Name | Years | Nationality | Notable Roles | References |
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Austin Abrams | 1996– | American | The Walking Dead, Paper Towns, Euphoria, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | [1] |
Gideon Adlon | 1997– | American | Blockers, , The Mustang, , Sick | |
Asher Angel | 2002– | American | Andi Mack, Shazam! | [2] |
Iris Apatow | 2002– | American | This Is 40, Love | [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
Maude Apatow | 1997– | American | This Is 40, Other People, Assassination Nation, Euphoria | |
Baby Ariel | 2000– | American | Zombies | |
Chiara Aurelia | 2002– | American | Gerald's Game, , Cruel Summer | |
Odessa A'zion | 2000– | American | Grand Army, Hellraiser, Sitting in Bars with Cake, Until Dawn | [8] |
Ariela Barer | 1998– | American | One Day at a Time, Runaways, How to Blow Up a Pipeline | [9] |
Madison Beer | 1999– | American | Louder Than Words | [10] |
Sofia Black-D'Elia | 1991– | American | Skins, Single Drunk Female | [11] |
Asher Blinkoff | 2008– | American | Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3 | [12] [13] |
Jonah Bobo | 1997– | American | Zathura | [14] [15] |
Billie Boullet | 2005– | British-French | The Worst Witch, A Small Light | [16] |
Cameron Boyce | 1999–2019 | American | Jessie, Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants | [17] [18] |
Abigail Breslin | 1996– | American | Signs, Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland | [19] [20] |
Spencer Breslin | 1992– | American | | |
Ashley Brooke | 2005– | American | Troop Zero, A Small Light | [21] |
Max Burkholder | 1997– | American | Parenthood | [22] |
Carly Chaikin | 1990– | American | Suburgatory, Mr. Robot | |
Pauline Chalamet | 1992– | American | The King of Staten Island, The Sex Lives of College Girls | |
Timothée Chalamet | 1995– | American | Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird, Little Women, Dune | [23] |
Catherine Cohen | 1991– | American | Search Party, Three Busy Debras | [24] |
Emory Cohen | 1990– | American | The Place Beyond the Pines, Brooklyn, The OA | [25] |
David Corenswet | 1993– | American | The Politician | [26] |
Caylee Cowan | 1998– | American | Willy's Wonderland, Frank and Penelope | [27] |
Flora Cross | 1993– | American | Bee Season | [28] |
Spencer Daniels | 1992– | American | | [29] |
Pete Davidson | 1993– | American | Saturday Night Live | [30] |
Zoey Deutch | 1994– | American | Vampire Academy, Everybody Wants Some!!, Before I Fall, Not Okay | [31] |
Jason Drucker | 2005– | American | Bumblebee | [32] |
Ansel Elgort | 1994– | American | The Fault in Our Stars, Baby Driver | [33] |
Beanie Feldstein | 1993– | American | , Lady Bird, Booksmart | |
Noa Fisher | 2000– | American | Uncut Gems, Betty, Master | |
Brandon Flynn | 1993– | American | 13 Reasons Why | [34] |
Fabien Frankel | 1994– | British | House of the Dragon | [35] |
Isabelle Fuhrman | 1997– | American | Orphan, The Hunger Games, The Novice | [36] |
Aidan Gallagher | 2003– | American | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, The Umbrella Academy | |
Julia Garner | 1994– | American | Electrick Children, We Are What We Are, Grandma, Ozark | [37] |
Dylan Gelula | 1994– | American | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, First Girl I Loved, Support the Girls | [38] |
Kaia Gerber | 2001– | American | American Horror Stories, , Bottoms | [39] |
Esti Ginzburg | 1990– | Israeli | Twelve | [40] |
Ariella Glaser | 2005– | British | Radioactive, White Bird | [41] |
Molly Gordon | 1995– | American | Animal Kingdom, Booksmart, Good Boys, Shiva Baby, The Bear | |
Zachary Gordon | 1998– | American | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | [42] |
Alexander Gould | 1994– | American | Finding Nemo, Weeds | [43] |
Jack Dylan Grazer | 2003– | American | It, Shazam! | [44] |
Ariana Greenblatt | 2007– | American | , Love and Monsters, Barbie | [45] |
Shira Haas | 1995– | Israeli | Unorthodox, Princess, Foxtrot, Shtisel | |
Teo Halm | 1999– | American | Earth to Echo | [46] |
Jonah Hauer-King | 1995– | British | A Dog's Way Home | [47] |
Fred Hechinger | 1999– | American | News of the World, The Fear Street Trilogy | [48] [49] |
Madison Iseman | 1997– | American | Tales of Halloween, | [50] |
Carter Jenkins | 1991– | American | | [51] |
Rachel Keller | 1992– | American | Legion, Fargo, The Society | [52] |
Hunter King | 1993– | American | A Girl Like Her | |
Joey King | 1999– | American | The Conjuring, White House Down, Fargo | [53] |
Kira Kosarin | 1997– | American | The Thundermans | [54] |
Logan Lerman | 1992– | American | Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Hoot, The Perks of Being a Wallflower | [55] [56] |
Julia Lester | 2000– | American | | |
Chloe Levine | 1996– | American | The Transfiguration, The OA, Ask for Jane | |
Judah Lewis | 2001– | American | Demolition, The Babysitter, The Christmas Chronicles | [57] |
Jaren Lewison | 2000– | American | Never Have I Ever | |
Jonathan Lipnicki | 1990– | American | Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little, Like Mike | [58] |
Billie Lourd | 1992– | American | American Horror Story, Booksmart, | [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] |
Mikey Madison | 1999– | American | Better Things, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Scream, Anora, Lady in the Lake | [64] |
Milo Manheim | 2001– | American | Zombies | [65] [66] |
David Mazouz | 2001– | American | Gotham, Touch | [67] |
Blake Michael | 1996– | American | Lemonade Mouth, Dog with a Blog | |
Ezra Miller | 1992– | American | City Island, Beware the Gonzo, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Justice League | [68] |
Ian Nelson | 1995– | American | | [69] |
Wyatt Oleff | 2003– | American | It, Guardians of the Galaxy | |
Yasmin Paige | 1990s– | British | Pramface, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Submarine | [70] |
Victoria Pedretti | 1995– | American | The Haunting, You, Shirley | |
Nicola Peltz | 1995– | American | Bates Motel, | [71] |
Ben Platt | 1993– | American | Pitch Perfect, Dear Evan Hansen | [72] [73] [74] |
Ryan Potter | 1995– | American | Supah Ninjas, Big Hero 6 | [75] |
Bel Powley | 1992– | British | The Diary of a Teenage Girl, White Boy Rick, The King of Staten Island | |
