Israelis woke up on Monday to the disappointing news that actress Shira Haas did not get the much-coveted Emmy Award, which would have been a first for an Israeli, but the star of Unorthodox nevertheless made us all feel proud.
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Haas, who became the first the Israeli to get nominated for an Emmy, spoke with ABC just before the virtual ceremony late Sunday night about her much-acclaimed role in the hit miniseries, which tells the story of a woman in a Haredi sect who seeks to break free from tradition.
"I am very very excited," she said, revealing she was wearing a Chanel dress after she was praised for "glamming up" despite being at home.
"It's an amazing thing, Netflix is something that gives people different cultures and languages," she said about her experience on the streaming giant's production. "That is the power of the show, it connects us as people."
"We have had a lot of jokes in between shots," she said about the humor with Amit Rahav, who plays her husband on the show. "It was just a feeling of Mishpuche, family in Yiddish, it was a combination of being very professional but yet with as much as fun as possible together."
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