{{short description|Israeli theatre and movie actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | image = Adi Bielski 263.jpg | caption = | native_name = עדי בילסקי | native_name_lang = he | image_size = 200px | name = Adi Bielski | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|28}} | birth_place = Jerusalem, Israel | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | spouse = Yaniv Adani (2009-Present) | children = Lavi (2010), Ma'or (2012) | parents = Ze'ev Bielski & Caron Sacks }}
'''Adi Bielski''' ({{langx|he|עדי בילסקי}}; born January 28, 1982) is an Israeli theatre and movie actress. She was born in Jerusalem and raised in Ra’anana.
==Education== When she was only 3 years old, Bielski took up dancing in a dance studio and during the following 15 years she danced ballet and modern dance in the studio’s group. She also took drama classes as a child and studied in the theatre program in High School.
When she was 18, Bielski was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces and served as an Education Officer and later as a commander in a course for Education NCOs.
Between 2004 through 2007 Bielski studied acting at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio<ref>[http://www.studioact.co.il/studioeng/page.asp?id=98&show=photo&pn=324&ref=report Class of 2007] at SELA official website</ref> one of Israel’s leading acting schools,<ref>[http://www.studioact.co.il/studioeng/page.asp?id=101 Profile] at SELA official website</ref> located in Tel Aviv. During school, she won an academic scholarship awarded by the "America-Israel Cultural Foundation", as well as other scholarships directly from the school.
==Acting career== thumb|200px|Adi Bielski In 2007, Bielski finished acting school and had already appeared in various theatre shows, such as Ray Cooney’s Hebrew translated "It Runs in the Family" (as Rosemary Mortimore), and played a guest role on a "Yes" (Satellite television provider) TV series.
In the beginning of 2008, as soon as she finished acting school, Bielski was offered to play in the one-woman show "An Israeli Love Story". The play was written and directed by Pnina Gary, and it is based on Gary’s own true life story.
Another major role came in 2008, when Bielski was cast in the role of "Maya" in Beit Lessin Theater’s "Alma and Ruth".<ref>[http://www.lessin.co.il/ENG/ShowDetails.asp?ShowID=74 Alma and Ruth] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929112554/http://www.lessin.co.il/ENG/ShowDetails.asp?ShowID=74 |date=September 29, 2011 }} at Beit Lessin Theatre official website</ref>
Bielski also appeared, in a leading role, in several TV commercials, for "Elite Turkish Coffee", "Bank Hapoalim", "Soglowek", "Shufersal", "Maccabi Health Care Services",<ref>[http://www.maccabi4u.co.il/10838-he/Maccabi.aspx The commercial] at Maccabi official website</ref> "Mey Eden" and "Sano".
In 2009, Bielski won the Israeli "Best Actress" Award in Fringe Theater for her multi-character role in "An Israeli Love Story".
On March 28, 2011, a special evening marked the celebrating of 250 shows of that play, which runs at Tel Aviv’s Cameri Theater.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20120910230656/http://www.sustainabilitank.info/2011/07/a-land-of-israel-love-story-the-beautiful-israel-was-the-israel-in-formation-why-did-it-have-to-happen-that-those-beautiful-people-were-replaced-by-the-people-that-hanoch-levin-saw-before/ "A Land of Israel Love Story"]}} by Pincas Jawetz, July 28th 2011, SustainabiliTank</ref> Attending that evening, was the Israeli Minister of Culture, Mrs Limor Livnat.