Emily Ratajkowski | 1991– | American | | [76] |
Nathalia Ramos | 1992– | Spanish | House of Anubis | [77] |
Sarah Ramos | 1991– | American | American Dreams, Parenthood | [78] |
Anna Rezan | 1992– | Greek | | [79] |
Ben Rosenfield | 1992– | American | Boardwalk Empire, 6 Years, Twin Peaks | [80] |
Sofia Rosinsky | 2006– | American | Paper Girls, Death and Other Details | [81] |
Ella Rubin | 2001– | American | The Chair, The Idea of You, , Until Dawn | [82] |
Joshua Rush | 2001– | American | Andi Mack | [83] |
Odeya Rush | 1997– | Israeli-American | The Giver, Goosebumps, Lady Bird | [84] |
Daryl Sabara | 1992– | American | Spy Kids series, Generator Rex, Ben 10 | [85] |
Halston Sage | 1993– | American | How to Rock, Neighbors, Paper Towns | [86] |
Sadie Sandler | 2006– | American | Hubie Halloween, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Leo | [87] |
Sunny Sandler | 2008– | American | Hubie Halloween, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Leo | [88] |
Larry Saperstein | 1998– | American | | |
Noah Schnapp | 2004– | American | Stranger Things | [89] |
Max Schneider | 1992– | American | How to Rock | [90] |
Sarah Sherman | 1993– | American | Nimona, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah | [91] |
Diana Silvers | 1997– | American | Into the Dark, Booksmart, Ma | |
Troye Sivan | 1995– | Australian | Spud | [92] |
Sasha Spielberg | 1990– | American | In a Relationship | [93] |
Ari'el Stachel | 1991– | American | Zola, Don't Worry Darling | [94] |
Adiel Stein | 1991– | American | Stolen Summer | [95] |
Hanna Stein | 1991– | American | Never Have I Ever | |
Hailee Steinfeld | 1996– | American | True Grit, The Edge of Seventeen, , Bumblebee | [96] [97] [98] |
Gregg Sulkin | 1992– | British | Avalon High, Faking It, Wizards of Waverly Place | [99] |
Aaron Taylor-Johnson | 1990– | British | Nowhere Boy, Kick-Ass, | [100] |
Bex Taylor-Klaus | 1994– | American | The Killing, House of Lies, Arrow, Scream | |
Yali Topol Margalith | 2000– | Israeli | The Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder | [101] |
Madeline Weinstein | 1993– | American | Beach Rats, Alex Strangelove, Mare of Easttown | [102] |
Zoe Weizenbaum | 1991– | American | Memoirs of a Geisha | [103] |
Alex Wolff | 1997– | American | The Naked Brothers Band, Patriots Day, , Hereditary | [104] |
Nat Wolff | 1994– | American | The Naked Brothers Band, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns | |
Sarah Yarkin | 1993– | American | Happy Death Day 2U, , Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Not Okay | |
Hadas Yaron | 1990– | Israeli | Winner of the best actress award at Venice Film Festival for Fill the Void. | |
Lucas Jade Zumann | 2000– | American | 20th Century Women, Anne with an E | [105] [106] | |
Name | Years | Nationality | Notable roles | References |
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Dianna Agron | 1986– | American | Heroes, Glee, I Am Number Four, Shiva Baby | [107] |
Jonathan Ahdout | 1989– | American | House of Sand and Fog | [108] |
Cooper Andrews | 1985– | American | Shazam!, The Walking Dead | [109] |
Rachel Bloom | 1987– | American | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | [110] |
Aviv Alush | 1982– | Israeli | False Flag, The Women's Balcony, The Shack | |
Nora Arnezeder | 1989– | French | | [111] |
Skylar Astin | 1987– | American | Pitch Perfect, Spring Awakening | [112] |
Moran Atias | 1981– | Israeli | The Resident | |
Justin Berfield | 1986– | American | Malcolm in the Middle | [113] |
Rachel Bilson | 1981– | American | The O.C., The Last Kiss, Hart of Dixie | [114] [115] |
Josh Bowman | 1988– | British | Revenge | [116] [117] |
Alison Brie | 1982– | American | Community, Mad Men, GLOW | [118] |
Ania Bukstein | 1982– | Russian-born Israeli | False Flag, Game of Thrones | |
Amanda Bynes | 1986– | American | She's the Man, Hairspray, The Amanda Show | [119] |
Aya Cash | 1982– | American | The Boys, You’re the Worst | [120] |
Lizzy Caplan | 1982– | American | Mean Girls, Cloverfield, Party Down, True Blood | [121] |
Cristiana Capotondi | 1980– | Italian | | [122] |
Lauren Cohan | 1982– | British-American | The Walking Dead | |
Matt Cohen | 1982– | American | South of Nowhere | [123] |
Lauren Collins | 1986– | Canadian | | [124] |
Alexa Davalos | 1982– | American | | [125] |
Kat Dennings | 1986– | American | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 2 Broke Girls, Thor | [126] |
Daveed Diggs | 1982– | American | Hamilton, clipping. | [127] |
Drake | 1986– | Canadian | | |
Lena Dunham | 1986– | American | Girls | [128] |
Zac Efron | 1987– | American | High School Musical, 17 Again, Neighbors | [129] |
Alden Ehrenreich | 1989– | American | Hail, Caesar!, | [130] |
Jesse Eisenberg | 1983– | American | The Social Network, Now You See Me, | [131] |
Jake Epstein | 1987– | Canadian | | |
Stacey Farber | 1987– | Canadian | | |
Ben Feldman | 1980– | American | The Perfect Man, Mad Men, Superstore | [132] |
Donna Feldman | 1982– | American | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | [133] |
Jeremy Ferdman | 1986– | Canadian | | [134] |
Ben Foster | 1980– | American | | [135] |
Jon Foster | 1984– | American | Stay Alive | [136] |
Shayna Fox | 1984– | American | | [137] |
Dave Franco | 1985– | American | Superbad, Now You See Me, Scrubs | [138] |
Jason Fuchs | 1986– | American | Holy Rollers | [139] |
Seth Gabel | 1981– | American | | [140] |
Josh Gad | 1981– | American | The Rocker, 21, Love & Other Drugs, Frozen, Frozen II | [141] [142] |
Gal Gadot | 1985– | Israeli | Fast & Furious, | [143] |
Andrew Garfield | 1983– | American-born British | Lions for Lambs, The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man, Tick, Tick… Boom! | [144] |
Romola Garai | 1982– | Hong Kong-born British | | [145] |
Rafi Gavron | 1989– | British-American | Inkheart | [146] |
Gideon Glick | 1988– | American | Spring Awakening | [147] |
Ilana Glazer | 1987– | American | Broad City, The Night Before | |
Jake Goldsbie | 1988– | Canadian | | |
Brett Goldstein | 1980– | British | Ted Lasso | |
Joseph Gordon-Levitt | 1981– | American | 10 Things I Hate About You, Inception, Looper, (500) Days of Summer, The Dark Knight Rises, Premium Rush | [148] |
