Gal Gadot is our
Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot-Varsano is an Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004.
She then served two years in the Israel Defense Forces as a soldier, whereafter she began studying at the IDC Herzliya college, while building her modeling and acting careers
Gadot entered the Miss Israel competition at age 18, thinking it would be a fun experience. "I never thought I would win," she said to Glamour magazine.
Gadot completed her two mandatory years of military service in the Israel Defense Forces, where she enlisted as a combat fitness instructor. She began her service at age 20.
Gadot says that her military background helped her to win the role of Gisele in Fast & Furious, "I think the main reason was that the director Justin Lin really liked that I was in the military, and he wanted to use my knowledge of weapons."
After her military service, Gadot studied law and government at the IDC Herzliya college in Herzliya, Israel.
After her military service, Gadot studied law and government at the IDC Herzliya college in Herzliya, Israel.
Gadot's first international film role came as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious (2009), a role she reprised in several subsequent installments of the film franchise.
She went on to achieve global stardom for portraying Diana Prince / Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), followed by the solo film Wonder Woman, the ensemble Justice League (both 2017), the sequel Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), and the alternate cut Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
Gadot married Israeli real estate developer Yaron "Jaron" Varsano in 2008. They have three daughters.
The two formed their own film-television production company, Pilot Wave, in 2019.
Gadot and Varsano owned a boutique hotel in Tel Aviv, which she helped run, that eventually was sold to Roman Abramovich in 2015 for $26 million.
The two formed their own film-television production company, Pilot Wave, in 2019.
Gadot and Varsano owned a boutique hotel in Tel Aviv, which she helped run, that eventually was sold to Roman Abramovich in 2015 for $26 million.
In July 2018, during a break in filming Wonder Woman 1984, Gadot visited a Virginia children's hospital in costume as Wonder Woman.
Gadot has been dubbed the "biggest Israeli superstar" by local media outlets. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and she has placed twice in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses.