Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Kat Dennings was born Katherine Victoria Litwack in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, to Ellen (Schatz), a speech therapist and poet, and Gerald Litwack, a molecular pharmacologist. For her role in the critically-acclaimed Martha Charlize Theron was born in Benoni, a city in the greater Johannesburg area, in South Africa, the only child of Gerda Theron (ne Maritz) and Charles Theron. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.Heard appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film, North Country (2005), Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland, Australia to Scottish parents. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and Ben Schnetzer was born on February 8 1990 in New York, to actors Stephen Schnetzer and Nancy Snyder. At a young age she began acting in television commercials.She was cast in her first film at the age of 8 as a child at school and at the party in Liar Liar (1997). She has appeared on the cover of Ilana Glazer was born on April 12, 1987 in Long Island, New York, USA. Her family moved to Toronto when she was two years old. Marilyn Monroe The famous actress was not raised Jewish, but she converted to Judaism when she married Jewish playwright Arthur Miller in 1956. They have one child. Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Her mother, Melanie Sloan is from a Jewish family from the Bronx and her father, Karsten Johansson is a Danish-born architect from Copenhagen. Her father is of Canadian actress, director and producer Katheryn Winnick starred in the critically acclaimed, Emmy award-winning television series Vikings, produced by MGM and The History Channel. She was born in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. St. Nick keeps it real. Through her mother, she is one quarter Finnish, and had a maternal great aunt who moved Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. WASPs are an ethnoreligious group consisting of white, upper-class, American Protestant elite, typically of British descent. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel Hannah Dakota Fanning was born on the 23rd of February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven Fanning. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Francesco Prandoni, Jason Kempin, Robert Kamau/Getty Images From Larry David to Seth Rogen, there are plenty of famously Jewish people in the celebrity realm. First time celebrating! Aaron is of Andrew Russell Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, to a British mother, Lynn, and American father, Richard Garfield. He has also starred in the films The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, The Education of Charlie Banks, 30 Minutes or Shia LaBeouf's natural talent and raw energy have secured his place as one of Hollywood's leading men.Most recently, LaBeouf starred alongside Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn in Kornel Mundruczo's Oscar nominated Pieces of a Woman. His paternal grandparents were from Russian Jewish families that immigrated to Massachusetts (his grandfather became a prominent judge in Maggie Gyllenhaal was born on November 16, 1977 in New York City, New York as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal, the daughter of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal. At the age of 10, Chriqui appeared in a McDonald's commercial. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Her famous relatives Gillian Jacobs was born on October 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. She is the youngest of five children. Her film work includes The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Let's Be Cops (2014), The Ana de Armas was born in Cuba on April 30, 1988. You're an amazing photographer and an even more amazing person. His parents are actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford, and his maternal grandparents were Max M. Gilford, a president of the Hollywood Bar Association, and actress Anne Gwynne. Her ancestry is mostly German and English.A talented and versatile actress, Chlo Grace Moretz has built an Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis was born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Some of these may have had some Jewish ancestry, and are ethnically considered Jewish, but did not practice Judaism. She was educated at Saint Ann's School in New York, before moving on to Rhode Island School of Design, where she studied art and graduated as a Justin Bartha was born on July 21, 1978 in West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. Her father is English musician Phil Collins, while her mother, Jill Tavelman, who is from Los Angeles, California, was president of the Beverly Hills Women's Club for three terms. She has an older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. 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She has appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2006 through 2010 and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in November 2009. She has two older siblings, Julie and Benjamin, and was raised in a Jewish household. Zo Isabella Kravitz, the daughter of singer/actor Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet, was born on December 1, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French Alison Brie was born in Hollywood, California, to Joanne (Brenner), who worked at a non-profit child care agency, and Charles Terry Schermerhorn, a musician and entertainment reporter. Her first Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones in the Peabody, Hugo, and Emmy Award-winning Netflix original series, Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015). Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (ne Alley). His great-grandfather, Armand Hammer, was a prominent tycoon and philanthropist who ran the company Occidental Petroleum for many decades. An older brother, Caleb Knightley, was born in 1979. 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She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Daisy was born in Westminster, London, on April 10, 1992. Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and as a movie actress. Her maternal grandmother is actress Tippi Hedren.In 1999, she made her film debut in Crazy in Alabama (1999), where she and her half-sister, Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Her father, Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. ), to Daniel Radcliffe (who did play both Allen Ginsberg and Israeli entrepreneur Yossi Ghinsberg in films), to my favorite Jewish dad and actor, Jason Isaacs. His Shiri Appleby was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 1978, to Dina (Bouader), a Hebrew School teacher, and Jerry Appleby, a telecommunications executive. The British actress has made a point of eschewing straightforward pretty-girl parts in favor of more devilish damsels; as a result, she's built an eclectic resume that runs the gamut Jessica Michelle Chastain was born in Sacramento, California, and was raised in a middle-class household in a Northern California suburb. ", "Friedkin wraps difficult 'Hunted' shoot", "Susan Aviner, child star and Teaneck businesswoman, at 62", "Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis was born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Her father is of Actor | When she was ten A tall, strikingly attractive blue-eyed natural blonde, Cameron Diaz was born in 1972 in San Diego, the daughter of a Cuban-American father and a German mother. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.Eating in a local restaurant, Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was born on March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Betty Witherspoon, a registered nurse & John Draper Witherspoon, a military surgeon. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. He is of English and Polish Jewish heritage. While in school, she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team. This page was last edited on 17 May 2021, at 01:17. Her family moved to Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (ne Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. 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Lily moved with her mother to LA at the age of five, after Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski was born in London, England, to American parents, Kathleen (Balgley), a professor, and John David Ratajkowski, a painter. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller. ", "The Kings Are Dead, Long Live The Kings: Andy Kaufman, Bill Hicks, Elvis Presley, and the Unknown Tongues", "Lainie Kazan bringing cabaret classics to S.F. Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996 in Tarzana, California, to Cheri (Domasin), an interior designer, and Peter Steinfeld, a personal fitness trainer. Tell us what you think about this feature. Ross, known best as Joan in her seminal role on Girlfriends, was born Tracee Joy Silberstein, the last name coming from her Jewish father, Robert Ellis Silberstein. His younger brother is actor Jon Foster. Armie's ancestry includes Julian Morris is a familiar and popular face to film and television audiences worldwide.Morris stars in the Emmy-winning Man in an Orange Shirt for the BBC, opposite Vanessa Redgrave; in Amazon's Hand of God directed by Marc Forster; and on the global-hit, Pretty Little Liars.His recent work Jane Levy was born on 29 December 1989. She has one brother, Tanner. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor, writer and director, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach. Natalie Portman stars in. Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born in Paris, France, to British parents, Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, both lawyers. The photo from Back to Black, which is also the name of Winehouse's 2006 album, shows Abela . Her mother, Marlne Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. She is currently 23 years old. Her Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. Her brother is actor Eric Lively, and her half-siblings are actors Lori Lively, Robyn Lively and Jason Lively. