Gal Gadot: From IDF Soldier to Hollywood's Wonder Woman

The Israeli actress and model Gal Gadot was born on April 30, 1985, in Petah Tikva, Israel. Gadot began her career as a model before moving into acting.

[{"selector":"#anim-fa2cf7bb-144b-415d-9e25-73353f346970","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52f840aa-d3a6-432f-a3c6-b4a3b7dee456","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8241c2d3-e751-41e7-ae41-61f1367291bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf6d42d5-21a4-4e7c-97b7-235e10e5c29a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-026afcc2-30ef-4f37-9d9e-af4fc0cbf267","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-501c380d-2487-4277-8bb6-1dfdca3fac29","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e3484f4-0e3d-4186-bbee-66e60f530599","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Gal Gadot is a former soldier of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and was crowned Miss Israel in 2004 before pursuing an acting career.

[{"selector":"#anim-8d3ae6f6-5ad6-43c0-9759-e1110746194a","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c295324e-519b-4e4e-b194-a207cd6fdcb0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a92470bc-451b-4a5c-a6a5-2de14f47efd4","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-119fd2da-3705-4d50-bca5-0a437a4fcdc8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77d4489a-fd62-4276-9c37-0edfbe26db4a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b4a12ca-b266-4b90-9861-7ab3ba5ea94a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e375cfd4-64cb-490b-b5bb-969431947b0e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She served two years in the Israel Defense Forces before pursuing acting.

[{"selector":"#anim-0a5360a2-634d-48bd-96cc-14b27a3d0308","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0b6aeb5-8bcd-4584-a65d-9fc80b1ac673","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-352722c0-52ef-402a-af32-4e6802cc34aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88b189ee-6f91-41fc-8151-09a8c750bc5c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de5fc743-ca95-4c09-9ec8-9d0271ee16d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c273605a-33c4-4769-a992-3fb62b1c372b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-20c67bed-5933-4e82-8e46-f61f634e5659","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She gained worldwide recognition for her role as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films, which have grossed over $3 billion globally.

[{"selector":"#anim-f1780816-a16a-4696-b6a5-df6f9a72adfa","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-392f8b20-cc83-4696-92cf-4946f71f9d40","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-18a72eee-1b25-4f69-8693-8fbbfeab5e41","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1d5ed0b-973a-46b3-a615-e689686a8619","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fb034400-948a-446b-8626-8ffcfe7537a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7e50dd7-2c07-48ab-bc18-ae026613bd6b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4d7b73c-61b2-4440-b148-5d3a32c93c4d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Gal Gadot has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world and has been an advocate for women's empowerment and gender equality.

[{"selector":"#anim-144a448d-aeac-4494-897f-0570b2d11d49","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af7fd642-cf9b-4db3-ae60-caf858439bea","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8cc4dc84-08df-40c4-a1b5-784acb2b4b66","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dcb96646-9934-40cf-9ff5-74bdad747b73","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e9a855d-cad1-4cc1-b024-37045428da27","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de9601ff-0a0e-47fd-b0cc-7d302b2e860e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0baf01bb-776a-43ad-b61d-9194c7aefb3c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She has also starred in other notable films such as "Fast and Furious" franchise, "Triple 9" and "Keeping Up with the Joneses."

[{"selector":"#anim-5a3be343-01d9-4ff9-acc9-b8fd36ea1be0","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6d0d41e-3437-42e8-97d6-dbf4ffdbd681","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-987cd1c9-ecdc-4bad-9bfd-72a0303078e5","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d3fc116-c7f4-4e20-9967-88dfa8f22836","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4edf700-f238-4a47-9f9b-647b35587c0f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abe0bda2-8189-4a44-934f-430fdcfe70e6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd54b395-1207-40bd-9b84-e91e1a541cd7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Gadot is an accomplished actress, model, and entrepreneur, and continues to inspire women around the world with her talent, charisma, and dedication to making a positive impact.

[{"selector":"#anim-bf253941-f8bd-494c-a4b9-9f0b889a319f","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c35f01b6-23a1-40b6-80d9-5941e4d4b552","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0dfe63b-9d90-42ac-be9e-31c2720811e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9639265e-9cbd-43b2-a6f8-956d9e4b8758","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58716f6a-f7a7-4972-9851-6cb6b75944a0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f15a7dfd-ea77-4239-adc8-3b12631fea19","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d039ac98-322e-4673-ac1e-fccfaee73051","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She is an advocate for women's rights and is involved with organizations such as the National Eating Disorders Association and Stand Up to Cancer.

[{"selector":"#anim-b8ba23af-116a-4bad-8a1f-eeaece2669c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6072c3b-8fed-4e0b-ab05-1b081c8218c2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74e2e815-aa58-4525-be57-a747450d1d3b","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a032471b-4052-41d0-ac43-e0d7efa7601f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ab1f30c-41ec-440c-b0d0-2b3b5806efbd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0055b31-05d9-4b87-a929-82b7030b49dc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aba02949-5eef-4447-a7ab-eab0d16eaffe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Gadot has been married to Israeli businessman Yaron Varsano since 2008 and they have two daughters together.

[{"selector":"#anim-8358e632-ecde-4e62-b361-a4560c14e3e6","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-35c80293-5aca-4e6d-b415-0c28b0e80fb7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-820de169-f036-4a99-8bd4-329ff26c1545","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee942d96-af17-4a24-a5d8-91a5878cffd3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-309bba68-7701-48e6-9e9e-a4a4620e6258","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1b64199-367c-4675-9851-69283ea1cc33","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78a88edb-ba65-4615-b90d-782d39af1774","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":1900,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]