Katerina Graham | 1989– | Swiss-born American | The Vampire Diaries | [149] |
Ari Graynor | 1983– | American | Holy Rollers, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Whip It | [150] |
Eva Green | 1980– | French | The Dreamers, Casino Royale | [151] |
Yael Grobglas | 1984– | French-born Israeli | Reign, Jane the Virgin, JeruZalem | |
Jake Gyllenhaal | 1980– | American | Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, The Day After Tomorrow | [152] [153] |
Erin Heatherton | 1989– | American | | [154] |
Simon Helberg | 1980– | American | The Big Bang Theory, A Serious Man | [155] |
Jonah Hill | 1983– | American | Superbad, Moneyball, 21 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street | [156] |
Aaron Himelstein | 1986– | American | Austin Powers in Goldmember | [157] |
Michiel Huisman | 1981– | Dutch | Game of Thrones, The Haunting of Hill House, The Age of Adaline | [158] [159] |
Oliver Jackson-Cohen | 1986– | British | The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Invisible Man | [160] |
Dana Ivgy | 1982– | Israeli | Or (My Treasure), Jaffa, Zero Motivation | |
Abbi Jacobson | 1984– | American | Broad City, | |
Will Janowitz | 1980– | American | The Sopranos | [161] |
Scarlett Johansson | 1984– | American | Lost in Translation, Match Point, The Avengers, Her, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit | [162] [163] |
Jeremy Jordan | 1984– | American | Smash, The Last Five Years | [164] |
Tomer Kapon | 1985– | Israeli | The Boys | |
Robert Kazinsky | 1983– | British | EastEnders | [165] |
Jonathan Keltz | 1988– | American | Entourage, Prom, 21 & Over | [166] [167] [168] |
Shane Kippel | 1986– | Canadian | | |
Mila Kunis | 1983– | Ukrainian-born American | That '70s Show, Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Black Swan, Ted | [169] [170] |
Shia LaBeouf | 1986– | American | Transformers, Disturbia, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | [171] [172] |
Emma Lahana | 1984– | New Zealand | Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Cloak & Dagger | [173] |
Melanie Laurent | 1983– | French | Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, Inglourious Basterds | [174] |
Inbar Lavi | 1986– | Israeli | Imposters, Prison Break, Lucifer | [175] |
Margarita Levieva | 1980– | Russian | The Invisible, Revenge | [176] [177] |
Jane Levy | 1989– | American | Shameless, Evil Dead, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | [178] |
Sivan Levy | 1987– | Israeli | Six Acts, Inch'Allah | |
Alex D. Linz | 1989– | American | Home Alone 3, Max Keeble's Big Move | [179] [180] |
John Magaro | 1983– | American | The Life Before Her Eyes, Assassination of a High School President | [181] [182] |
Shiri Maimon | 1981– | Israeli | | [183] |
Zosia Mamet | 1988– | American | Girls | [184] |
Eli Marienthal | 1986– | American | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, The Iron Giant | [185] |
Thomas McDonell | 1986– | American | The 100 | [186] |
Scott Mechlowicz | 1981– | American | EuroTrip, Mean Creek | [187] |
Christopher Mintz-Plasse | 1989– | American | Superbad, Role Models, Kick-Ass | [188] [189] |
Julian Morris | 1983– | British | Pretty Little Liars, ER, Cry Wolf | [190] |
Bar Paly | 1985– | Russian-born Israeli-American | | [191] |
Sara Paxton | 1988– | American | Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine | [192] [193] [194] |
Josh Peck | 1986– | American | Drake & Josh, Max Keeble's Big Move | [195] |
Ashley Peldon | 1984– | American | | [196] |
Courtney Peldon | 1981– | American | | [197] |
Sarah Podemski | 1983– | Canadian | Empire of Dirt, Reservation Dogs | [198] |
Alisan Porter | 1981– | American | Curly Sue, The Voice | [199] |
Natalie Portman | 1981– | Israeli-born American | Star Wars: Episodes I, II, III, V for Vendetta, Black Swan | [200] |
Laura Prepon | 1980– | American | That '70s Show. Orange Is the New Black | [201] [202] |
Ester Rada | 1985– | Israeli | | |
Daniel Radcliffe | 1989– | British | Harry Potter | [203] |
Ben Rappaport | 1986– | American | Outsourced | [204] |
Melissa Rauch | 1980– | American | The Big Bang Theory, The Bronze | [205] |
Monica Raymund | 1986– | American | | |
Nikki Reed | 1988– | American | Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, The Twilight Saga | [206] [207] |
Bar Refaeli | 1985– | Israeli | Session | [208] |
Max Rhyser | 1982– | American | A Four Letter Word, Homeland, Violet Tendencies | [209] |
Seth Rogen | 1982– | Canadian | Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Neighbors | [210] [211] |
Agam Rodberg | 1986– | Israel | | |
Emmy Rossum | 1986– | American | The Phantom of the Opera, Poseidon, Shameless | [212] [213] |
Jessica Rothe | 1987– | American | Happy Death Day | |
Daniela Ruah | 1983– | Portuguese-American | | |
Lara Sacher | 1986– | Australian | Neighbours | [214] |
Amy Schumer | 1981– | American | Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck | |
Ben Schwartz | 1981– | American | Peep World, Undercovers, House of Lies | [215] |
Jason Schwartzman | 1980– | American | |
Robert Schwartzman | 1982– | American | Princess Diaries | |
Jason Segel | 1980– | American | How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall | [216] |
David Serero | 1981– | French | | [217] |
Jamie-Lynn Sigler | 1981– | American | The Sopranos, Entourage | [218] |
Nick Simmons | 1989– | American | | [219] |
Ed Skrein | 1983– | British | Game of Thrones, The Transporter Refueled, Deadpool | |
Jenny Slate | 1982– | American | Saturday Night Live, Despicable Me 3 | [220] |
Leelee Sobieski | 1983– | American | | [221] |
Marla Sokoloff | 1980– | American | Big Day | [222] |
Emilia Spivak | 1981– | Russian | | [223] |
Shoshannah Stern | 1980– | American | Jericho, The Hammer, Supernatural | |
Yael Stone | 1985– | Australian | Orange Is The New Black | [224] |
Lauren Storm | 1987– | American | Flight 29 Down | [225] |
Alona Tal | 1983– | Israeli | Supernatural, Hostages, Daredevil | |
Ninet Tayeb | 1983– | Israeli | | [226] |
Khleo Thomas | 1989– | American | Holes | [227] |
Itay Tiran | 1980– | Israeli | Beaufort, Lebanon, Hostages | |
Ashley Tisdale | 1985– | American | High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | [228] |
Michelle Trachtenberg | 1985– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, 17 Again | [229] |