"An Israeli Love Story" was also performed in English at "The Leeds Jewish International Performing Arts Festival" in 2009, at London’s "New End Theatre" on May 18 to June 6, 2010,<ref>[http://www.offwestendtheatres.co.uk/index.php?where=new_end&showid=511 An Israeli Love Story] What's On at the New End Theatre</ref> and at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa<ref>[http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/local/article/1070009--an-israeli-love-story-in-ottawa An Israeli Love Story in Ottawa] by Jennifer Mcintosh, August 24, 2011, ''Your Ottawa Region''</ref><ref>[http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20110901/news/An+Israeli+Love+Story+coming+to+Ottawa+Sept.+7-8 An Israeli Love Story Coming to Ottawa Sept. 7-8] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402165850/http://www.emcottawasouth.ca/20110901/news/An+Israeli+Love+Story+coming+to+Ottawa+Sept.+7-8 |date=2012-04-02 }} by Sabine Gibbins, September 1, 2011,'' Ottawa South EMC''</ref><ref>[https://ottawacitizen.com/ottawacitizen/news/artslife/story.html?id=963536b5-d535-4b3a-936e-30b32cc76aa9 A bounty of plays this month] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001063308/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/ottawacitizen/news/artslife/story.html?id=963536b5-d535-4b3a-936e-30b32cc76aa9 |date=2013-10-01 }} by Patrick Langston, September 4, 2011, ''The Ottawa Citizen''</ref> as well as Montreal,<ref>[http://www.jewishtribune.ca/uncategorized/2011/09/06/israeli-play-comes-to-montreal Israeli play comes to Montreal] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927174727/http://www.jewishtribune.ca/uncategorized/2011/09/06/israeli-play-comes-to-montreal |date=2013-09-27 }} September 6, 2011, ''Jewish Tribune''</ref> Toronto<ref>[http://shalomcanada.com/1668/israeli-love-story-by-pnina-gerry-september-15-730-pm/ Israeli Love Story – September 15] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402165852/http://shalomcanada.com/1668/israeli-love-story-by-pnina-gerry-september-15-730-pm/ |date=2012-04-02 }} August 29, 2011, ''Shalom Canada''</ref> and Washington DC<ref>[http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=25&ArticleID=15642 ‘An Israeli Love Story’ – about love and Israel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329103659/http://washingtonjewishweek.com/main.asp?SectionID=27&SubSectionID=25&ArticleID=15642 |date=2012-03-29 }} by Lisa Traiger, September 7, 2011, ''Washington Jewish Week''</ref><ref>[http://www.american.edu/cas/news/israeli-love-story.cfm About Love and Israel – An Israeli Love Story] by Laura Cutler, September 9, 2011, American University website</ref><ref>[http://www.theeagleonline.com/scene/story/one-woman-production-depicts-epic-love-story/ One woman production depicts epic ‘love story’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107235524/http://www.theeagleonline.com/scene/story/one-woman-production-depicts-epic-love-story/ |date=2012-11-07 }} by Katie Castellano, Sep 20 2011, ''The Eagle''</ref> in September 2011. The show was also performed in the Harold Green Jewish Theatre in Toronto in 2014.<ref>[http://www.tocentre.com/studio/AnIsraeliLoveStory An Israeli Love Story] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226150412/http://www.tocentre.com/studio/AnIsraeliLoveStory |date=2014-02-26 }} at Toronto Centre for the Arts website</ref>
In 2010, after she was seen on London’s "New End Theatre", Bielski was cast in the leading female role of the British film "The Veteran"<ref>{{IMDb title|1653700|The Veteran}}</ref> starring Toby Kebbell.<ref>{{IMDb name|1527905|Toby Kebbell}}</ref>
In 2012 Bielski played in "My Name is Yuda", a poetry theater show based on the poems of Yehuda Amichai.<ref>[http://www.midnighteast.com/mag/?p=19315 "My Name is Yuda": The Poetry of Yehuda Amichai at Tzavta] by Ayelet Dekel, May 15, 2012, at www.midnighteast.com.</ref> In the same year she won the Cyprus International Film Festival Best Actress award for her performance in the short film "Salt of the Earth".<ref>[http://cyiff.cineartfestival.eu/ AWARDS - CYIFF 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214031930/http://cyiff.cineartfestival.eu/ |date=2015-12-14 }} (No. 15), at the 7th Cyprus International Film Festival website</ref>
In 2016 the film (in Hebrew) "Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli" ("An Israeli Love Story") was released, starring Bielski and directed by Dan Wolman,<ref>{{IMDb title|tt6077176|Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli}}</ref> based on Pnina Gary's life's story and monodrama by the same name.
