Background
Rush was born in Haifa, Israel to father Shlomo Rushinek and mother Maia Greenfeld. Her family moved to the United States when she was nine so that her father could take a job as a security consultant in Alabama.
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Odeya Rush
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Rush is Jewish, and attended North.E. She later moved to Midland Park, New Jersey, where she attended public school.
Career
She is known for her lead roles in The Giver (2014) and Goosebumps (2015). Her name, "Odeya", means "Thank God" in Hebrew. As an 8-year-old in Haifa, Israel, she’d write and perform plays.
Miles Jewish Day School in Birmingham, Alabama, where she lived.
When she arrived in the United States, Rush could only speak Hebrew and was unable to speak English. In the beginning of 2013, Rush moved to Los Angeles, California with her family.
Rush has six brothers. Modelling
Acting
Her first acting roles began in 2010 in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, in the episode "Branded", in which she played the character Hannah Milner.
And in the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm in the episode "Mister Softee", as Emily.
In May 2012, it was confirmed that Rush will be cast as Mary in Mary, Mother of the Christ, from executive producer Joel Osteen. In 2013, Rush was named one of Hollywood"s 20 up and coming young actresses under 20 to watch by The Midwest television Guys. Rush co-starred, as Fiona, in the science fiction film The Giver (2014), based on the 1993 novel of same name from Lois Lowry, and directed by Phillip Noyce.
The film also starred Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgård and Taylor Swift.
In 2015, Rush played Ashley Burwood, niece of Johana Burwood (played by Sarah Hyland), in the comedy film See You in Valhalla. Rush"s next role was the female lead in the film Goosebumps, based on the R. L. Stine’s popular book series.
Rush played Hannah Stine, the daughter of R. L. Stine (portrayed by Jack Black), who teams up with her neighbor to fight monsters. Rush has been cast as Ella Hatto, opposite Sam Worthington, in the action thriller film Hunter"s Prayer directed by Jonathan Mostow.
