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Jewish actresses like Barbra Streisand, Gal Gadot, Natalie Portman, Alicia Silverstone and Rachel Weisz have certainly had tremendous (and Academy Award-winning) opportunities. Brie grew up in 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. His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. He is an actor and producer, known for National Treasure (2004), Gigli (2003) and The Hangover (2009). 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. Her mother, Marlne Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. She has two older siblings, Julie and Benjamin, and was raised in a Jewish household. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. 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. From the age of six, Emma knew that she wanted to be an actress and, for a number of years, Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress and fashion model. She was born in Austin, Texas, and is the daughter of actors Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. The comedian, actor,. Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. Her parents are both from prominent upper-class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel-Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress, dancer and producer. Her family then relocated to New York City Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. 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 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. Category:Jewish British actors Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. She was a baby when her parents separated, and she grew up living with her mother, Kelly Cunningham. Lavi starred in the 2017-2018 Bravo television series Imposters, and played Eve in the final three Alona Tal, an Israeli-American singer and actress, was born in Herzliya, Israel. 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. When Woodley was four years old she began Actress and activist Olivia Wilde is a modern day renaissance woman, starring in many acclaimed film productions, while simultaneously giving back to the community.She was born on March 10, 1984 in New York City. Her grandmother, Helen Horton, was an American actress. Though she does not often speaks on religion, one thing is for sure, and the Homeland Actress is not Jewish. 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 four brothers, all older, including actor Trevor Duke-Moretz. She has appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2006 through 2010 and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in November 2009. 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 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. She was born in California, USA. She is currently 23 years old. She discovered dance at the age of nine and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Her father, John W. Bullock, was an American voice teacher, who was born in Alabama, of German descent. Pablo, who is named after Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, was raised in Ymir, and moved to Seattle, Actress Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Barbara (Bragman), a political aide, and Richard Caplan, a lawyer. Her father was working on a theatre production of "Show Boat" and her mother took her along to the performance. 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 is African-American and her mother is 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. I respect that", "Interview: B.J. That doesn't mean that Jewish women aren't Hollywood A-listers. Her parents both came to England around 1938. She graduated from Lea Michele Sarfati was born in the Bronx, New York to Edith Thomasina (Porcelli), a nurse, and Mark David Sarfati, a delicatessen owner-turned-real estate agent. She began acting at the Blake Ellender Lively was born Blake Ellender Brown on August 25, 1987 in Los Angeles, California to Elaine Lively & Ernie Lively. Her family moved to . Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. The 150 Most Beautiful Jewish Actresses in Hollywood. She is the daughter of Penny (Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a lawyer, and has an older sister. But more. 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. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. Jane attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. 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. Daisy was born in Westminster, London, on April 10, 1992. 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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. She is also the first person born in the 1990s to have won an acting Oscar.Jennifer Shrader Lawrence Robin Gayle Wright was born in Dallas, Texas, to Gayle (Gaston), a national director at Mary Kay, and Freddie Wright, a pharmaceutical executive. She also appears as Lieutenant Connix in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015 Ginnifer Goodwin was born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin on May 22, 1978, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Linda (Kantor), who worked at FedEx, and Tim Goodwin, who had a recording studio. 2. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. Laurel B. 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His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. 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. Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress. During that time, she also appeared in Community Theater Actor | Her mother is of Italian descent (from Rome and Naples), and her father is of Sephardi Jewish ancestry (from Turkey and Greece). 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. Her parents are Leslie Cockburn (ne Leslie Corkill Redlich) and Andrew Cockburn. 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. 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 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. They have one child. 3 Joey King 23 Years. 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 Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer and producer. 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. 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. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an Actress | Some of these may have had some Jewish ancestry, and are ethnically considered Jewish, but did not practice Judaism. 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. She is still unmarried and got engaged to Steven Piet. 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 played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 14. 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Helen Mirren | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica Home Entertainment & Pop Culture Actors Helen Mirren British actress Alternate titles: Ilynea Lydia Mironoff By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Dec 19, 2022 Article History Table of Contents Helen Mirren See all media Born: July 26, 1945 (age 77) London England She was raised on a farm outside the city. 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. Even though it was. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. She is the daughter of Marjorie (Coll) and Michael Prepon. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011) (2011-2019), which brought her international recognition and critical praise. At the age of 10, Chriqui appeared in a McDonald's commercial. 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. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, Mlanie Laurent was born in Paris, France. Her uncle is Jake Steinfeld, a fitness trainer, and her great-uncle is actor Larry Domasin. 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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. Kat was predominantly Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles. Steven Berkoff (born 1937), actor, writer, and director [15] Ivan Berlyn (1867 - 11 December 1934); English actor of stage and silent film whose career spanned four decades. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across Actress | Celebrities You Didn't Know Are Jewish Home Celebrity 15 celebrities you might not know are Jewish Max Kalnitz Updated Mar 28, 2021, 4:22 AM Jack Black, Harrison Ford, and Zoe Kravitz. Unidentified actresses from the United Kingdom (16 F) A Louise Adams (1 F) Nikki Amuka-Bird (13 F) Nelly Arno (2 F) Sheila Atim (3 F) B Alice Mary Barth (3 F) Bertha Belmore (1 F) Stephanie Blacker (4 F) Bella Burge (1 F) C Phoebe Carlo (4 F) Charlotte Atkinson (2 F) Fanny Cooper (3 F) Marie Lloyd Jr. (2 F) Examples include Rachel Weisz (who did star in the very Jewish Disobedience ), Sophie Okonedo (my queen! She was educated at Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California.Emma is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, and the niece of Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her father was from a Jewish family, while her mother is of mostly German descent. Her mother, Kimberly Schmid, lived in Vietnam, and is of Chinese ancestry, while her father, Winston Barrett Munn, is from a family with deep roots in the American South. Peet's Hardly the dumb blonde of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Lisa was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963. He has a brother, Jack. Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. Scarlett Johannson is Marvel's biggest female avenger. Be our Guest! Not just this, when she was a . Her father is of Mexican descent (including Spanish and Indigenous Mexican roots), and her mother has Danish, Welsh, English, and French ancestry. Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. Tell us what you think about this feature. 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. 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. (e.g. Reese spent the first 4 years of her life in Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany, where her father served as a lieutenant colonel in the Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. 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 . She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller. Her uncle is Jake Steinfeld, a fitness trainer, and her great-uncle is actor Larry Domasin. B Gina Bellman D Selina Dolaro F Rosemary Frankau L Olga Lindo N Hannah Norsa P Alexis Peterman Ruth Posner R Mandy Rice-Davies S Carole Shelley Jennie Stoller Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. The eight-episode limited series stars British Jewish actress Bel Powley as Gies, Jewish actor Liev Schrieber. 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