Rona-Lee Shimon
Rona-Lee Shimon | |
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רונה לי שמעון | |
 Shim'on in 2017 at Los Angeles Fauda panel | |
| Born | 9 January 1983 Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Other names | Rona-Lee |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Fauda |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Children | 1 |
Rona-Lee Shimon (Hebrew: רונה לי שמעון; born 9 January 1983), credited onscreen as Rona-Lee Shim'on, is an Israeli actress, dancer and model. She is known primarily for her leading role in Fauda. Shim'on was a judge on Israel's Rokdim Im Kokhavim (Dancing with the Stars).
Early life
[edit]Rona-Lee Shim'on was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to a Jewish 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 in Amsterdam 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 film Blush. Her brother, Almog Shim'on, taught her how to shoot a gun for Fauda.
Career
[edit]In 2005, Shim'on was a contestant on the Israeli version of So You Think You Can Dance, called Born to Dance (Hebrew: נולד לרקוד).[2] In 2006, she made her acting debut, appearing in one episode of Our Song (השיר שלנו), a musical Israeli soap opera.
Shim'on went to theatre school for three years and performed in plays like Cabaret and Chicago, with her latest role as Anita in West Side Story.
She is known primarily for her leading role in Fauda. 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 in Messiah.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In July 2025 she gave birth to her first child.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Infiltration | ||
| 2011 | Policeman | Hila | |
| 2012 | Leak | Short film | |
| 2016 | A Quiet Heart | ||
| 2023 | Black Lotus | Shira | |
| 2024 | Dirty Angels | Rocky |
| 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" |
| 2007 | Ha'Nephilim | Virtual Waitress | Episode: "Tag Adom" (as Rona-Lee) |
| 2012 | Summer Break Diaries | Mika | 2 episodes |
| 2015–present | Fauda | Nurit | Main cast |
| 2020 | Messiah | Mika Dahan | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Alumim | Meital | |
| 2025 | The Terminal List: Dark Wolf | Eliza Perash |
References
[edit]- ^ Burack, Emily (28 April 2020). "18 Things to Know About Rona-Lee Shimon, AKA Nurit from 'Fauda'". Hey Alma. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Cashman, Greer Fay (26 February 2006). "Celebrity Grapevine". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Robbins, Roni (4 September 2019). "FIDF Welcomes Soldier-Scholar, Combat Actress". The Atlanta Jewish Times. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
Next up was… actress Rona-Lee Shim'on, who plays the sole female member of an Israeli counter-terrorism unit
- ^ Ghermezian, Shiryn (24 April 2020). "Cast of 'Fauda' talks Season 3, filming in areas resembling Gaza and coronavirus isolation". Israel Hayom. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Thomas (6 December 2019). "Messiah: Il Est de Retour sur Netflix" [Messiah: He's Back on Netflix]. eklecty-city.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
prévue le 1 janvier 2020 sur Netflix avec Mehdi Dehbi, Michelle Monaghan,… Rona-Lee Shim'on