===Films=== *2008 - "Take Note"<ref>{{IMDb title|1400408|Take Note}}</ref> (as the "Lieutenant") - A Tel Aviv University student film, which appeared in the Israeli "International Women’s Film Festival". *2008 - "Turbulence" (as "Rona") - An interactive film, which won the Grand Festival Experimental Feature Award at the "Berkeley Video and Film festival" in 2010.<ref>[http://berkeleyvideofilmfest.org/Official%20Selections%202010.html Berkeley Video & Film Festival – 2010 Official Selections], at the festival’s official website</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101011095510/http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/israeli-film-wins-grand-experimental-award-at-berkeley-festival-1.318042 Israeli film wins grand experimental award at Berkeley festival], at "Haaretz" official website</ref> *2011 - "Salt of the Earth" (as "Iris") - A Sapir Academic College short film, in the Israeli international "Cinema South Film Festival"; The "Cyprus International Film Festival" 2012.<ref>[http://cyiff.cineartfestival.eu/index.php/en/categories-2013/categories/cyiff-got-talent/item/218-salt-of-the-earth-2010-2230 "Salt of the Earth"], at the Cyprus International Film Festival website</ref> *2011 - "The Veteran" (as "Alayna Wallace"<ref>[http://www.theveteranmovie.com/adi.php Adi Bielski - Alayna] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314084559/http://www.theveteranmovie.com/adi.php |date=March 14, 2016 }} at "The Veteran" official website</ref>). *2016 - "Sipur Ahava Eretz-Israeli" (as "Margalit Dromi").
==Personal life== In 2009, Bielski married the actor Yaniv Adani,<ref>[http://www.studioact.co.il/studioeng/page.asp?id=98&show=photo&pn=323&ref=report Class of 2008] at SELA official website</ref> with whom she has two sons one born in 2010, the other 2012.
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== thumb|170px|Adi Bielski {{Sister project links |wikt=no |commons=Category:Adi Bielski |b=no |n=no |q=no |s=no |v=no |species=no |display=Adi Bielski}} *{{IMDb name|nm3377137}} *[https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/Article.aspx?id=172250 Love in troubled times], Yocheved Miriam Russo, ''The Jerusalem Post'', April 2, 2010 *[http://londonist.com/2010/05/theatre_review_an_israeli_love_stor.php Theatre review: An Israeli Love Story @ New End Theatre], Franco Milazzo, ''Londonist'', May 21, 2010 *[http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/an-israeli-love-story-new-end-theatre An Israeli Love Story - New End Theatre], Indie London, 2010 *[http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/187664/an-israeli-love-story An Israeli Love Story - New End Theatre], Nina Caplan, Time Out London, May 24, 2010 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110908064140/http://www.zohar-agency.com/Actor-296-Adi-bielski.html Adi Bielski] at "Zohar Yakovson" website. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120325035742/http://d-spot.co.il/forum/index.php?showtopic=114692 Adi in the Studio], Adi Bielski modeling for the photographer Keren Rubin (2007) at d-spot.co.il. *[http://www.fastcompany.com/1710021/turbulence-an-israeli-interactive-movie-coming-soon-to-an-ipad-near-you "Turbulence" - an Interactive Movie, Coming Soon to an iPad Near You], by David Zax, Fast Company, December 15, 2010 (includes a video segment, featuring Bielski, from the Israeli Channel 10 News with English subtitles). *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034827/http://revolvergroup.com/press/veteran/images/hires/vet5.jpg Adi Bielski as "Alayna Wallace"] at the Revolver Entertainment Press Centre *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110523043852/http://www.ethnicnow.com/channels/film/press-release/3/6199/the-veteran-adi-bielski-shoots-from-the-hip-in-new-british-movie%20.html The Veteran - Adi Bielski shoots from the hip in new British movie] at ethnicnow.com, April 8, 2011
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