Daniella Kertesz

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Known Credits

1.1865

Gender

Female

Birthday

11-Mar-1989

Age

(37 years old)

Place of Birth

Jerusalem, Israel

Also Known As

דניאלה קרטס‎

Daniella Kertesz

Biography

Daniella Kertesz (דניאלה קרטס‎ ) is an Israeli actress who achieved international prominence for her breakout Hollywood film role alongside Brad Pitt in the global blockbuster zombie thriller World War Z (2013). Born and raised in Jerusalem, Israel, into a Jewish family, Kertesz began her acting career in Israeli television and theatre. She built a solid foundation starring in prominent local television series, including the popular teen drama AD 101, the thriller series Masks, and the acclaimed Israeli drama Ha-Metim (The Dead) and Custody. Her major turning point came when she was cast as Segen, a fierce and loyal Israeli soldier and military escort who assists Brad Pitt's character during a global pandemic, most notably in the tense, memorable airplane sequence. Her performance earned widespread praise for her strong screen presence and physical commitment. Following her international film debut, Kertesz has continued to work across stage and television, balancing projects in both Israel and international markets while cementing her reputation for intense, grounded dramatic performances.

Credits

Outlaws (2020) Character: Cisco
In a robbery gone wrong, two women are forced to reckon with their values, livelihood, and relationship.

מבצע חמניה (2014) Character: Gila
Through the eyes of the scientist in charge of the operation, we see the events leading to Israel developing her nuclear option in the 1960's.

Nesjomme (2025) Character: Rusha (voice)
Neshoma is the Yiddish-Hebrew word for soul or spirit. In Sandra Beerends’ new film, this refers to the soul of pre-war Jewish Amsterdam.

ימים נוראים (2019) Character: N/A
A depiction of the lead-up to the 1995 assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin through the worldview of his assassin, Yigal Amir.

10 Kilos (2025) Character: N/A
Sharon Yitzhaki traveled to Bolivia with a guy she barely knew. She was indicted in an attempt to smuggle 10 kilos of cocaine out of the country and sentenced to serve her time at one of the cruelest women’s prisons in the world. She quickly became a media sensation in Bolivia, had an affair with the head of La Paz’s drug cartel, established a family in prison that included a 7-year-old orphan and an amazing transgender, ran the cartel business in prison to protect her family, became addicted to cocaine and quit to save the loved ones in her life, used a loophole in the law to smuggle herself and her family to Brazil, from there back to Tel Aviv and then wrote a detailed, bestselling autobiography.

World War Z (2013) Character: Segen
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.

AfterDeath (2015) Character: Onie
Five young people wake up dead. Washed up by the tide they scramble to an abandoned beach house, soon realizing that the perpetual night and blasts of pain suggest this is some version of hell. Between in-fighting and attacks by a demonic shadow creature, they recall the collapse of the nightclub that brought them here - and begin seeing hope of a second chance in the cabin's two mysterious paintings...

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