Gal Gadot is gearing up to play another glamorous Jewish actress, Old Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr. The Israeli “Wonder Woman” star is close to signing a deal for a Showtime limited series in which she would portray the Austrian-born beauty, as well as executive produce with writer Sarah Treem (“The Affair”) and Warren Littlefield (“The Handmaid’s Tale”).
As the 2017 documentary “Bombshell,” now on Netflix, depicts, Lamarr had a brilliant mind and invented a radio guidance system based on frequency-hopping technology that led to Wifi and GPS. It also reveals her Jewish identity, something Lamarr kept hidden from her own children.
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