Gisele Yashar

Lore & Background

Gisele Yashar is an ex-Mossad agent, which shows that she was probably born in Israel. In F9, it is revealed that she had worked with the team's future government contact 'Mr. Nobody' (Kurt Russell) during his time running drug operations for the CIA in South America. In Fast & Furious (2009), she is a liaison for drug trafficker Arturo Braga. She develops romantic feelings for Dominic Toretto, but he rejects her advances.

She advises him about the dangers involved in smuggling heroin across the Mexico–United States border to complete a deal with Braga. The drug exchange results in an ambush instigated by Braga, with Toretto protecting Gisele. She helps Toretto by providing him with the location of Braga's hideout in Mexico. In Fast Five (2011), Dom calls in Gisele to join the team, describing her as someone who 'isn't afraid to throw down'.

Whilst trying to get Reyes' handprint to unlock his safe, she volunteers herself to assist Han Lue. She approaches Reyes in a bikini and seduces him to put his hand on her underwear, thus perfectly printing his handprints there. This catches Han's attention and the two soon develop a romantic relationship. During the Vault Heist, she poses as a garbage collector, driving a garbage truck to push along a fake vault which is swapped out with the real vault.

Following the completion of the mission, Gisele and Han are last shown speeding down the Autobahn, with Gisele sitting in his lap in a Lexus LFA.

Reader's Guide

Gisele Yashar is a supporting character and was Gadot's first major film role. Regarding the decision to give Gisele a Mossad background, Gadot explained, 'you don't have to be Israeli to work with Mossad. Justin Lin and I knew we would be working on multiple films together, and we wanted her character to evolve. I think Justin really liked that I had served in the Israeli military and wanted to incorporate my knowledge of weapons into the role.'

In 2017, Gadot also thanked Diesel for his input over her selection for the role. Vanity Fair's Yohana Desta identified Gisele as 'a breakthrough part that gave Gadot some mainstream recognition.' Gadot performed her own stunts during the films, saying: 'The adrenaline was just incredible and I enjoyed being able to do the stuff that in real life you can't.' For the character's return in Fast & Furious 6, Gadot told Lin that she wanted Gisele to 'be more of a badass', and was given more stunt work for the film.

Some of the stunts involved jumping from a moving motorcycle onto a Jeep, being suspended in a harness, and riding a Ducati Monster motorcycle. Media outlets characterized Gisele through her sexuality; Fuse's Bianca Gracie referred to her as 'sensual and intimidating', and The Stranger's Erik Henriksen called her a 'villainous seductress.' Following Gadot's return in Fast X, Rodriguez commented that Gadot had previously filmed cameos in previous films after her character's 'death' in the sixth one, though none of them made it into the final cuts, with Diesel admitting that 'we have shot other things a long time ago that might not have fit that specific movie as a finale.'

Did You Know?

• A deleted scene from Furious 7 revealed Gisele had found Letty Ortiz after she was nearly killed by Fenix Calderon and took her to the hospital.
• In Fast X (2023), Gisele is revealed to have survived her fall from the vehicle in Fast & Furious 6, appearing in a submarine to rescue Letty and Cipher from an Antarctica prison.
• Gadot's unsuccessful audition for Bond girl Camille Montes in Quantum of Solace (2008) led to her audition for Gisele.