Adelson was born in
Israel and completed her education in sociology and musicology at the
Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance,
Hebrew University, and
Tel Aviv University. In 1982, she moved to the United States after meeting her husband,
Andrew Adelson, a Hollywood producer. In 2008, she was named president of
Dick Clark Productions which focuses on developing, producing, funding, and distributing presentation ceremonies. At Dick Clark Productions, Adelson oversees over twenty television projects including the
Miss USA Award Ceremony, the
Miss Universe Pageant, the
Golden Globes, the
American Music Awards, the
Academy of Country Music Awards, and the
ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Award. She is also responsible for the dance show
So You Think You Can Dance and its Israeli counterpart,
Nolad Lirkod; the Times Square New Year's show with
Ryan Seacrest; and the
Super Bowl pre-game show. While president, she changed the way said programming was delivered including adding twitter to the bottom of the screen, developing preliminary shows leading up to the event, and the use of internet live streaming. While at Dick Clark Productions, she has hired some of the top talent in Israel including Ariel Eliezer as head of the company's digital department and producer Asaf Blacher. In January 2014, she accepted a position as president of
ITV Studios America; she left the firm in July 2015. In 2012, she was nominated for an
Emmy for producing the 2011 Golden Globe awards ceremony. She was named as
The Hollywood Reporter's "Power 100 Women in Entertainment" and as one of
Variety's "Women of Impact." She is also a member of the Women In Film association. She serves as the agent for actor
Ryan Kwanten. ==Personal life==