Orli Shoshan

Orli Shoshan is an Israeli film actress best known for her performance as the Togruta Jedi Master Shaak Ti in the 19992005 Star Wars prequel trilogy. It is believed that Shaak Tis expertise in melee combat is in homage to Orli Shoshan, a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces and a skilled handtohand combat and melee weapons artist.

Orli Shoshan was born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel. At the age ofshe was conscripted into the Israeli Army, in which she served for almost two years. After her military service, she began working for an Israeli airline, which brought her to the United States and then to Chicago, Illinois where she currently resides. During her employment for El Al Israel Airlines Ltd, she grew a great passion for traveling when visiting places such as India, Thailand, and Australia. Orli Shoshan grew most fond of the Australian people and way of life, so she decided to move to Sydney, Australia.

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