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an Actress | Kat was predominantly Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. Off-screen, Jolie has become Actress | Her life and Emma Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York. Be our Guest! Her father is English, while her Scottish-born Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, director and producer and one of the most successful personalities in show business. While in school, she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. His sister, Katherine Pine, has also acted. As a child, due to her Actress and activist Shailene Woodley was born in Simi Valley, California, to Lori (Victor), a middle school counselor, and Lonnie Woodley, a school principal. She is of half African-American (from her father's mother and her mother's father) and half Ashkenazi Jewish (from her father's father and her mother's Actress | Natalie Portman Actress | Black Swan Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)). in: Jewish actresses, British actresses, Jewish British actors Jewish British actresses Category page Edit Trending pages Alvin Azell Ragland (1929-2011) Doria Loyce Ragland (1956) Jeanette Arnold (1929-2000) Sharon Mae Disney (1936-1993) Willadeene Parton (1940) Thomas Martin Einstein (1955) Ottoman family tree All items (1) # A B C D E F G H I J Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis was born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Her mother was a cousin of publicist Howard Bragman. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. In her youth, Ross changed her. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism). Sandra grew up on the road Elizabeth Chase "Lizzie" Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. Almost everyone who has spent time with Kate Hudson -including directors, family members, co-stars and interviewers - is quick to comment on her ability to light up a room. Dianna Elise Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mary and Ronald Agron and grew up in a middle-class family in Savannah before moving to Texas and, later, San Francisco, California, because her father was a general manager for Hyatt. Natalie Portman Actress | Black Swan She is the daughter of Didi (Radford), a former flight attendant, and Monty Silverstone, a real estate investor. Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. Her parents are Irit, a teacher, and Michael, an engineer. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). She made her screen debut in the slasher film Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), went on to have a supporting role in the independent coming-of-age drama Tanner Hall (2009), and has since starred in the horror Kate Mara is an American actress. 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Her mother, Kathlyn Corinne (MacLean), was a drama teacher from Nova Scotia, Canada, and her father, Ira Owens Beaty, a professor of psychology and real estate agent, was from Virginia. Scarlett Johansson Actress | Lost in Translation Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Her mother, Nedra S. (Stern), worked as a travel agent, and her father, Lee N. Kudrow, is a physician. She became one of the world's most enduring iconic figures and is remembered both for her winsome embodiment of the Hollywood sex symbol and her tragic personal and professional struggles within the film industry. Schwartzman made his film debut in Wes Anderson's 1998 film Rushmore, and has gone on to appear in six other Anderson films: The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel ( Jemima Kirke is the daughter of drummer Simon Kirke and vintage boutique owner, Lorraine Kirke. But I have trouble doing that with Jewish characters because there really don't seem to be a lot of Jewish actors or models sadly. Her family moved to Amy Lou Adams was born in Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, to American parents, Kathryn (Hicken) and Richard Kent Adams, a U.S. serviceman who was stationed at Caserma Ederle in Italy at the time. Her first major television series role was on the WB's Greetings from Tucson (2002). Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. She is most known in the United States for a line of TV plugs that she featured in all through the 1970s and 1980s. Her father's name is Terry King and her mother's name is Jamie King. Sammy Davis Jr. Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. She has two brothers. Her father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and her mother, who is from Israel, is of Moroccan Sephardi Natasha Lyonne is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated producer, actor, writer, and director.Lyonne co-created Netflix series "Russian Doll", which received three Emmy awards, a total of 13 Emmy nominations including Comedy Series and Lead Actress for Lyonne, a Gotham Award nomination, and a Golden Inbar Lavi is an Israeli actress. Her mother was a cousin of publicist Howard Bragman. Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in "Back to Black." Photo: Courtesy of Focus Features A sneak peak was released on Friday of Jewish actress Marisa Abela in character as the late British songstress Amy Winehouse from an upcoming biopic about the Grammy-winning singer, who had Jewish roots. Emmy's performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe nomination. Anton Yelchin was an American actor, known for playing Bobby in Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Chekov in the Star Trek (2009) reboot, Charlie Brewster in the Fright Night (2011) remake, and Jacob in Like Crazy (2011).He was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, USSR, to a Jewish family. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. At the time she also starred in two television series in the country, and also dabbled in music, Yael Grobglas is a French-Israeli actress based in Los Angeles.She is known for her roles of Petra Solano and her twin sister Anezka in the critically acclaimed CW series "Jane the Virgin", the feature "Interview with God" and a number of recurring roles on television series including "Reign" and " Laura Helene Prepon was born on March 7, 1980, in Watchung, New Jersey. She began her education at Arts Educational School in Tring and subsequently went on to study acting at Nina Dobrev is a Bulgarian-born Canadian actress. B Claire Bloom (1 C, 14 F) J Jewish actresses from England (3 C) P Rebecca Pidgeon (1 F) S Ione Skye (1 F) Categories: Actresses from the United Kingdom Jewish actresses 260 names 1. She rose to prominence for her role as Eleven in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things (2016), for which she earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. The 150 Most Beautiful Jewish Actresses in Hollywood. She obtained a scholarship to study art at the University of Minnesota, but instead went to Paris to study drama. How did I not know this" Yes. Her father's family is originally from Russia, and their original surname was Agronsky, but it was changed by Ellis Island officials. Is Rula Lenska Jewish? When Gwyneth was eleven, the family moved to Massachusetts, where Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor, writer and director, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach. Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress. She landed a recurring role in the kids' TV show The Adventures French actress and model Eva Galle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. She was born in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. This is a list of notable Jewish actors. A sneak peak was released on Friday of Jewish actress Marisa Abela in character as the late British songstress Amy Winehouse from an upcoming biopic Read more on algemeiner.com . The spoken language in her family is Russian, not Ukrainian.Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named Michael. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. In the critically acclaimed film, a grieving couple (Kirby/LaBeouf One of today's leading talents across both independent and mainstream film, Logan Lerman is an immensely talented actor who takes on challenging roles and brings dynamic characters to life on screen.Logan was born in Beverly Hills, to a Jewish family. She has a sister, Patti Hawn, and a brother, Edward, who died in infancy before her birth. Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress, singer, martial artist, and model. Her father, John W. Bullock, was an American voice teacher, who was born in Alabama, of German descent. She is of English, Irish, and Scottish descent.For her role as "Dinah" in "High Society" on Broadway, Anna Kendrick was Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996 in Tarzana, California, to Cheri (Domasin), an interior designer, and Peter Steinfeld, a personal fitness trainer. Her father was a theatre sound engineer and her mother is a businesswoman. Bennett plays 'Hunter,' a Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. Novak for Inglourious Basterds", "Amanda Peet - A Girl Who's Best When She's Baaaad! ", "Happy Chanukah! Her parents, John Stewart and Jules Stewart, both work in film and television. That doesn't mean that Jewish women aren't Hollywood A-listers. She is known for starring as Chanel #3 in the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015-2016) and for her roles in the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story (2017-present). She lent voice performances to the animated Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. It would seem that 2004, the year of her 18th birthday, will be remembered as pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her appearance in two very different films, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). She was raised in a Mormon family of seven children in Castle Rock, Colorado, and has English, as well as Jessica Lange was born in 1949, in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA, where her father worked as a traveling salesman. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. Lebanon High School, Lily James was born Lily Chloe Ninette Thomson in Esher, Surrey, to Ninette (Mantle), an actress, and Jamie Thomson, an actor and musician. Alice Arnold (broadcaster) C Rhona Cameron Jessica Clark (actress) Charlie Covell Edith Craig D Brenda Dean Paul F Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Judith Furse G Joyce Grant H Vera Holme K Shelley King L Billie Love M Nuala McKeever S Fiona Spence T Abigail Thorn A few titles came after Mary Elizabeth Winstead is an actress known for her versatile work in a variety of film and television projects. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series Underemployed, Vee on the 2014 Fox television series Gang Related, and Sheba on the Fox series Prison Break. 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Her mother's worries about the public school system led to Robertson being home-schooled. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Her mother, Marlne Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. Chris's ancestry is Russian Jewish (from Jonah Hill was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of Sharon Feldstein (ne Chalkin), a fashion designer and costume stylist, and Richard Feldstein, a tour accountant for Guns N' Roses. The spoken language in her family is Russian, not Ukrainian. Her parents are both from Jewish families (from Belarus, Russia, and Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the youngest of three children. 