Jonathan Tucker | 1982– | American | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Ruins | [230] |
Raviv (Ricky) Ullman | 1986– | Israeli-born American | Phil of the Future | [231] |
Milana Vayntrub | 1987– | Uzbek-American | AT&T television commercials, This Is Us |
Hannah Ware | 1982– | English | Boss | [232] |
Michael Welch | 1987– | American | Joan of Arcadia | [233] |
Mara Wilson | 1987– | American | Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street | |
Sophie Winkleman | 1980– | British | Two and a Half Men | |
James Wolk | 1985– | American | Lone Star, Shameless | [234] [235] |
Evan Rachel Wood | 1987– | American | Thirteen, The Upside of Anger, Across the Universe, Westworld | [236] |
Alex Wyse | 1987– | American | Spring Awakening, Lysistrata Jones, Wicked | |
Anton Yelchin | 1989–2016 | Russian-born American | Alpha Dog, Terminator Salvation, Star Trek | [237] [238] |
Ashley Zukerman | 1983– | American | The Fear Street Trilogy | [239] | |
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | References |
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Reymond Amsalem | 1978– | Israeli | Hostages | |
Dave Annable | 1979– | American | | [240] [241] |
Shiri Appleby | 1978– | American | Roswell | [242] |
David Arquette | 1971– | American | Scream, See Spot Run | [243] [244] |
Matt Austin | 1975- | Canadian | Power Rangers S.P.D. |
Mili Avital | 1972– | Israeli | Stargate | [245] [246] |
Eric Balfour | 1977– | American | | [247] |
Elizabeth Banks | 1974– | American | The Hunger Games, Spider-Man | [248] |
Sendi Bar | 1976– | Israeli | | [249] |
Sacha Baron Cohen | 1971– | British | Ali G, Borat, Brüno, The Dictator | [250] |
Justin Bartha | 1978– | American | Gigli, National Treasure, The Hangover | [251] |
Dani Behr | 1971– | British | | [252] | access-date=December 24, 2006--> |
Amber Benson | 1977– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | [253] |
Elizabeth Berkley | 1972– | American | Saved By The Bell, Showgirls | [254] |
Josh Bernstein | 1971– | American | Digging for the Truth | [255] |
Jon Bernthal | 1976– | American | The Walking Dead, , The Punisher | |
Mayim Bialik | 1975– | American | Blossom, The Big Bang Theory | [256] |
Michael Ian Black | 1971– | American | | [257] |
Selma Blair | 1972– | American | Cruel Intentions, Hellboy | [258] |
Alex Borstein | 1973– | American | Family Guy | [259] |
Caprice Bourret | 1971– | American/British | | [260] |
Zach Braff | 1975– | American | Scrubs, Garden State, The Last Kiss | [261] |
Tamara Braun | 1971– | American | | [262] |
Adam Brody | 1979– | American | The O.C. | [263] |
Adrien Brody | 1973– | American | Septembers of Shiraz, The Pianist | [264] [265] |
Sarah Brown | 1975– | American | | [266] |
Brooke Burke | 1971– | American | | [267] [268] |
Scott Caan | 1976– | American | Hawaii 5-0 | |
James Callis | 1971– | British | Battlestar Galactica | [269] |
Neve Campbell | 1973– | Canadian | Scream | |
Josh Charles | 1971– | American | The Good Wife, Sports Night, Dead Poets Society | [270] |
David Charvet | 1972– | French-born American | Baywatch | [271] [272] |
Dmitry Chepovetsky | 1970– | Ukrainian | ReGenesis | [273] |
Emmanuelle Chriqui | 1977– | Canadian | Entourage, You Don't Mess with the Zohan | [274] |
Assaf Cohen | 1972– | American | |
Jennifer Connelly | 1970– | American | | [275] |
Eric Dane | 1972– | American | Grey's Anatomy, Marley & Me, Valentine's Day | [276] [277] |
Erin Daniels | 1973– | American | The L Word | [278] [279] |
Dustin Diamond | 1977–2021 | American | Saved by the Bell | |
Meital Dohan | 1976– | Israeli | Weeds | [280] |
Vanja Ejdus | 1976– | Serbian | |
Gad Elmaleh | 1971– | Moroccan-French | |
Oded Fehr | 1970– | Israeli/American | The Mummy, Resident Evil | [281] |
Corey Feldman | 1971– | American | The Goonies | [282] |
Mark Feuerstein | 1971– | American | Royal Pains | [283] |
Isla Fisher | 1976– | Omani-born Australian | Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Great Gatsby | [284] |
James Franco | 1978– | American | James Dean, Spider-Man, 127 Hours | [285] [286] |
Soleil Moon Frye | 1976– | American | Punky Brewster | [287] |
Sarah Michelle Gellar | 1977– | American | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | [288] [289] |
Sara Gilbert | 1975– | American | Roseanne | [290] |
Jessalyn Gilsig | 1971– | Canadian | Nip/Tuck | [291] |
Elon Gold | 1970– | American | | [292] |
Iddo Goldberg | 1975– | Israeli | Defiance | |
Ginnifer Goodwin | 1978– | American | Once Upon a Time | [293] |
Seth Green | 1974– | American | Robot Chicken, Austin Powers, Family Guy | [294] [295] |
Bryan Greenberg | 1978– | American | Prime | [296] |
Max Greenfield | 1979– | American | New Girl | [297] |
Becky Griffin | 1977– | American-Israeli | | [298] |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | 1977– | American | The Dark Knight | [299] |
Tiffany Haddish | 1979– | American-Eritrean | Girls Trip | [300] [301] |
Corey Haim | 1971–2010 | Canadian | Lucas, The Lost Boys | [302] |
Tzachi Halevy | 1975– | Israeli | Bethlehem, Fauda, Mary Magdalene | |
Chelsea Handler | 1975– | American | Chelsea Lately | [303] |
Alyson Hannigan | 1974– | American | |
Samantha Harris | 1973– | American | | [304] |
Cole Hauser | 1975– | American | | [305] [306] |
Daniel Hendler | 1976– | Uruguayan | Bottom of the Sea, Family Law | [307] |
Kate Hudson | 1979– | American | Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | [308] |
Oliver Hudson | 1976– | American | | |
Rashida Jones | 1976– | American | The Office (U.S.), Parks and Recreation | [309] |
Chris Kattan | 1970– | American | |
Omri Katz | 1976– | American | Dallas | [310] |
Joel Kinnaman | 1979– | Swedish and American | Easy Money, RoboCop, Altered Carbon | [311] |
Mia Kirshner | 1975– | Canadian | The L Word, 24 | |
Alla Korot | 1970– | Ukrainian-born American | | [312] |
Nick Kroll | 1978– | American | The League, Big Mouth, Kroll Show, The House | [313] |
Lisa Kushell | 1971– | American | MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie | [314] |
David Krumholtz | 1978– | American | NUMB3RS | [315] |
Juliet Landau | 1972– | American | | [316] [317] |
Aaron Lazar | 1976– | American | J. Edgar, The Notorious Bettie Page | [318] [319] |
Yehezkel Lazarov | 1974– | Israeli | |
