Sarai Givaty

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Sarai Givaty
Born
Sarai Givaty

(1982-06-24) June 24, 1982 (age 41)
Tiberias, Israel[1][2]
NationalityIsraeli
Other namesESH
Occupations
  • Actress
  • television host
  • singer-songwriter
  • model
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Or Luboschits
​
(m. 2014)​
Children2

Sarai Givaty-Luboschits (Hebrew: שרי גבעתי; (1982-06-24)June 24, 1982) is an Israeli actress, singer-songwriter, and model.[3] As a musician, she is also known by her stage name ESH.

Early life[edit]

Born Sarai Givaty (or Givati)[1] in Tiberias, Israel, and raised to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish (Iraqi-Jewish and Moroccan-Jewish) descent.[4][5] Her parents are Edna (née Elkayam) and Eliyahu Givaty. She has two sisters, one of whom is married to Israeli actor Guy Arieli.[4] Givaty moved to the U.S. after her high school graduation.

She claims that she was discharged from the Israel Defense Forces after several days of military service, because of severe allergies to dust.[4]

Career[edit]

Givaty's first role was in a live sketch on the Israeli tonight show (Kol Layla) where she played an American reporter.[2] The segment was very successful. On the final show, Israeli hush critic Raana Shacked called it "the pick of the show". Givaty continued shooting the segment even after she moved to New York City where she attended acting school at the HB Studios.

In 2005 Givaty was a part of a small group of well-known young adult television hosts who received the "Best Teen Show of The Year" from the Israel Golden Screen Award (Masah Hazahav) for hosting the show Exit on Arutz 10.[2] Shortly thereafter, Givaty became a big name in the Israeli entertainment industry and received many large company endorsements.[2]

A year later Givaty decided to explore her work options in Los Angeles. Upon her arrival, she quickly landed the lead role in a film called The Passage starring opposite Stephen Dorff.[2] In 2007, the movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where critics called Givaty's performance "star making".[2]

Another notable project she has worked on was the lead in the Enrique Iglesias video "Somebody's Me".[2]

In 2008, she played a Russian spy in the pilot episode of My Own Worst Enemy next to Christian Slater.[2] In 2009, she was back in Israel to shoot yet another comedic role in TV series called The Pilot Wives.[2]

In 2010, it was announced that Givaty would portray Mossad Officer Liat Tuvia for two episodes in the eighth season of NCIS.[6] Then-executive producer Shane Brennan elaborated on the character's role in the story arc, saying that Liat's presence would leave series regular Ziva (Cote de Pablo), a former Mossad agent, feeling replaced "personally and professionally".[7] In an interview after the first episode aired, Givaty commented, "Let's just say, Liat is a good guy at the end of the day. It's just that her ways are different. Like, she doesn't say 'Drop your weapon' before she shoots a terrorist. She just shoots him and says 'Drop your weapon'...So, yeah, she has her way, but at the end of the day, she's a good guy."[8]

Givaty also plays piano and guitar in a band and has been playing concerts in both Israel and Los Angeles.

In 2014, she appeared in The Expendables 3 alongside Mel Gibson and Robert Davi.[9]

In 2017, she co-starred in the romantic thriller film Body of Deceit, alongside Kristanna Loken.

Personal life[edit]

Givaty married Israeli businessman Or Luboschits on September 5, 2014. In 2015, they had a baby son, Riff. In March 2018, she had her daughter, Kai. The four reside in Tel Aviv, Israel.[10]

Filmography[edit]

List of acting performances in film and television
Title Year Role Notes and awards
Exit 2003 Herself Host
Kol Layla 2004 Stefanie/Hollywood Reporter TV series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2006 Natal Peled TV series, episode "Happenstance"
The Passage 2007 Zahara
My Own Worst Enemy 2008 Female Russian Agent TV series, episode "Breakdown"
The Pilot Wives 2009–2010 Daniela TV series, 125 episodes
NCIS 2010 Mossad Officer Liat Tuvia TV series, 2 episodes
Am Sgula 2011 Various TV series, 2 episodes
The Legend of Hercules 2014 Saphirra Film
The Expendables 3 2014 Camilla Film
Words with Gods 2014
The Jews are Coming 2014 Stav Burstein TV show
Irreversible 2016 Hila TV series, 1 episode
Body of Deceit 2017 Sara Film
State Rules 2018 Noga Gilboa TV series

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sarai Givaty at IMDb
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Baylen, Ashley (July 7, 2011). "Exclusive Interviews with Top Jewish Models - Sarai Givaty". Shalom Life. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "Sarai Givaty for BelleMode Magazine: Cover Photo Shoot". FashionTV. December 31, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "שרי גבעתי על המוזיקה, האלבומים, הקריירה בהוליווד ודימוי הדוגמנית". mako. May 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "היא כל כך יפה". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). 28 December 2012.
  6. ^ Shechnik, Raz (November 21, 2010). "Sarai Givaty to star in NCIS". Ynetnews. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  7. ^ Marsi, Steve (October 17, 2010). "Sarai Givaty to Guest Star on NCIS". TV Fanatic. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  8. ^ "NCIS: Sarai Givaty". TV Guide. November 24, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "Love on Set". The Ultimate Blog of "The Expendables" Franchise. 17 November 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  10. ^ "ארזה את החלום ההוליוודי: שרי גבעתי חזרה לישראל". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21 – via www.youtube.com.

External links[edit]

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