Israeli actress Shira Haas, who made international appearances over the past year in the Netflix mini-series “Unorthodox”, is listed in the top 100 “Emerging People” of 2021 by Time magazine, whose rankings were published Wednesday.
This list, dubbed “TIME100 Next,” lists rising stars of the year 2021 that will “shape the future of entertainment, health, politics and business.”
These are “doctors and scientists who fight the Covid-19, defenders of equality and justice, journalists defending the truth and artists sharing their views on the day. now and in the future, “the magazine says.
“Everyone on this list is going to make history,” said Dan Macsai, editorial director of TIME 100 Next.
Deborah Feldman, who has the memoir “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots” as the basis for the show with Haas, said of the actress that she has “a way to bring intensity to the screen that is amazing sure, no matter how long. -in or weird statement can be similar. “
“As Shira lives in Esty’s inner world, sailing abandoning her old life among the Satmar community and moving on to new experiences, she de-populates and destroys clichés about how we see the ones that are different from us. You can trust her with a work that, on the other hand, may come across as one-size-fits-all, “she wrote.
This honor comes as Haas was nominated in early February for the Golden Globes Award in the “mini-series and TV movies” category.
In the summer of 2020, the Israeli star was nominated for the prestigious 2020 Emmy Awards for Lead Actor in the Limited Series, again for his role in “Unorthodox.”
Unorthodox shook eight nominations in total, including Best Limited Series.