Adam Levine | 1979– | American | The Voice | [320] |
Jonah Lotan | 1973– | Israeli-American | Hostages | |
Matt Lucas | 1974– | British | The Infidel | [321] |
Michael Lucas | 1972– | Russian-born | | [322] |
Jamie Luner | 1971– | American | Melrose Place | [323] |
Natasha Lyonne | 1979– | American | American Pie, Orange is the New Black | [324] |
Gabriel Macht | 1972– | American | | [325] |
Idina Menzel | 1971– | American | Wicked, Frozen | [326] |
Adir Miller | 1974– | Israeli | Ramzor | |
B. J. Novak | 1979– | American | The Office, Inglourious Basterds | [327] |
Gwyneth Paltrow | 1972– | American | Shakespeare in Love | [328] [329] |
Pink | 1978– | American | | [330] |
Adam Pascal | 1970– | American | Rent | [331] |
Amanda Peet | 1972– | American | | [332] [333] |
Melanie Peres | 1971– | Israeli | |
Joaquin Phoenix | 1974– | Puerto Rican-born American | Gladiator, Walk the Line, Joker | [334] [335] [336] [337] |
Rain Phoenix | 1973– | American | | |
River Phoenix | 1970–1993 | American | Stand by Me | |
Summer Phoenix | 1978– | American | | |
Eyal Podell | 1975– | Israeli-American | |
Jennifer Podemski | 1973– | Canadian | Empire of Dirt, Reservation Dogs | [338] |
Tamara Podemski | 1977– | Canadian | Outer Range, Reservation Dogs | [339] |
Josh Radnor | 1974– | American | How I Met Your Mother | |
Michael Rapaport | 1970– | American | Boston Public, Atypical | [340] |
Lior Raz | 1971– | Israeli | Fauda | |
Leah Remini | 1970– | American | The King of Queens | [341] |
Simon Rex | 1974– | American | What I Like About You, National Lampoon's Pledge This, Red Rocket | [342] |
Sasha Roiz | 1973– | Israeli-born Canadian | Grimm |
Michael Rosenbaum | 1972– | American | Smallville | [343] |
Tracee Ellis Ross | 1972– | American | Black-ish | |
Eli Roth | 1972– | American | | [344] |
Maya Rudolph | 1972– | American | Saturday Night Live | [345] |
Winona Ryder | 1971– | American | Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Stranger Things, Beetlejuice, Mermaids, A Scanner Darkly | [346] [347] |
Antonio Sabàto Jr | 1972– | Italian-American | |
John Safran | 1972– | Australian | | [348] |
Sarah Saltzberg | 1976– | American | | [349] |
Andy Samberg | 1978– | American | Saturday Night Live | [350] |
Fred Savage | 1976– | American | The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride | [351] [352] |
Yuval Segal | 1971– | Israeli | Fauda | |
Michael Showalter | 1970– | American | | [353] |
Maggie Siff | 1974– | American | Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, Push | [354] |
Sarah Silverman | 1970– | American | The Sarah Silverman Program | [355] |
Alicia Silverstone | 1976– | American | Clueless, Batman and Robin | [356] [357] |
Estelle Skornik | 1971– | French | Papa and Nicole | [358] |
Ione Skye | 1971– | British-born American | Say Anything... | [359] |
Troy Slaten | 1975– | American | Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Cagney & Lacey | [360] |
Lindsay Sloane | 1977– | American | | [361] [362] |
Bahar Soomekh | 1975– | Iranian-born American | Crash, Saw | [363] [364] |
Tori Spelling | 1973– | American | Beverly Hills 90210 | [365] [366] |
Jordana Spiro | 1977– | American | My Boys | [367] |
Rachel Stevens | 1978– | British | S Club 7 | [368] |
Corey Stoll | 1976– | American | North Country, Lucky Number Slevin, House of Cards | [369] |
Matt Stone | 1971– | American | South Park | [370] [371] |
Danny Strong | 1974– | American | | [372] |
Tara Strong | 1973– | Canadian | Drawn Together, Ben 10, The Fairly Oddparents, Hamtaro, The Powerpuff Girls, My Little Pony | [373] |
Kevin Sussman | 1970– | American | Ugly Betty, Burn After Reading | [374] |
Noa Tishby | 1975– | Israeli | The Island | |
Mageina Tovah | 1979– | American | | [375] |
Hilla Vidor | 1975– | Israeli | Hostages | |
Taika Waititi | 1975– | New Zealander | |
Scott Weinger | 1975– | American | Full House, Aladdin | [376] |
Kevin Weisman | 1970– | American | | [377] |
Rachel Weisz | 1971– | British | | [378] [379] [380] |
Jennifer Westfeldt | 1970– | American | Kissing Jessica Stein | [381] |
Marissa Jaret Winokur | 1973– | American | Hairspray (stage version) | [382] |
Noah Wyle | 1971– | American | ER, Falling Skies | [383] |
Michal Yannai | 1972– | Israeli-American | Avenue Q | [384] |
Michael Zegen | 1979– | American | Rescue Me, Boardwalk Empire | [385] |
Nikki Ziering | 1971– | American | | [386] |
Naor Zion | 1973– | Israeli | Naor's Friends | | |
Name | Years | Nationality | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Paula Abdul | 1962– | American | American Idol | | [387] |
Paul Adelstein | 1969– | American | Prison Break, Private Practice | | [388] |
Ronni Ancona | 1968– | British (Scottish) | | | [389] |
Mathieu Amalric | 1965– | French | Munich, Quantum of Solace, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch | | [390] |
Patricia Arquette | 1968– | American | True Romance, Boyhood | Mother | [391] |
Lior Ashkenazi | 1969– | Israeli | Late Marriage, Footnote, Big Bad Wolves, Foxtrot, 7 Days in Entebbe | | |
Yvan Attal | 1965– | Israeli-French | Munich, Rush Hour 3 | |
Hank Azaria | 1964– | American | The Simpsons, Uprising | | [392] |
David Baddiel | 1964– | British | | | [393] |
David Alan Basche | 1968– | American | | | [394] |
Randall Batinkoff | 1968– | American | For Keeps? | | [395] |
H. Jon Benjamin | 1966– | American | Archer, Bob's Burgers | | [396] |
Abraham Benrubi | 1969– | American | ER | | |
Bob Bergen | 1964– | American | Jep!, , Space Jam | | |
Mary Kay Bergman | 1961–1999 | American | South Park | | [397] |
Troy Beyer | 1964– | American | | | |
Craig Bierko | 1964– | American | Cinderella Man | | [398] |
Jack Black | 1969– | American | School of Rock, Kung Fu Panda | Mother | [399] |
Maddie Blaustein | 1960–2008 | American | Pokémon | | |
Yasmine Bleeth | 1968– | American | Baywatch | | [400] |
Kim Bodnia | 1965– | Danish | Pusher, The Bridge, Killing Eve | | [401] |
Lisa Bonet | 1967– | American | Angel Heart, The Cosby Show | Father | [402] |
Helena Bonham Carter | 1966– | British | Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter film series, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | | [403] [404] |
Bussunda | 1962–2006 | Brazilian | Casseta & Planeta | |
