Neta Riskin Explained

Neta Riskin
Native Name:	נטע ריסקין‎
Native Name Lang:	he
Birth Date:	28 October 1976
Birth Place:	Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	2006–present

Neta Riskin (he|נטע ריסקין; born 28 October 1976) is an Israeli actress and journalist, best known for her role as Giti Weiss in the series Shtisel.^[1]

Riskin coached Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman to speak Hebrew with an Israeli accent for A Tale of Love and Darkness.^{[2] [1]}

Riskin was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to secular Jewish architect parents.^[3] Her mother was born in Israel. Her father, a Holocaust survivor, was born in Lithuania. Her grandfather, Asher Gliberman, was an Israeli architect who immigrated from Belarus.^[4]

Filmography

Films

• A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015) as Haya
• Norman (2016) as Hannah
• Damascus Cover (2017) as Yael
• Longing (2017) as Yael
• Shelter (2018) as Naomi

Television

• The Gordin Cell (2012-2015) as Nati Ganot/Nathalia Gordin
• Shtisel (2013–2021) as Giti Weiss
• Der Tel-Aviv-Krimi (2016) as Ronit Levi
• False Flag (2018-2019) as Anat Kedmi
• Very Important Person (2019) as Elie Shine
• The Spy (2019) as Tova

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the accent coach who taught Natalie Portman to sound like an Israeli for new film. timesofisrael.com. 9 April 2018.
2. Web site: Neta Riskin - Tiferet Israel – A Traditional Congregation. tiferetisrael.org. 9 April 2018.
3. Web site: Meet the accent coach who taught Natalie Portman to sound like an Israeli for her new film - Jewish Telegraphic Agency. www.jta.org. 18 August 2016 . 30 November 2018.
4. [L'Chayim]