Especially growing up in Israel, because I was surrounded by Jews. Judaism is more of my culture, more than my religion, in a way. How has your Jewish upbringing contributed to your lifestyle? Every time you get up and are like “I can do this” are the moments I’m most proud of. I don’t have a favorite role but it’s really just persistence. Then Nightflyers we filmed in Ireland and I was there for a long time and that was so fun. To The Bone was an incredible experience because it was a personal story of the director and writer, so we were all on set knowing that this is her personal story and felt that the subject is really important. It could be someone who looks in the mirror and sees themselves as ugly or has never been happy with their self-image and yet wears pink and dances and wears unicorns, like my character in To The Bone. It could be someone who is 12 years old and is just trying to enjoy life but is so afraid of being contaminated in some way. That is something that I very much connect to and it could come in many forms. But then I find that that’s a soft spot for me if someone is having a hard time but is really trying to focus on what’s good in this world. Because they’re all people who had a really rough life. In To The Bone, Dead Woman Walking, and Shiur Moledet, I could connect to them the most by really trying to grasp the positive and trying to hold on to that. We were all upset at one point or another and it’s really just about realizing that. Every person has a really rich emotional life, I believe, and so most of us can dig somewhere and find that depth. That’s what I look for in everything that I do. I feel very fortunate that I do get to play roles that have a lot of emotional depth. How do you feel playing roles that spread awareness about mental illnesses and social injustices? But Israel is my homeland and I could always come back and work there. But the market is much smaller because the country is much smaller and I felt that coming to the States I would have more opportunities. My hope is that one day I will be able to act in Israel as well. First I went to a drama school in New York for three years and then graduated in the States and moved to L.A. I did feel at the time that I wanted more options. I moved to the States 10 years ago when I was still a teenager to pursue acting in America. There’s so much talent, I believe, in Israel. Especially now, so many shows are being bought from Israelis. I think Israel has terrific art that’s coming out of it. What are your thoughts on the film industry in Israel? It played in the Cannes Festival and it still plays in Israel about once a year because there are themes of Passover in the film.
#Maya eshet series#
It was part of a series of short films, which were about an hour long, that was made for Israeli television. I got to pretend all day and I thought that was amazing. In the end, she attempts to kill herself. She thinks she’s impure and she just got her period. She is obsessing over thoughts of impurity. It’s about a religious girl in a religious community who’s approaching her bat mitzvah. This interview has been edited and condensed.Ĭan you tell me more about your role in Shiur Moledet: Avdei Hashem? Alma caught up with the Israeli actress to talk about her Jewish upbringing and acting roles that spread awareness of mental illnesses and social injustices. This coming year, she’s set to make an appearance in Star Trek. She’s also had main roles in Teen Wolf, Dead Women Walking, and most recently, Nightflyers. Now, at 29, Maya lives in Los Angeles where she’s co-starred in To The Bone alongside Lilly Collins and Flower alongside Zoey Deutch.
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