Gabrielle Carteris | 1961– | American | Beverly Hills 90210 | | [405] |
Louis C.K. | 1967– | American | | | [406] |
Scott Cohen | 1964– | American | The 10th Kingdom, Gilmore Girls, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town | | [407] |
Mindy Cohn | 1966– | American | The Facts of Life, Scooby-Doo | | |
David Cross | 1964– | American | Arrested Development | | [408] |
Dean Devlin | 1962– | American | | | [409] |
Don Diamont | 1961– | American | The Young and the Restless | | [410] |
Robert Downey Jr. | 1965– | American | Pound, Weird Science, Less than Zero, Chaplin, The Singing Detective, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Gothika | Father | [411] |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 1961– | American | Seinfeld, Veep | Father | |
Lisa Edelstein | 1966– | American | House | | [412] |
Ronit Elkabetz | 1964–2016 | Israeli | | | |
Jon Favreau | 1966– | American | Chef, Iron Man, | Mother | [413] [414] |
Vanessa Feltz | 1962– | British | | | [415] |
Dan Futterman | 1967– | American | | | [416] |
Jeff Garlin | 1962– | American | Curb Your Enthusiasm | | [417] |
Brad Garrett | 1960– | American | Everybody Loves Raymond | | [418] |
Gina Gershon | 1962– | American | | | [419] |
Jami Gertz | 1965– | American | | | [420] |
Melissa Gilbert | 1964– | American | | | [421] |
Judy Gold | 1962– | American | | | [422] |
Bill Goldberg | 1966– | American | WCW | | [423] |
Jennifer Grey | 1960– | American | Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off | | [424] |
Arye Gross | 1960– | American | | | [425] |
Annabelle Gurwitch | 1961– | American | Hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie | | [426] |
Evan Handler | 1961– | American | Sex and the City, Californication | | [427] [428] |
Jessica Hecht | 1965– | American | | | [429] |
Monica Horan | 1963– | American | Everybody Loves Raymond | | [430] |
Helen Hunt | 1963– | American | Mad About You, What Women Want | Paternal Grandmother | [431] |
Jason Isaacs | 1963– | British | Harry Potter, The Patriot, Brotherhood, | | [432] |
Peter Jacobson | 1965– | American | House | | [433] |
Lesli Kay | 1965– | American | The Bold and the Beautiful | | |
Paul Kaye | 1964– | British | | | [434] |
Heather Paige Kent | 1969– | American | | | [435] |
Marc Kudisch | 1966– | American | | | [436] |
Lisa Kudrow | 1963– | American | Friends | | [437] |
John Lehr | 1967– | American | 10 Items or Less | Converted to Judaism | |
Jennifer Jason Leigh | 1962– | American | Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Single White Female, The Hateful Eight | | |
Paul Lieberstein | 1967– | American | | | [438] |
Joshua Malina | 1966– | American | | | [439] |
Camryn Manheim | 1961– | American | The Practice | | [440] |
Cindy Margolis | 1965– | American | | | |
Julianna Margulies | 1966– | American | ER | | [441] |
Marc Maron | 1963– | American | GLOW, Joker | | [442] [443] |
Brett Marx | 1964– | American | The Bad News Bears | |
Marlee Matlin | 1965– | American | Children of a Lesser God | | [444] |
Mathilda May | 1965– | French | Lifeforce | |
Debra Messing | 1968– | American | Will & Grace | | [445] |
Dina Meyer | 1968– | American | Saw films | | [446] |
Ari Meyers | 1969– | American | Kate & Allie | | [447] |
Sasha Mitchell | 1967– | American | Step by Step | | [448] |
Maia Morgenstern | 1962– | Romanian | The Passion of the Christ | | [449] |
Rob Morrow | 1962– | American | Northern Exposure, Numb3rs | | [450] |
Erin Murphy | 1964– | American | | | |
Andy Nyman | 1966– | British | Dead Set, Death at a Funeral, Ghost Stories | | [451] |
Sophie Okonedo | 1969– | British | Hotel Rwanda | | [452] |
Sarah Jessica Parker | 1965– | American | Sex and the City, New Year's Eve, Footloose | | [453] [454] |
Sean Penn | 1960– | American | Milk, Mystic River, Carlito's Way | | [455] |
Tracy Pollan | 1960– | American | Family Ties | | |
Jeremy Piven | 1965– | American | Entourage | | [456] |
Rain Pryor | 1969– | American | | Mother | [457] |
Ted Raimi | 1965– | American | | | [458] |
Adam Rich | 1968–2023 | American | Eight is Enough | | |
Paul Rudd | 1969– | American | Ant-Man, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This is 40, Mute, Ideal Home | | [459] [460] |
Adam Sandler | 1966– | American | Billy Madison, Click, Grown Ups, Happy Gilmore, You Don't Mess with the Zohan | | |
Rebecca Schaeffer | 1967–1989 | American | | |
Rob Schneider | 1963– | American | Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo | Father | [461] |
Bitty Schram | 1968– | American | | | [462] |
Liev Schreiber | 1967– | American | Ray Donovan | | [463] |
Scott Schwartz | 1968– | American | A Christmas Story, The Toy | | |
David Schwimmer | 1966– | American | Friends, Madagascar | | [464] |
Sam Seder | 1966– | American | | | [465] |
Kyra Sedgwick | 1965– | American | | | |
Ally Sheedy | 1962– | American | The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire | | [466] |
Ben Shenkman | 1968– | American | Angels in America, Then She Found Me | | [467] |
Pauly Shore | 1968– | American | Encino Man, Son in Law, Bio-Dome | | [468] |
Jonathan Silverman | 1966– | American | | | [469] |
Laura Silverman | 1966– | American | The Sarah Silverman Program, The Comeback | | |
Meskie Shibru-Sivan | 1967– | Ethiopian-born Israeli | | | |
Helen Slater | 1963– | American | | | [470] |
Georgia Slowe | 1966– | British | Emmerdale | | [471] |
Rena Sofer | 1968– | American | | | [472] |
Israel Sonnenschein | 1962– | German | Finale | | [473] |
Jon Stewart | 1962– | American | The Daily Show | | [474] |
Ben Stiller | 1965– | American | Keeping the Faith, Zoolander, Tower Heist, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Night at the Museum, Meet the Parents, Black and White, Madagascar | | [475] |
Michael Stuhlbarg | 1968– | American | A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire | | [476] |
Matilda Thorpe | 1960– | British | Desmond's, Porkpie, Sick Note | Mother (Gillian Freeman) | [477] |
Rachel True | 1966– | American | CB4, Half Baked | | [478] |
Michael Vartan | 1968– | French-American actor | Alias | | [479] |
Jean-Claude Van Damme | 1960– | Belgian | | Paternal Grandmother | |
Alex Winter | 1965– | British-born American actor | Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Lost Boys | | [480] |
