Yael Abecassis (Hebrew: יעל אבקסיס; born 19 July 1967) is an Israeli actress and model.

[1] Yael Abecassis was born in Ashkelon, Israel, to parents of Moroccan Jewish descent.

She later branched into television and film, appearing in commercials and starring as Rivka in Kadosh, a 1999 retelling of The Dybbuk directed by Amos Gitai.

She starred in several Amos Gitai movies and has won favorable reviews, especially in France.

[4] In 1996 Abecassis married the actor Lior Miller and that same year the couple had a son.