Stav Strashko

Stav Strashko was born in Dnipro, Ukraine, and from the age of two was raised in Ramat Gan, Israel. As a teenager, She was drawn to performance, dancing, and strong female characters in film and video games. Stav was scouted at 16 in Tel Aviv and that's how her modeling career started. In 2013, she landed her first worldwide campaign for Toyota as an androgynous model, it got banned in many countries and made a big impact worldwide, which kick started her Modeling career around the globe. With her success as a model, Stav Started to pursue an acting career since that was her childhood dream. In 2017, she publicly came out as a woman, she couldn't hide anymore. Stav is very outspoken about the LGBTQ community and human rights. She's most noted for her performance in the 2018 film Flawless (2018), for which she became the first-ever openly transgender actress to receive an Ophir Award nomination for best actress. Stav is also known for Snails in the Rain (2013) and Blue Natalie (2010).