
Age: 57
female
Ayelet Zurer (born 28 June 1969) is an Israeli TV and film actress. She began her career on the Israeli teen drama Inyan Shel Zman and has starred in numerous Israeli TV and film roles. She received awards for Best Actress at the Israeli Academy Awards in 2003 and Best Actress by the Israeli Academy of Television in 2006 and 2013. Zurer has also appeared in numerous Hollywood films, such as Munich (2005), Vantage Point (2008), Angels & Demons (2009), Man of Steel (2013), and Ben-Hur (2016). She also portrayed Vanessa Marianna-Fisk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and its revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present).

Before he was the Man of Steel, he was just a kid from Kansas finding his place in the world. The story begins with the tragic final moments of the planet Krypton, where Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van make the heartbreaking decision to send their only son to the stars to save him from destruction. The ship lands in the quiet town of Smallville, bringing with it a meteor shower that forever changes the lives of its inhabitants, including the tragic loss of young Lana Lang (deeply affecting her mother, Laura Lang). Raised with an unwavering moral compass by Jonathan and Martha Kent, a young Clark must learn to master his emerging and overwhelming powers in secret. As he navigates the complexities of adolescence alongside his first love, Lana, and his loyal friend Pete Ross, Clark discovers the truth about his extraterrestrial origins and the weight of the destiny that awaits him. Years later, an adult Clark, now a Superman, must return to his roots when ruthless crime tycoon Morgan Edge uncovers long-buried secrets in Smallville. To protect his family, Lana, and the world, Clark must finally embrace his alien heritage and prove why Earth needs a beacon of hope.
