Her family moved to Toronto when she was two years old. She has two older brothers--Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also acted. She has a younger brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Jane Gordon and Dennis Levitt. 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. 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. Some of these may have had some Jewish ancestry, and are ethnically considered Jewish, but did not practice Judaism. While her father was born to a Jewish family, her mother converted to Judaism. + Jewish British actresses (1 C, 12 P) Jewish British male actors (1 C, 24 P) E Jewish English actors (2 C) Jewish British actresses (4 C) Jewish American actresses (124 C) G. Berta Gersten (2 F) S. Yael Shelbia (3 F) Media in category "Jewish actresses" The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. 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)). St. Nick keeps it real. Rula Lenska's nationality is Jewish, as it has been referenced that her mom was Jewish. 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 began her career after serving in the Israeli Defense Forces. 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 mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was a Dutch noblewoman, while her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born in zice, Bohemia, to English and Austrian parents.After her parents' divorce, Zoey Deutch was born in Los Angeles, California. 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. 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). Claire is also a theater actress who, in 2000, appeared in an Off-Broadway production of The Vagina Monologues. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Patricia Paige Heard (ne Parsons), an internet researcher, and David C. Heard (David Clinton Heard), a contractor. Her English-born father is from a Jewish family, while her Scottish-born Emmy Award-winning Sarah Michelle Gellar was born on April 14, 1977 in New York City, the daughter of Rosellen (Greenfield), who taught at a nursery school, and Arthur Gellar, who worked in the garment industry. She grew up in San Diego, California. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. Answer (1 of 5): Dunno. She has two older brothers--Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also acted. Spencer joins James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Brittany Leanna Robertson was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Beverly (Hayes) and Ryan Robertson, a restaurateur. She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller. 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. His parents made no real. She has appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2006 through 2010 and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in November 2009. Jane Asher (born 5 April 1946) is an English actress, author and entrepreneur, who achieved early fame as a child actress, and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career. 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 French actress and model Eva Galle Green was born on July 6, 1980, in Paris, France. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Her father is Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. Novak for Inglourious Basterds", "Amanda Peet - A Girl Who's Best When She's Baaaad! 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). Her mother's worries about the public school system led to Robertson being home-schooled. Jane attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. 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Her mother was a cousin of publicist Howard Bragman. 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. First Look Unveiled of Jewish Actress as British Singer Amy Winehouse in New Biopic. She is the daughter of Annick, a ballet teacher, and Pierre, a voice actor, who is most recognized for the French version of The Simpsons (1989). She was born on 30th July 1999 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Possibly most known for her role as Ramona Flowers in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), she has also starred in critically acclaimed independent films such as Smashed (2012), for which Anna Kendrick was born in Portland, Maine, to Janice (Cooke), an accountant, and William Kendrick, a teacher. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the improvise and comedy scene. She is an actress and producer, known for Broad City (2014), Rough Night (2017) and Broad City (2010). His great-grandfather, Armand Hammer, was a prominent tycoon and philanthropist who ran the company Occidental Petroleum for many decades. 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Her father was of mostly English and German ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish family (from Germany, Russia, and Hungary). She worked on her Felicity Rose Hadley Jones is an English actress and producer. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. 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 Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across Actress | Her parents are Irit, a teacher, and Michael, an engineer. 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 is the daughter of actor Will Knightley and actress turned playwright Sharman Macdonald. She moved to New York, working as a model, until producer Dino De Laurentiis Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, to Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships. Her family Actress | The family includes three boys, Kristen's Brie Larson has built an impressive career as an acclaimed television actress, rising feature film star and emerging recording artist. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. 2. Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. She was raised on a farm outside the city. You're an amazing photographer and an even more amazing person. His younger brother is actor Jon Foster. 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. British actress and comedienne Maureen Lipman describes herself as Jew-*sh*, but she means she's a Jew who isn't observant or very culturally active. He graduated from Pablo Tell Schreiber was born in Ymir, British Columbia, Canada, to Lorraine Reaveley, a Canadian psychotherapist, and Tell Schreiber, an American actor. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor, writer and director, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach. From a young age, Isla Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (ne Cisson), a real estate manager & Franklin Thomas Fox, a parole officer. Douglas Fairbanks). This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total. 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. 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Self described as "adventurous, independent and a tough kid," Cameron left home at 16 and for the next 5 years lived in such varied Jessica Marie Alba was born on April 28, 1981, in Pomona, CA, to Catherine (Jensen) and Mark David Alba, who served in the US Air Force. 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 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. Though most famous for her role as Isabella "Bella" Swan in The Twilight (2008) Saga, Kristen Stewart has been a working actor since her early years in Los Angeles, California. Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996 in Tarzana, California, to Cheri (Domasin), an interior designer, and Peter Steinfeld, a personal fitness trainer. Lea was Actress and screenwriter Nicole Houston Reed was born in Los Angeles, California. Her uncle is Jake Steinfeld, a fitness trainer, and her great-uncle is actor Larry Domasin. 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. Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. American/European Musical Theatre actor best known for being the first Jewish Phantom in Phantom of the Opera on the West End and the very first actor to play The Beast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast in Europe. 