How Naya Federman has achieved what many never do: At Just 18 years old

Naya Federman has already accomplished things that many adults never do -- and at just 18 years old, Naya has a long road of success ahead of her.

At the age of eight, her career began when she featured in the hit classic musical The Jungle Book. By the age of 12, she had already landed her first movie role, Guavas, and proceeded to feature in three hit summer movies: The Treasure Across the River,  Gesta, and On the Edge: Gesta 2.

Along with her other impressive accomplishments, Naya performed as Debbie on the stage musical hit Billy Elliot and recorded the theme song as Disney’s Princess Repunzel for the popular animated TV series Tangled. Naya even earned the role of Ori in Nickelodeon’s three-season sitcom Dog House -- a television show that is an absolute hit all around the world.

“This was Naya's favorite role,” a source close to Federman said. “She mainly enjoyed the work with the cast, the director with a very strong comic sense, and the fun they had can not be missed on the screen.”

Although Naya’s career is definitely on track, there have been situations where auditions didn’t secure her the role -- even when she absolutely nailed them. She has faced the disappointments that come with the cut-throat industry, but her success certainly outweighs any disappointments - the way she carries herself is highly impressive for a person of her age.

“There was a specific part Naya really wanted in an internationally acclaimed drama series,” the insider said. “Naya was in Paris when she was called back for another, but last, audition to be chosen between herself and someone else. So, Naya flew back to Israel for a day, had a good audition, flew back to Paris only to hear that it was great, but matching limitations pushed the decision towards the other actress.”

Thankfully, the young actress is strong-minded and dedicated - and will not let any setbacks lead her off course from her ultimate goal. Setbacks in the past have only pushed her to work harder.

Naya absolutely adores Natalie Portman -- she was so utterly mesmerized and inspired by Portman’s performance in Leon: The Professional, that she promised herself that she too would one day land herself a role on the big screen. The now 18-year-old actress is making exciting moves to live out that promise - and her acting career so far is certainly resembling Natalie’s.

Naya intends to use her ever-growing popularity to advocate for humanitarian crises and recurring issues. These are extremely important topics to Naya, and the more they are talked about, the more exposure they will get, meaning changes will have to be made.

“She wishes one day to be involved in creating TV and/or feature movies that will increase awareness to meaningful issues, specifically child abuse,” the source said.

Covid-19 has brought a halt to most production and film development. Thankfully, Naya will be on the screen again very soon! She is now represented by ADD Content Agency, and has some exciting projects in the works -- a source revealed that she is expected to be back on set for a drama movie in October, which will be released in 2021 -- prepare to be blown away!

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