Biography
Who is Aya Koren?
Early life and real name
Aya Koren was born with the birth name Aya Steinovitz in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 27, 1979. She spent her childhood growing up in the city of Herzliya, located within the central district of the country.
During her youth, she completed her compulsory military service in the Israeli Air Force. While serving in the military, she played in a military band alongside fellow performer Yehuda Levi, with whom she later collaborated on several acting projects.
Acting career highlights
Following her military service, she studied acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio. In the year 2000, she made television appearances in guest roles for the series Florentine on Channel 2 and The Bourgeois.
She appeared in the television series Dakot Shel Tehila in 2001 and played the character of Naama in the military miniseries Knafaim during 2002. In 2003, she starred as Alona in the first season of the daily telenovela Love Around the Corner, a performance that earned her a Golden Screen Award that same year.
Film work and awards
In 2001, she secured her first major film role by playing the character of Ilana in the Ophir Award winning movie Late Marriage. She followed this work by starring in Eytan Fox's romantic drama Yossi and Jagger in 2002, portraying a female soldier involved in a complex military romance.
She continued her film career in 2003 by appearing as Rona in Shlomi's Stars, which earned her an Ophir Award nomination for her acting. In 2004, she took on a role in the film Summer Story before eventually shifting her life focus away from the entertainment industry.
Personal life and religious observance
Aya Koren became a returnee to religious observance and left the secular lifestyle behind. She was featured alongside other former Tel Aviv actors in a documentary style series broadcast on Channel 1 in 2014 to discuss this major life transition.
She married Eyal Koren, and the couple shares nine daughters together. In 2006, during her second pregnancy, she signed a modeling contract for maternity clothes but faced a contract dispute after refusing to be photographed with an exposed pregnant belly.
Birthday and age
Aya Koren was born on October 27, 1979, which makes Aya 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Aya shares the date with 56 other famous people.
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