Kadia Saraf
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| Born | November 9, 1976 Bern, Switzerland |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Kadia Saraf is a Swiss-Israeli actress. She is best known for playing Detective Claudette Wallace in the crime drama mystery series Dexter: Resurrection and U.S. Attorney Anya Avital in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Early life
Saraf was born in Bern, Switzerland to a Yemeni-Israel father and a Swiss mother. She moved to Northern Israel at the age of four and remained there for ten years, before moving back to Switzerland at age fourteen. She got a degree in structural engineering from BBM in Kreuzlingen. She then moved to Tel Aviv where she served as an ambulance driver at Magen David Adom, Israel's national medical emergency service.[1]
Saraf has trained in Kenpo Jitsu. She won the Israeli National Championship title in 2001.[1]
In 2004, Saraf moved to New York where she started her acting career. She is fluent in English, Hebrew, German, and Swiss German, and also speaks some French and Arabic.[1] She has been studying American Sign Language.[2]
Career
Saraf made her on screen debut in an episode of the comedy drama series Rescue Me. She was never on a TV set prior to appearing on this show.[3] She has made guest appearances in the police procedural shows Blue Blood and FBI: International.[4] In 2021, Saraf was cast in a recurring role as U.S. Attorney Anya Avital in the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and its spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime.[5]
She currently stars as Detective Claudette Wallace in Dexter: Resurrection.[6][7][8]
Personal life
Saraf has three children. She was married to Terry Serpico who she met on the set of SVU. She is an advocate for the deaf community.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | The Reel Life | Charli Quinn | Short |
| 2013 | Hiraeth | Meredith | Short |
| 2018 | First We Take Brooklyn | Sarit |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Jill | Episode; Discovery |
| 2015 | Blindspot | Hostage 2 | Episode; Split the Law |
| 2017 | Madam Secretary | Interviewer | Episode; The Beautiful Game |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | Maya Elazar | Episode; The Kilgannon Corporation (No. 48) |
| 2018 | Counterpart | Woman | Episode; The Lost Art of Diplomacy |
| 2020 | The Good Fight | Talia Aaronson | Episode; The Gang Deals with Alternate Reality |
| 2022 | FBI: International | Legat Erin Padilla | Episode; Left of Boom |
| 2023 | Blue Bloods | Regina | Episode; Past History |
| 2021-2023 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | US Attorney Anya Avital | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | US Attorney Anya Avital | Episode; With Many Names |
| 2025 | The Better Sister | Chief PM | Episode; She's My Sister |
| 2025–present | Dexter: Resurrection | Detective Claudette Wallace | 10 episodes |
| 2026 | FBI | Grace Lattimore | Episode; Fidelity |
References
- 1 2 3 "Up Close with Kadia Saraf". moviemarker.co.uk. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- 1 2 "Kadia Saraf". artenzza.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Exclusive Interview – Kadia Saraf on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit". flickeringmyth.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Kadia Saraf talks women in film today". theatre-news.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "On the Set of 'Law & Order: SVU,' an Unscripted Meet-Cute". nytimes.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Dexter: Resurrection Welcomes Mwine, Saraf, Fumusa, and Suárez to Cast". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "'Dexter: Resurrection' Cast Members Dominic Fumusa, Kadia Saraf, And Emilia Suarez Reveal What's Coming In Exclusive Interview". lrmonline.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ "Showtime's 'Dexter: Resurrection' Casts Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa & Emilia Suárez". deadline.com. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
External links
- Kadia Saraf at IMDb