Yael Grobglas is an Israeli actress. Yael started her acting career with a lead part in three seasons of the Israeli sci-fi TV series Ha'i, which established her popularity among Israel's teenage audiences. In 2014, Grobglas was cast as "Petra" one of the main characters on the CW's Jane the Virgin. When describing her experience as Petra to the New York Times, Grobglas said "I’m usually cast for the more goofy and tomboyish characters... I’m having a wonderful time playing someone so complex and layered and funny." "She’s calculating, resourceful and manipulative," she said. "But even though I don’t agree with the decisions she makes, you have to admire her. It’s been a blast playing such a mischievous character because she’s so unlike me." In January 2015, Time Magazine stated that "Grobglas...has turned Petra into one of television’s most amusingly complex comic villains. Fans love to hate her, yet as Jane delves deeper into Petra’s backstory — and shows off her lighter side — they’re starting to love to love her as well."
Jane the Virgin actress Yael Grobglas gallery. After participating in a few small projects, Grobglas was cast for the sci-fi TV series Ha'Yi ("The Island"), which made her popular among Israel's young audiences. Following two consecutive seasons of the show Yael enrolled in a full-time three-year acting program the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio. She completed an additional season of Ha'Yi, and was cast for a number of major commercials during the course of her studies.