Israeli Actress Odeya Rush: Filmography, BioGraphy & Details
Odeya Rushinek (Hebrew: אודיה רושינק;
born May 12, 1997), known professionally as Odeya Rush, is an Israeli-American actress,
model and filmmaker. She is known for her lead roles in The
Giver (2014), Goosebumps (2015)
and Dumplin' (2018).
Early Life
Odeya Rushinek was born in Haifa,
Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. Her
father Shlomo Rushinek was born
in Israel and he is of Polish-Jewish descent,
whereas her mother Maia (née Greenfeld) was born in Soviet Russia and immigrated to
Israel. Her name, "Odeya", means "I Will Thank God"
in Hebrew. As
an eight year-old in Haifa, she wrote and performed plays.
Her family moved to the United States when she was nine so
that her father could take a job as a security consultant in Alabama. When
she arrived, Rush could speak only Hebrew. She
attended N.E. Miles Jewish Day School in Birmingham, Alabama, where she lived. She
later moved to Midland Park, New Jersey, where she
attended public school.
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In the beginning of 2013, Rush moved to Los
Angeles, California with her family. Rush has six brothers.
Four of them are younger than she is—two sets of twins who live with their
parents in Los Angeles, and two older brothers who live in Israel.
Modeling
Before becoming an actress, Rush began her career in her
childhood and adolescence when she was discovered as a model in the United
States, appearing in major campaigns and advertisements for fashion
brands Polo Ralph Lauren, Gap, Tommy
Hilfiger and Guess.
Acting
Her first acting roles began in 2010 in Law & Order: Special Victims
Unit, in the episode "Branded", in which she played the
character Hannah Milner; and in the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm in the episode
"Mister Softee", as Emily.
Her first film role was in 2012, playing Joni Jerome, the
best friend of Timothy, in the Peter
Hedges-directed Disney film The Odd Life of Timothy Green. In
2013, Rush was named one of Hollywood's 20 up and coming young actresses under
20 to watch by The Midwest TV Guys.
Rush co-starred, as Fiona, in the science fiction film The
Giver (2014), based on the 1993 novel of
same name from Lois Lowry, and directed by Phillip
Noyce. The film also starred Brenton
Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl
Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgård and Taylor
Swift. In 2014, Rush was one of two Israeli actresses, along with Gal Gadot,
to be named as Hollywood's newest leading ladies by InStyle magazine.
In 2015, Rush played Ashley Burwood, niece of Johana Burwood
(played by Sarah Hyland), in the comedy film See You in Valhalla. Rush's next role was
the female lead in the film Goosebumps,
based on the R. L. Stine's popular book series.
Rush played Hannah Fairchild, the "daughter" of R. L. Stine
(portrayed by Jack Black), who teams up with her neighbor to fight the Goosebumps monsters.
In 2016, Rush completed filming the satirical comedy
film Dear Dictator, in which she starred with Michael
Caine and Katie Holmes. She was also cast as Ella Hatto,
opposite Sam Worthington, in action-thriller film The Hunter's Prayer directed by Jonathan
Mostow.
In 2017, she had a supporting role in Greta
Gerwig's Lady Bird; Rush was nominated along with the
rest of the cast for numerous awards. The film earned five Academy
Award nominations, including Best Picture.
She starred in The Bachelors with J. K.
Simmons in 2017.
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