Maggie Wheeler | 1961– | American actor | Ellen, Friends | | |
Scott Wolf | 1968– | American | Party of Five | | [481] |
Ian Ziering | 1964– | American | Beverly Hills 90210, Sharknado | | [482] |
Ayelet Zurer | 1969– | Israeli | Ben Hur, Munich, Vantage Point | | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Caroline Aaron | 1952– | American actress and producer | Wings | | [483] |
Jason Alexander | 1959– | American actor | Seinfeld | | [484] |
Adam Arkin | 1956– | American television, film, and stage actor | Chicago Hope | | [485] |
Tom Arnold | 1959– | American actor and comedian | | Converted to Judaism | [486] |
Rosanna Arquette | 1959– | American actress, film director, and film producer | | | [487] |
Ellen Barkin | 1954– | American actress | | | [488] |
Roseanne Barr | 1952– | American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedian | Roseanne | | [489] |
Steven Bauer | 1956– | Cuban-born American actor | Ray Donovan, Scarface | | |
Robby Benson | 1956– | American actor, former teen idol | Beauty and the Beast | | [490] |
Sandra Bernhard | 1955– | American actress and comedian | | | [491] |
Mark Blum | 1950–2020 | American actor | Desperately Seeking Susan, Crocodile Dundee | | [492] |
Leslie Hoffman | 1955– | American stuntwoman and actress | Nightmare on Elm Street, , , First Stuntwoman elected to the SAG Board of Directors | | |
Mike Binder | 1958– | American screenwriter, film director and actor | | | [493] |
Kate Capshaw | 1953– | American actress | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Converted to Judaism | [494] |
Allan Corduner | 1950– | British television, film, and stage actor | Topsy Turvy, Defiance | |
Katie Couric | 1957– | American media personality | Shark Tale | Jewish mother | [495] |
Jamie Lee Curtis | 1958– | American film actress, successful writer | Halloween | | [496] |
Daniel Day-Lewis | 1957– | British-born Academy Award–winning actor | Lincoln | Mother (Jill Balcon) | [497] |
Ted Levine | 1957– | American actor | The Silence of the Lambs | | [498] |
Fran Drescher | 1957– | American film and television actress | The Nanny, Saturday Night Fever, Cadillac Man | | [499] |
Susie Essman | 1955– | American stand-up comedian, television and film actress | Curb Your Enthusiasm | | [500] |
Tovah Feldshuh | 1952– | American actress, singer, and playwright | | | [501] |
Harvey Fierstein | 1954– | American actor, author, and singer | | | [502] |
Roy Firestone | 1953– | American sports commentator and journalist |
David Fleeshman | 1952– | British actor, broadcaster, lecturer and theatre director | Boys from the Blackstuff, Edge of Darkness, Silent Witness, Trial & Retribution | | |
Al Franken | 1951– | American comedian, actor, author, politician | Saturday Night Live | | [503] |
Ethan Freeman | 1959– | American musical theatre actor | Beauty and the Beast, The Phantom of the Opera | | |
Stephen Fry | 1957– | British comedian, author, actor and filmmaker | | Mother | [504] |
Mira Furlan | 1955–2021 | Croatian actress/singer | | | [505] |
Uri Gavriel | 1955– | Israeli actor | House of Saddam, The Syrian Bride, The Dark Knight Rises, Fauda | | |
Brian George | 1952– | Canadian, British-Israeli actor | | | [506] |
Joanna Gleason | 1950– | Canadian-born actress | | | |
Jeff Goldblum | 1952– | American Academy Award–nominated film actor | The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, | | [507] |
Henry Goodman | 1950– | British theatre actor | | | [508] |
Steve Guttenberg | 1958– | American actor | | | [509] |
Mary Hart | 1950– | American former actress and television personality | Entertainment Tonight | | [510] |
Nina Hartley | 1959– | American adult film actress | | | [511] |
Ofra Haza | 1957–2000 | Israeli actress, singer-songwriter | The Prince of Egypt | | |
Dominique Horwitz | 1957– | French actor | , Shooting Dogs | | [512] [513] |
Amy Irving | 1953– | American actress | | | [514] |
Moshe Ivgy | 1953– | Moroccan-born Israeli actor | Haborer, Zaguri Imperia | | |
Ron Jeremy | 1953– | American adult film actor | | | [515] |
Toni Kalem | 1956– | American film, television actress, screenwriter and director | | | [516] |
Carol Kane | 1952– | American Academy Award–nominated actress | | | [517] |
Julie Kavner | 1950– | American film/television actress | Voice of Marge on The Simpsons | | [518] |
Richard Kind | 1956– | American actor | | | |
Stepfanie Kramer | 1956– | American actress | Hunter | | [519] |
Moshe Ivgy | 1953– | Moroccan-born Israeli actor | Haborer, Zaguri Imperia | | |
Judy Kuhn | 1958– | American actress and singer | | | [520] |
Hana Laszlo | 1953– | Israeli actress | | | |
Carol Leifer | 1956– | American comedian and actress | | | [521] |
Dani Levy | 1957– | Swiss/German filmmaker, theatrical director, actor | | | [522] |
Jon Lovitz | 1957– | American actor and comedian | | | [523] |
Joan Lunden | 1950– | American broadcaster, who also acted | Good Morning America | | [524] |
Howie Mandel | 1955– | Canadian comedian and actor | | | [525] |
Dinah Manoff | 1958– | American actress | Grease, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Empty Nest | | |
Melanie Mayron | 1952– | American actress and director | Thirtysomething | | [526] |
Fred Melamed | 1956– | American actor and writer | A Serious Man | | [527] |
Kay Mellor | 1950– | British actress, scriptwriter and director | | | [528] |
Juliano Mer-Khamis | 1958–2011 | Israeli-Palestinian | | | |
Larry Miller | 1953– | American stand-up comedian, actor | | | [529] |
Rick Moranis | 1953– | Canadian comic actor | Ghostbusters, Parenthood, Spaceballs, Strange Brew | | [530] |
Moni Moshonov | 1951– | Bulgarian-Israeli actor | | | |
Don Most | 1953– | American actor | Happy Days | | [531] |
Yigal Naor | 1958– | Israeli actor | Munich, Rendition, House of Saddam, Green Zone | | |
Judd Nelson | 1959– | American actor | The Breakfast Club | | |
Bebe Neuwirth | 1958– | American Tony Award–winning theater, television, and film | Cheers, Jumanji | | [532] |
Laraine Newman | 1952– | American comedian and actress | | | [533] |
Ken Olin | 1954– | American actor, director and producer | | | [534] |
Mandy Patinkin | 1952– | American actor of stage and screen | | | [535] |
Lorna Patterson | 1956– | American film, stage and television actress | | Converted to Judaism | [536] |
