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Sarai Givaty-Luboschits (born June 24, 1982) is a talented actress, singer, and model from Israel. When she makes music, she is also known as ESH.

Early Life and Background

Sarai Givaty was born in Tiberias, Israel. Her family has roots from both Iraqi and Moroccan Jewish backgrounds. Her parents are Edna and Eliyahu Givaty. She has two sisters, and one of them is married to Israeli actor Guy Arieli. After finishing high school, Sarai moved to the United States.

She has mentioned that she left the Israel Defense Forces after a few days because of severe allergies to dust.

Sarai Givaty's Career Journey

Early Acting and Hosting

Sarai Givaty's first acting role was in a live comedy sketch on an Israeli TV show called Kol Layla. She played an American reporter, and the segment was very popular. Even after she moved to New York City to study acting at HB Studios, she continued to film this segment.

In 2005, Sarai was part of a group of young TV hosts who won the "Best Teen Show of The Year" award. This was for hosting the show Exit on Arutz 10. After this, Sarai became well-known in Israel and worked with many big companies.

Moving to Los Angeles and Film Roles

A year later, Sarai decided to try acting in Los Angeles. Soon after arriving, she got the main role in a movie called The Passage, where she starred with Stephen Dorff. The movie was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007. Critics praised Sarai's acting, calling it "star making."

She also played the lead role in the music video for Enrique Iglesias's song "Somebody's Me."

In 2008, she appeared in the first episode of the TV series My Own Worst Enemy alongside Christian Slater. She played a Russian spy. In 2009, she returned to Israel to act in a comedy TV series called The Pilot Wives.

Roles in Popular TV Shows

In 2010, it was announced that Sarai Givaty would play a character named Liat Tuvia, a Mossad Officer, in two episodes of the eighth season of NCIS. The show's producer, Shane Brennan, said that Liat's character would make Ziva (played by Cote de Pablo), who was also a former Mossad agent, feel like she was being replaced.

After her first episode aired, Sarai explained her character: "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."

Music and Recent Projects

Sarai Givaty also plays the piano and guitar in a band. She has performed concerts in both Israel and Los Angeles.

In 2014, she appeared in the movie The Expendables 3, working with actors like Mel Gibson and Robert Davi. In 2017, she co-starred in the romantic thriller film Body of Deceit with Kristanna Loken.

Personal Life

Sarai Givaty married Israeli businessman Or Luboschits on September 5, 2014. They welcomed their son, Riff, in 2015. In March 2018, their daughter, Kai, was born. The family of four lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Filmography

See Also

• List of Israeli actors
• List of Jewish musicians