
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).

Man of Steel
2013 · as Lara Lor-Van

Angels & Demons
2009 · as Vittoria Vetra

Vantage Point
2008 · as Veronica

Munich
2005 · as Daphna

Ben-Hur
2016 · as Naomi Ben-Hur

Last Knights
2015 · as Naomi

Darling Companion
2012 · as Carmen

Last Days in the Desert
2016 · as Mother

For Sasha
1991 · as Shoshana

Fugitive Pieces
2008 · as Michaela

Milada
2017 · as Milada Horáková

Hide Away
2011 · as The Waitress

Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013

Adam Resurrected
2008 · as Gina Grey

Nina's Tragedies
2003

Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog
2020 · as Shoshonna

Apparat

Only Dogs Run Free
2007 · as Telma