Ayelet Zurer

Known for

Acting

Born

June 28, 1969 (age 57)

Birthplace

Tel Aviv, Israel

Biography

Ayelet Zurer (born 28 June 1969) is an Israeli TV and film actress. She began her career on the Israeli teen drama Inyan Shel Zman and has starred in numerous Israeli TV and film roles. She received awards for Best Actress at the Israeli Academy Awards in 2003 and Best Actress by the Israeli Academy of Television in 2006 and 2013.

Zurer has also appeared in numerous Hollywood films, such as Munich (2005), Vantage Point (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Man of Steel (2013), and Ben-Hur (2016). She also portrayed Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and its revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present).

Best known work

Man of Steel

2013

Angels & Demons

2009

Marvel's Daredevil

2015

You

2018

Munich

2005

Legacies

2018

Vantage Point

2008

Ben-Hur

2016

Last Knights

2015

Daredevil: Born Again

2025

Filmography

TBA
Apparat
2026
Daredevil: Born Again Official PodcastTV
as Self - Vanessa Fisk (1 episode)
2025
Daredevil: Born AgainTV
as Vanessa Fisk (17 episodes)
2025
House of DavidTV
as Queen Ahinoam (12 episodes)
2024
The Best Worst ThingTV
as Dr. Amalia Levy (8 episodes)
2022
MoonhavenTV
as Maite Voss (6 episodes)
2021
Law & Order: Organized CrimeTV
as Tia Leonetti (2 episodes)
2020
Losing AliceTV
as Alice (8 episodes)
2020
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog
as Shoshonna
2018
LegaciesTV
as Seylah Chelon (1 episode)
2018
YouTV
as Dr. Chandra (2 episodes)
2017
Milada
as Milada Horáková, Producer
2017
TakenTV
as Leah (1 episode)
2016
Ben-Hur
as Naomi Ben-Hur
2016
Last Days in the Desert
as Mother
2015
Marvel's DaredevilTV
as Vanessa Marianna (11 episodes)
2015
Last Knights
as Naomi
2014
TransparentTV
as Ronit (1 episode)
2014
RakeTV
as Fiona Rinaldi (1 episode)
2013
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
HostagesTV
as Dr. Yael Danon (10 episodes)
2013
ShtiselTV
as Elisheva Rothstein (12 episodes)
2013
Man of Steel
as Lara Lor-Van
2012
Halo 4: Forward Unto DawnTV
as Mehaffey (5 episodes)
2012
Darling Companion
as Carmen