But I always like to mentally cast actors as my characters. Her father is Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. Her mother, Jerri Chastain, is a vegan chef whose family is originally from Kansas, and her stepfather is a fireman. . Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. She has an older brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, who has also acted. Her father's family is originally from Russia, and their original surname was Agronsky, but it was changed by Ellis Island officials. While her father was born to a Jewish family, her mother converted to Judaism. 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. She is the daughter of Marjorie (Coll) and Michael Prepon. Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. She appeared in Brokeback Mountain (2005), We Are Marshall (2006), Shooter (2007), Transsiberian (2008), Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is an English actress and model. She is best known for her breakthrough role as "Rey" in the 2015 film, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). She has one brother, Tanner. He began acting in his teens, appearing in the TV drama 'Happy Town' but, in his own words wanted to give acting "a proper shot" and moved to London in 2010 to study drama at the Guildhall School of Adam Jared Brody was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Valerie Jill (Siefman), a graphic artist, and Mark Alan Brody, a lawyer. 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. 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 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. Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. ", "Happy Chanukah! 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 has been married to David Rooklin since February 25, 2017. The 150 Most Beautiful Jewish Actresses in Hollywood. 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. Marilyn Monroe The famous actress was not raised Jewish, but she converted to Judaism when she married Jewish playwright Arthur Miller in 1956. 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Her Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. His paternal half-brother is actor Liev Schreiber. Her British actress Emilia Clarke was born in London and grew up in Oxfordshire, England. While in school, she was on the hip hop dancing team and was captain of the soccer team. She has two older siblings, Julie and Benjamin, and was raised in a Jewish household. Working across a variety of genres in film, television and music, she is one of most accomplished and versatile young talents working today.Graham was recently seen in the 70s period crime thriller "The Poison Rose" opposite Morgan Freeman and Armand Douglas Hammer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Dru Ann (Mobley) and Michael Armand Hammer, a businessman. Her father, Ira David Wood III, is a theatre actor, writer and director, and her mother, Sara Wood, is an actress and acting coach. 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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 First Look Unveiled of Jewish Actress as British Singer Amy Winehouse in New Biopic. 260 names 1. Lights, Latkes and Kosher Hot Dogs! 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. 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. 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 Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. 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. 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. Jones started her professional acting career as a child, appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers (1996). 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. She is still unmarried and got engaged to Steven Piet. Actress and philanthropist Rooney Mara was born on April 17, 1985 in Bedford, New York. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Lily Jane Collins was born in Guildford, Surrey, England. She traveled a lot, and also Jenny Sarah Slate is an American actress, comedian, and author. Bessie Thomashefsky portrait from Klangen fun mayn lebn.jpg 856 1,376; 433 KB. Keira Christina Knightley was born March 26, 1985 in the South West Greater London suburb of Richmond. Examples include Rachel Weisz (who did star in the very Jewish Disobedience ), Sophie Okonedo (my queen! 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 an actress and producer, known for Broad City (2014), Rough Night (2017) and Broad City (2010). She has a sister, Patti Hawn, and a brother, Edward, who died in infancy before her birth. 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. She is currently 23 years old. 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. Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley is an English actress. Her brother, Warren Beatty, was born on Winona Ryder was born Winona Laura Horowitz in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and was named after a nearby town, Winona, Minnesota. 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. She moved to Oxfordshire when she was five, where she attended the Dragon School. Dianna and her brother Jason were raised Jewish and she Actress | Her parents both came to England around 1938. Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress, singer, martial artist, and model. She is the daughter of Penny (Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a lawyer, and has an older sister. She has an older sister, Kidada Jones, and five half-siblings by her father's other relationships. His father was of Austrian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent, and his mother was of Irish Catholic descent (she converted to Judaism). 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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. 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. 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. 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. 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. She went on to play Ethel Hallow for one series in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College. Aaron is of Andrew Russell Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, to a British mother, Lynn, and American father, Richard Garfield. 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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. 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). 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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 | 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. Her famous relatives Gillian Jacobs was born on October 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. She grew up in San Diego, California. First time celebrating! Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher, her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer, and she has an older brother named Michael. Natalie Portman Actress | Black Swan Eileen Atkins Actress | Gosford Park Her mother, Marlne Jobert, is an actress turned children's book writer. 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. #jew", "Jews in the News: Jackie Hoffman, Jennifer Grey and David Susskind", "Thought-provoking film opening in local theaters", " " ' " . After Actress | She is the daughter of Didi (Radford), a former flight attendant, and Monty Silverstone, a real estate investor. 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. Her performance, which earned her a prestigious Critics Choice nomination, a Saturn nomination, a Webby Award and a Glamour Best International TV Actress Award, Sophie Belinda Jonas (ne Turner; born February 21, 1996) is an English actress. Sara Paxton was born in Woodland Hills, California. Her father was a theatre sound engineer and her mother is a businesswoman. 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. Her brother is actor Matthew Daddario, her sister is actor Catharine Daddario, and her grandfather was congressman Emilio Daddario (Emilio Q. Daddario), of Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. 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This is when, at the age Gwyneth Kate Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of noted producer and director Bruce Paltrow and Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner. 1. Jane attended Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. Not just this, when she was a . She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Shirley MacLaine was born Shirley MacLean Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. With Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer, Samberg is one of three Los Angeles, California-based writer-performer-filmmakers--all childhood friends--dubbed The Lonely Island, whose short Ben Foster was born October 29, 1980 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Gillian Kirwan and Steven Foster, restaurant owners. Her ancestry includes Ashkenazi Jewish, German, British Isles, and one eighth Italian. 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. Bright and talented, Ginnifer carried her love for theater and acting through her high school years. 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. Otto shared Anne's diary with the world and it has become a global bestseller. 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. 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. She is best known for her role as "Marnie Michaels" on the HBO comedy-drama series, Girls (2012). + Jewish British actresses (1 C, 12 P) Jewish British male actors (1 C, 24 P) E Jewish English actors (2 C) 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. Her father, Walter Green, is a dentist who appeared in the 1966 film Au hasard Balthazar (1966). 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. Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and as a movie actress. She is the daughter of Cheryl Houston, a hairdresser and beautician, and Seth Reed, a set designer. 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. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (ne Alley). Answer: Check out producer Brian Grazer's career", "Jonah Hauer-King: In conversation with the actor", "Fred Hechinger and the Myth of the West", "Jews in the News: Tanya Roberts, Natasha Leggero and Tiffany Haddish | Tampa JCCs and Federation", "Madison Iseman; Age, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More", "I remember when I first learned that other kids thought Santa was real. Scarlett Johansson Actress | Lost in Translation Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across Actress | Her parents are Leslie Cockburn (ne Leslie Corkill Redlich) and Andrew Cockburn. Her mother's worries about the public school system led to Robertson being home-schooled. 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). His father was of Portuguese and Swedish descent, and his mother is Jewish. I'm truly grateful to be", "Jews in the Newz | Jews In The Newz | americanisraelite.com", "Extra Extra!
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