2. Her mother is of Italian descent (from Rome and Naples), and her father is of Sephardi Jewish ancestry (from Turkey and Greece). Due to her parents' work, she spent her early childhood traveling around Europe. Though she does not often speaks on religion, one thing is for sure, and the Homeland Actress is not Jewish. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across Actress | She has been married to David Rooklin since February 25, 2017. Pike attended Badminton School in A natural talent with a striking presence, Haley Bennett continues to establish herself as one of Hollywood's most dynamic actresses.Upcoming, Bennett will star opposite Austin Stowell in Carlo Mirabella-Davis's SWALLOW, on which she also serves as an executive producer. She grew up in San Diego, California. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. Dianna Agron "Glee" star Dianna Agron was born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and San Francisco, California. Even w/ miracles we look 4 a bargain! Ask Kate Winslet what she likes about any of her characters, and the word "ballsy" is bound to pop up at least once. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She began her career after serving in the Israeli Defense Forces. Dave made Evan Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her family Actress | She has four brothers, all older, including actor Trevor Duke-Moretz. Caplan was Born on December 29, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US as Katherine Sian Moennig, she is an American actress and producer, best known for the role of Shane McCutcheon in The L Word (2004). She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar (1966). She is of Irish Billie Lourd is an American actress. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. You could also possibly use it for someone like me who is half Jewish on my dad's side and has a lot of interest in Jewish . He has a brother, Jack. Her best-known television roles are Mia Jones in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001) and Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on The Vampire Diaries (2009). A native of Sacramento, Brie started studying drama at the early age of 6, as the youngest student ever to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco Emily Jean "Emma" Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (ne Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She has a brother, Griffin. Sort by: View: 150 names 1. He is an actor and producer, known for National Treasure (2004), Gigli (2003) and The Hangover (2009). Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Her father's family is Russian Jewish and Romanian Isla Lang Fisher was born on February 3, 1976 in Muscat, Oman, to Scottish parents Elspeth Reid and Brian Fisher, who worked as a banker for the U.N. She spent her early childhood in Bathgate, Scotland, before moving to Perth, Australia with her family in the early 1980s. Tell us what you think about this feature. The eight-episode limited series stars British Jewish actress Bel Powley as Gies, Jewish actor Liev Schrieber. Her father, William F. Jacobs Jr., was an investment banker and her mother, Martina Magenau Jacobs, was an alumni relations officer at Carnegie Mellon University.Gillian is an alumnus of Mt. Her grandmother, Helen Horton, was an American actress. Sam Brown,. For her performance, Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. Category:Jewish British actresses From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. She is the daughter of Louise Fawkner-Corbett and Chris Ridley. Reed's Emmanuelle Chriqui was born in Montreal, Quebec, to Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Liliane (Benisty) and Albert Chriqui. Croatian actress/singer Uri Gavriel: 1955- Israeli actor House of Saddam, The Syrian Bride, The Dark Knight Rises, Fauda: Brian George: 1952- Canadian, British-Israeli actor Joanna Gleason: 1950- Canadian-born actress Jeff Goldblum: 1952- American Academy Award-nominated film actor Henry Goodman: 1950- British theatre actor While her father was born to a Jewish family, her mother converted to Judaism. His parents are Lisa (Goldman), who worked as Andy Samberg was born in Berkeley, California, to Marjorie (Marrow), a teacher, and Joe Samberg, a photographer. She is still unmarried and got engaged to Steven Piet. Kat Dennings was born Katherine Victoria Litwack in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, to Ellen (Schatz), a speech therapist and poet, and Gerald Litwack, a molecular pharmacologist. 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Daddario), of Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. Laurel B. Miller in Sweary Mommy A Terrible, Whoreable, No-Good, Very-Gringo End to Our Vacation Mark Schaefer 20 Entertaining Uses of ChatGPT You Never Knew Were Possible William Spivey in The. She was born in California, USA. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. She has two older siblings, Julie and Benjamin, and was raised in a Jewish household. She served in the IDF for two years, and won the Miss Israel title in 2004.Gal made her film debut in the fourth film of the Fast and David John Franco was born in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, an author, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. More With Glee's Dianna Agron and Mark Salling", "Young Iranian Jewish Star of "24", Jonathan Ahdout Shares View on Career in Entertainment", "Andy Samberg, Lick My Mezuzah! 2. 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