large company endorsements.

A year later Givaty decided to explore her work options in Los Angeles. Upon her arrival, she quickly landed the lead role in a film called The Passage starring opposite Stephen Dorff. In 2007, the movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where critics called Givaty's performance "star making".

Another notable project she has worked on was the lead in the Enrique Iglesias video "Somebody's Me".

In 2008, she played a Russian spy in the pilot episode of My Own Worst Enemy next to Christian Slater. In 2009, she was back in Israel to shoot yet another comedic role in TV series called The Pilot Wives.

In 2010, it was announced that Givaty would portray Mossad Officer Liat Tuvia for two episodes in the eighth season of NCIS.{{cite news |first=Raz |last=Shechnik |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3986875,00.html |title=Sarai Givaty to star in NCIS |work=Ynetnews |date=November 21, 2010|accessdate=April 21, 2013}} Then-executive producer Shane Brennan elaborated on the character's role in the story arc, saying that Liat's presence would leave series regular Ziva (Cote de Pablo), a former Mossad agent, feeling replaced "personally and professionally".{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Marsi |url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/10/sarai-givaty-to-guest-star-on-ncis/ |title=Sarai Givaty to Guest Star on NCIS |work=TV Fanatic |date=October 17, 2010|accessdate=June 4, 2013}} In an interview after the first episode aired, Givaty commented, "Let's just say, Liat is a good guy at the end of the day. It's just that her ways are different. Like, she doesn't say 'Drop your weapon' before she shoots a terrorist. She just shoots him and says 'Drop your weapon'...So, yeah, she has her way, but at the end of the day, she's a good guy."{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgr2hu_ncis-sarai-givaty_people#.Ua7QjGXn_IU |title=NCIS: Sarai Givaty |work=TV Guide |date=November 24, 2010 |accessdate=June 4, 2013}}

Givaty also plays piano and guitar in a band and has been playing concerts in both Israel and Los Angeles.

In 2014, she appeared in The Expendables 3 alongside Mel Gibson and Robert Davi.{{cite web|title=Love on Set|url=http://exflix.blogspot.sg/2013/11/love-on-set.html|website=The Ultimate Blog of "The Expendables" Franchise|date=17 November 2013|accessdate=March 20, 2014}}

In 2017, she co-starred in the romantic thriller film Body of Deceit, alongside Kristanna Loken.

Personal life

Givaty married Israeli businessman Or Luboschits on September 5, 2014. In 2015, they had a baby son, Riff. In March 2018, she had her daughter, Kai. The four reside in Tel Aviv, Israel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZldYicLzKxQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ZldYicLzKxQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=ארזה את החלום ההוליוודי: שרי גבעתי חזרה לישראל|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ List of acting performances in film and television
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes and awards
scope="row" \| Exit \| align="center"\| 2003 \| Herself Host \|
scope="row" \| Kol Layla \| align="center"\| 2004 \| Stefanie/Hollywood Reporter \| TV series
scope="row" \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| align="center"\| 2006 \| Natal Peled \| TV series, episode "Happenstance"
scope="row" \| The Passage \| align="center"\| 2007 \| Zahara \|
scope="row" \| My Own Worst Enemy \| align="center"\| 2008 \| Female Russian Agent \| TV series, episode "Breakdown"
scope="row" \| The Pilot Wives \| align="center"\| 2009–2010 \| Daniela \| TV series, 125 episodes
scope="row" \| NCIS \| align="center"\| 2010 \| Mossad Officer Liat Tuvia \| TV series, 2 episodes
scope="row" \| Am Sgula \| align="center"\| 2011 \| Various \| TV series, 2 episodes
scope="row" \| The Legend of Hercules \| align="center"\|2014 \| Saphirra \| Film
scope="row" \| The Expendables 3 \| align="center"\|2014 \| Camilla \| Film
scope="row" \| Words with Gods \| align="center"\| 2014 \| \|
scope="row" \| The Jews are Coming \| align="center"\| 2014 \| Stav Burstein \| TV show
scope="row" \| Irreversible \| align="center"\| 2016 \| Hila \| TV series, 1 episode
scope="row" \| Body of Deceit \| align="center"\|2017 \| Sara \| Film
scope="row" \| State Rules \| align="center"\| 2018 \| Noga Gilboa \| TV series

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ List of acting performances in film and television

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes and awards

scope="row" | Exit

| align="center"| 2003

| Herself Host

scope="row" | Kol Layla

| align="center"| 2004

| Stefanie/Hollywood Reporter

| TV series

scope="row" | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| align="center"| 2006

| Natal Peled

| TV series, episode "Happenstance"

scope="row" | The Passage

| align="center"| 2007

| Zahara

scope="row" | My Own Worst Enemy

| align="center"| 2008

| Female Russian Agent

| TV series, episode "Breakdown"

scope="row" | The Pilot Wives

| align="center"| 2009–2010

| Daniela

| TV series, 125 episodes

scope="row" | NCIS

| align="center"| 2010

| Mossad Officer Liat Tuvia

| TV series, 2 episodes

scope="row" | Am Sgula

| align="center"| 2011

| Various

| TV series, 2 episodes

scope="row" | The Legend of Hercules

| align="center"|2014

| Saphirra

| Film

scope="row" | The Expendables 3

| align="center"|2014

| Camilla

| Film

scope="row" | Words with Gods

| align="center"| 2014

scope="row" | The Jews are Coming

| align="center"| 2014

| Stav Burstein

| TV show

scope="row" | Irreversible

| align="center"| 2016

| Hila

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" | Body of Deceit

| align="center"|2017

| Sara

| Film

scope="row" | State Rules

| align="center"| 2018

| Noga Gilboa

| TV series

References

External links

{{IMDb name|1873204}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.saraigivaty.com/ |title=Sarai Givaty Official Site |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119020252/http://www.saraigivaty.com/|archive-date=January 19, 2014}}
[http://profile.myspace.com/sarai/ Sarai Givaty Official MySpace ]
[http://www.saraigivatyart.com/ Sarai Givaty Official Site Art ]

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Tiberias

Category:Israeli female models

Category:Israeli women television presenters

Category:Israeli women singer-songwriters

Category:Israeli film actresses

Category:Israeli television actresses

Category:Israeli emigrants to the United States

Category:Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent

Category:Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent

Category:Israeli Mizrahi Jews