Yael Grobglas

Professions :

Honestly, I'd love to say I live this amazing Hollywood lifestyle, but actually, I'm at home with my same friends and cooking. I crochet, I do watercolor. I think what surprised me the most is that that isn't the lifestyle everyone necessarily lives.

me cooking home love

Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.

army political fun love

I feel like if I consider myself comfortable in something, then that's not exactly where I want to be. And in 'Jane the Virgin' specifically, I feel like I don't have to choose... We get to do drama and comedy sometimes within the same thirty seconds.

feel myself comedy sometimes

As an actor, the first thing you're taught is, 'Don't look into the camera; ignore it.'

camera look ignore you

Back home, almost everything I did, I did in Hebrew. I went to drama school in Hebrew, my whole career was in Hebrew, and to switch languages was something that was fascinating and more complicated than I expected it to be, even though I've been speaking English since I could speak.

back speak home school

I'm usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters.

characters cast more goofy

Beatrice Lillie

Adepero Oduye

Adrienne Barbeau

Bindu

Alexandra Breckenridge

Bojana Novakovic