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 traveled a lot, and also Jenny Sarah Slate is an American actress, comedian, and author. IN, OUT", "This year's NFL short list; Jewish Nobel winners", "Q & A Hollywood Times Three Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher discuss Hollywood families, not-so-fictional novelsand baby Billie's there to chaperone", "Hollywood Now: New Roles for JLaw, Ben Stiller and More", "Eddie Fisher: Singer and actor whose career was overshadowed by his marriages and divorces", "Camryn Manheim Talks Comedy and Religion with, "wait, you're Jewish? Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Jane attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. Jewish actresses like Barbra Streisand, Gal Gadot, Natalie Portman, Alicia Silverstone and Rachel Weisz have certainly had tremendous (and Academy Award-winning) opportunities. 1. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. 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. Brighton-born Marisa, 26, whose mother is Jewish and father of Libyan and Maltese Arab ancestry, has become one to watch since graduating from Rada in 2019 and this will be her first lead role in. Her first Krysten Ritter stars as Jessica Jones in the Peabody, Hugo, and Emmy Award-winning Netflix original series, Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015). 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. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. 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. 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. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. ), 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. He is of English and Polish Jewish heritage. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. She has been married to David Rooklin since February 25, 2017. She is of Irish Billie Lourd is an American actress. She is of British Isles, German, Polish, and Jewish ancestry. Even though it was. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. WASPs are an ethnoreligious group consisting of white, upper-class, American Protestant elite, typically of British descent. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. 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. During that time, she also appeared in Community Theater Actor | Natalie Portman Actress | Black Swan All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Her Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Tell us what you think about this feature. She is the daughter of Anne Marie (Wallace), who worked in a bank, and Mark Phineas Mitchell, a factory worker. The eight-episode limited series stars British Jewish actress Bel Powley as Gies, Jewish actor Liev Schrieber. That candle was only suppose 2 last for 1 night, we got 8 out of it! Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 Actress, writer and producer on both the big and small screen, Abigail Spencer is quickly making a name for herself in Hollywood.Spencer was seen in Sam Raimi's, Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), a prequel take on The Wizard of Oz (1939) tale. 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. 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. She was born in California, USA. Zo Isabella Kravitz, the daughter of singer/actor Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet, was born on December 1, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. 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. 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. She starred in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013) as Zoe Barnes and appeared in the Fox TV series 24 (2001) as computer analyst Shari Rothenberg. She has a brother, Griffin. Her family moved to . Lights, Latkes and Kosher Hot Dogs! Through some combination of a winning smile, solid work ethic, and good old-fashioned talent, the young actress has gone from Evan Rachel Wood was born September 7, 1987, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. A Jewish American actresses (601 P) Jewish Argentine actresses (25 P) Jewish Australian actresses (9 P) Jewish Austrian actresses (6 P) B Jewish British actresses (1 C, 12 P) C Jewish Canadian actresses (55 P) Jewish Croatian actresses (3 P) F 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. Williams was born and raised in New Canaan, Connecticut and is the daughter of former NBC Nightly News anchor Actress | Eva's mother was born in Algeria, of French As the highest-paid actress in the world in 2015 and 2016, and with her films grossing over $5.5 billion worldwide, Jennifer Lawrence is often cited as the most successful actress of her generation. In her youth, Ross changed her. 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. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. First time celebrating! His parents, both originally from Michigan, are both from Jewish families (from Russia and Poland). Her parents both came to England around 1938. Her Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. 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. 1. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. Her grandmother, Helen Horton, was an American actress. Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, the son of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He has been married to Lia Smith since January 4, 2014. Andrew was raised in a middle class family, Curly haired and with a fast-talking voice, Jesse Eisenberg is a movie actor, known for his Academy Award nominated role as Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 film The Social Network. Kat was predominantly Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in Gothenburg, Vstra Gtalands ln, Sweden, to Maria Fahl, an actress of stage and screen, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist. Category:Jewish British actors Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. 2. Adam Sandler Actor | The Waterboy Due to her parents' work, she spent her early childhood traveling around Europe. 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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. Allison Howell Williams, born April 13, 1988, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In addition to her lead role on Vikings, an episode directed by Winnick debuted in 2020. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. 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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 is known for her roles in the films Silent House (2011), Liberal Arts (2012), Godzilla (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and Captain America: Civil War (2016). . Her mother, Sarie Kessler, is a physiotherapist, and her father, is Doug Robbie. He has two older brothers, actors James Franco and Tom Franco. Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. 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). 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. 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. 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Eileen Atkins Actress | Gosford Park 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). 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. 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Not just this, when she was a . Otto shared Anne's diary with the world and it has become a global bestseller. 260 names 1. But I always like to mentally cast actors as my characters. How did I not know this" Yes. ", "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. Sara Paxton was born in Woodland Hills, California. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Her father is of Mexican descent (including Spanish and Indigenous Mexican roots), and her mother has Danish, Welsh, English, and French ancestry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2. Laura is the youngest of five children--she has a brother named Brad and three sisters: Danielle, Jocelyn, and Jason Francesco Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. 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