Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot has been married to Jaron Varsano since 2008. Varsano is an Israeli real estate developer and film producer, and the couple co-founded Pilot Wave Motion Pictures in 2019.

They have four daughters: Alma, born in 2011, Maya, born in 2017, Daniella, born in 2021, and Ori, born in 2024. Gadot's parents are Michael Gadot, an engineer, and Irit Gadot, a teacher and physical education instructor. She has a younger sister, Dana Gadot.

Gadot won the Miss Israel title in 2004 and represented Israel at the Miss Universe pageant that year. The pageant helped launch her modeling career and brought her wider public recognition.

She served for two years in the Israel Defense Forces as a combat fitness instructor. Her modeling work included serving as the main model for the Israeli fashion brand Castro from 2008 to 2016, appearing in fashion magazines, and becoming the face of Gucci Bamboo in 2015. She later represented Reebok and Revlon in brand campaigns beginning in 2018.

Gadot studied law at IDC Herzliya, now Reichman University, while pursuing modeling and acting opportunities. She also trained in martial arts, including karate and Krav Maga.

Gadot made her Israeli television debut in Bubot in 2007. After auditioning unsuccessfully for Camille Montes in Quantum of Solace, she was cast as Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious in 2008.

She reprised the role in Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6. Gisele is portrayed as a skilled operative and fighter, and Gadot performed many of her own stunts in the series. Her work in the franchise established her as an action performer and brought her international attention.

Gadot also appeared in the television series Entourage and The Beautiful Life, as well as films including Knight and Day, Date Night, Triple 9, Criminal, and Keeping Up with the Joneses.

Gadot first played Diana Prince, or Wonder Woman, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. She then starred in Wonder Woman in 2017 and returned as the character in Justice League and Wonder Woman 1984.

To prepare for the role, she undertook extensive physical training that included swordsmanship, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, capoeira, Kung Fu kickboxing, boxing, and horseback riding. She also performed stunts for the films and trained intensively in fight choreography.

Her portrayal of Wonder Woman earned her several awards, including a Spotlight Award from the National Board of Review, a Teen Choice Award for Choice Action Movie Actress, and a Saturn Award for Best Actress. She was also named to Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.

Gadot starred with Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds in the Netflix action comedy Red Notice in 2021, playing the art thief known as the Bishop. She played Linnet Ridgeway in Death on the Nile in 2022 and led the action film Heart of Stone as intelligence operative Rachel Stone in 2023.

Her other screen work includes voicing Shank in Ralph Breaks the Internet, appearing as Wonder Woman in The Flash and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and returning as Gisele Yashar in Fast X. She also appeared in Maroon 5's music video for “Girls Like You.”

Through Pilot Wave Motion Pictures, Gadot and Varsano produced projects including Wonder Woman 1984 and Heart of Stone. She was selected for the Hollywood Walk of Fame's class of 2024, an honor announced in 2023.