Gal Gadot

About Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot Varsano (Hebrew: גל גדות) is an Israeli actress, producer, model, former beauty pageant contestant, and former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier.

Gadot portrayed Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious (2009), a part she reprised in five sequels. Gadot achieved global stardom for her portrayal of Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films (2016–2023), including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Wonder Woman, Justice League (both 2017), and Wonder Woman 1984 (2020). She has since starred in the Netflix action-comedy film Red Notice (2021) and the mystery film Death on the Nile (2022). Gadot was included on the list of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2018, and has placed twice in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses.

Gadot entered the Miss Israel national beauty pageant at 18, under the impression that it would be a "fun" experience, and stated in a Glamour interview: "I never thought I would win." She subsequently won and went on to compete for Israel in the Miss Universe 2004 pageant that took place that year in Ecuador. She has led international campaigns as a model for Miss Sixty, Huawei smartphones, Captain Morgan rum, Gucci fragrances, Vine Vera skincare and Jaguar Cars.

At 20, Gadot was conscripted to the Israel Defense Forces as a combat fitness instructor as part of her mandatory two years of military service. She has said that her military background helped her to win her role in the 2009 film Fast & Furious, stating: "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 at IDC Herzliya college in Israel (now Reichman University).

In October 2019, Gadot formed a film and television production company, Pilot Wave, with her husband. In 2020, Gadot co-produced, as well as starred, in the film Wonder Woman 1984.

Gadot is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. She is married to Israeli real estate developer Jaron "Yaron" Varsano in 2008, with whom she has four daughters. As of May 2024, she has amassed 109 million Instagram followers.