Inbar Lavi

Inbar Lavi
Lavi at the premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, 2012
Born	(1986-10-27) October 27, 1986 (age 30) Ramat Gan, Israel
Residence	California, U.S.
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present

Inbar Lavi (Hebrew: ענבר לביא‎‎, born October 27, 1986) is an Israeli-American actress, best known for portraying Raviva on the MTV series Underemployed.

Lavi was born and raised in Ramat Gan to Israeli parents. Her mother is of Moroccan-Jewish descent, while her father is of Polish-Jewish descent. As a child, she suffered from asthma, and had to use a nebulizer for 45 minutes at a time. During that time, she watched movies, and "fell in love with cinema". One of her early inspirations was the performance of Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman in Léon: The Professional. Another of her role models was Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer.

Lavi studied ballet and modern dance at the Kiryat Sharet high school in Holon, Israel. She then studied acting at the Sophie Moskowitz School of Acting in Tel Aviv.

In 2004, at the age of 17, Lavi moved to New York City, where she performed in various off-Broadway productions. After eight months, she moved to Los Angeles, after being accepted with a full scholarship to the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Among her earliest English-speaking roles was Cordelia in a 2006 production of King Lear, starring and directed by Tom Badal.

Starting in 2009, Lavi had guest appearances on television shows including Entourage, The Closer, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, CSI: Miami and In Plain Sight.