Rona-Lee Shimon | |
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רונה לי שמעון | |
 Shim'on in 2017 at Los AngelesFauda panel | |
| Born | (1983-01-09)9 January 1983 (age 42) Ramat Gan, Israel |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Fauda |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Rona-Lee Shimon (Hebrew:רונה לי שמעון; born 9 January 1983), credited onscreen asRona-Lee Shim'on, is an Israeli actress, dancer and model. She is known primarily for her leading role inFauda. Shim'on was a judge on Israel'sRokdim Im Kokhavim (Dancing with the Stars).
Rona-Lee Shim'on was born inRamat Gan, Israel, to aJewish family. When she was 3 years old, she started taking ballet lessons. At age 12, she joined the Israeli dance troupe Bat Dor (בת דור). After graduating high school, she attended the Royal Ballet Academy inAmsterdam on a full scholarship. She then returned to Israel to dance professionally.[1] Her sister, Sivan Noam Shim'on, is also an actress, who acted in 2015 Israeli drama filmBlush. Her brother, Almog Shim'on, taught her how to shoot a gun forFauda.
In 2005, Shim'on was a contestant on the Israeli version ofSo You Think You Can Dance, calledBorn to Dance (Hebrew:נולד לרקוד).[2] In 2006, she made her acting debut, appearing in one episode ofOur Song (השיר שלנו), a musical Israelisoap opera.
Shim'on went to theatre school for three years and performed in plays likeCabaret andChicago, with her latest role as Anita inWest Side Story.
She is known primarily for her leading role inFauda. Her character, Nurit, is the only woman in the Israeli counter-terrorism unit formed almost exclusively of men.[3] To perform that role, Shim'on did all the stunts herself as did the rest of the cast, and her training included how to fire a weapon,Krav Maga, and kickboxing.[4]
In 2020, she appeared as Mika inMessiah.[5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Infiltration | (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) | |
| 2011 | Policeman | Hila | (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) |
| 2012 | Leak | Short film (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Heart | (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) | |
| 2023 | Black Lotus | Shira | (as Rona-Lee Shim’on) |
| TBA | Dirty Angels | TBA | Post-production (as Rona-Lee Shim’on) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | Ha'Shir Shelanu (Our Song) | Shiri Gold | main role (as Rona-Lee) |
| 2006 | HaPijamot | Young Woman | Episode: "Tzofen Ha-Pijamot" (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) |
| 2007 | Ha'Nephilim | Virtual Waitress | Episode: "Tag Adom" (as Rona-Lee) |
| 2012 | Summer Break Diaries | Mika | 2 episodes (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) |
| 2015–present | Fauda | Nurit | Main cast (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) |
| 2020 | Messiah | Mika Dahan | Recurring role (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) |
| 2021 | Alumim | Meital | Recurring role (as Rona-Lee Shim'on) |
Next up was… actress Rona-Lee Shim'on, who plays the sole female member of an Israeli counter-terrorism unit
prévue le 1 janvier 2020 sur Netflix avec Mehdi Dehbi, Michelle Monaghan,… Rona-Lee Shim'on