David Paymer | 1954– | American character actor | | | [537] |
Ron Perlman | 1950– | American film/television actor | Hellboy | | [538] |
Kevin Pollak | 1957– | American actor, impressionist and comedian | | | [539] |
Paul Reiser | 1957– | American actor, author and stand-up comedian | Mad About You | | [540] |
Paul Reubens | 1952–2023 | American actor and comedian | Pee-Wee Herman | | |
Tanya Roberts | 1955–2021 | American actress | Charlie's Angels, A View to a Kill | | |
Alan Rosenberg | 1950– | American stage and screen actor | | | [541] |
Cecilia Roth | 1956– | Argentine actress | What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Antigua, My Life | | [542] [543] |
Katey Sagal | 1954– | American actress, singer, and writer | Married... with Children, Futurama, Sons of Anarchy | | |
Bob Saget | 1956–2022 | American actor, stand-up comedian and game show host | Full House, How I Met Your Mother | | [544] |
Nitza Saul | 1950– | Israeli actress | Kessler | | |
Herschel Savage | 1955– | American adult film actor and director | | | [545] |
Alexei Sayle | 1952– | British actor | The Young Ones | | |
Richard Schiff | 1955– | American actor | The Good Doctor (TV series), The West Wing | | [546] |
Jerry Seinfeld | 1954– | American comedian, actor, and writer | Seinfeld | | |
Jane Seymour | 1951– | British-born film/television actress | | Father | [547] |
Wendie Jo Sperber | 1958–2005 | American television/movie actress | | | [548] |
Daniel Stern | 1957– | American actor | Home Alone, City Slickers | | |
Howard Stern | 1954– | American radio and TV personality | | | |
Harriet Thorpe | 1957– | British actress | Absolutely Fabulous, The Brittas Empire, EastEnders | Mother (Gillian Freeman) | [549] |
Stephen Tobolowsky | 1951– | American actor | Groundhog Day | | [550] |
Robert Trebor | 1953– | American actor | , | | [551] |
Debra Winger | 1955– | American Academy Award–nominated actress | | | [552] |
Mare Winningham | 1959– | American film and television actress | | Converted to Judaism | [553] | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Harvey Atkin | 1942–2017 | Canadian actor | Cagney & Lacey, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | |
Bob Balaban | 1945– | American actor and director | Gosford Park, Waiting for Guffman | | [554] |
Richard Belzer | 1944–2023 | American stand-up comedian, writer and actor | , | | |
Jeannie Berlin | 1949– | Actress | The Heartbreak Kid | |
Albert Brooks | 1947– | American comedian, actor, writer, and director | Finding Nemo, Broadcast News | | [555] |
James Caan | 1940–2022 | American film, stage and television actor | The Godfather, Thief, Misery | | [556] |
Nell Carter | 1948–2003 | American singer and actress | Gimme a Break! | Converted to Judaism | [557] |
Peter Coyote | 1941– | American actor and author | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jagged Edge, Erin Brockovich | | [558] |
Billy Crystal | 1948– | American actor, comedian, writer and director | When Harry Met Sally, Monsters, Inc. | | [559] [560] | access-date=November 17, 2006--> |
Larry David | 1947– | American actor, writer, comedian, and producer | Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm | | [561] |
Michael Douglas | 1944– | American actor and producer | Wall Street, Fatal Attraction | Father | [562] |
Richard Dreyfuss | 1947– | American actor | Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr. Holland's Opus | | [563] |
Bob Einstein | 1942–2019 | American comedian, known as Super Dave Osborne | Curb Your Enthusiasm | | |
Predrag Ejdus | 1947–2018 | Serbian actor | | Father | |
Richard Elfman | 1949– | American film director, writer and actor | | [564] |
Harrison Ford | 1942– | American actor | Star Wars and Indiana Jones series | Mother | |
Bonnie Franklin | 1944–2013 | American actress and singer | One Day at a Time | | [565] |
Victor Garber | 1949– | Canadian actor | Sleepless in Seattle, Alias | | [566] |
Paul Michael Glaser | 1943– | American actor | Starsky & Hutch | | [567] |
Scott Glenn | 1941– | American actor | The Right Stuff, The Silence of the Lambs | Converted to Judaism | [568] |
Susan Gordon | 1949–2011 | American child actress | The Twilight Zone, The Five Pennies | | [569] |
Stephen Greif | 1944–2022 | British actor | Blake's 7, The Crown | | [570] |
Christopher Guest | 1948– | American comedian, actor, and director | This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman | | [571] |
Larry Hankin | 1940– | American actor/comedian | | | [572] |
Goldie Hawn | 1945– | American actress and producer | Private Benjamin, The First Wives Club | Mother | [573] |
Anthony Heald | 1944– | American television and stage actor | The Silence of the Lambs, Boston Public | Converted to Judaism | [574] |
Dan Hedaya | 1940– | American character actor | Commando, Clueless, Dick | | [575] |
Barbara Hershey | 1948– | American film actress | Hannah and Her Sisters, Beaches | Father | |
Ricky Jay | 1948–2018 | American magician, actor, and author | House of Games, Boogie Nights | | [576] [577] |
Madeline Kahn | 1942–1999 | American film, television, and theater actress | Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein | | [578] |
Gabe Kaplan | 1945– | American actor, comedian, and poker player | Welcome Back, Kotter | | [579] |
Andy Kaufman | 1949–1984 | American entertainer | Taxi | | [580] |
Judy Kaye | 1948– | American singer and stage actress | The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia! | | [581] |
Lainie Kazan | 1940– | American actress and singer | My Favorite Year, My Big Fat Greek Wedding | | [582] |
Robert Klein | 1942– | American comedian and actor | The Owl and the Pussycat, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | | [583] |
Richard Kline | 1944– | American actor and television director | | | [584] |
Jeroen Krabbé | 1944– | Dutch actor | The Living Daylights, The Fugitive | | [585] |
Michael Lembeck | 1948– | American actor and director | | | |
Michael Lerner | 1941–2023 | American actor | Barton Fink | | [586] |
Eugene Levy | 1946– | Canadian actor, director, producer and writer | American Pie, Schitt's Creek | | |
Richard Lewis | 1947–2024 | American comedian and actor | Curb Your Enthusiasm | | [587] |
Judith Light | 1949– | American actress | Who's the Boss?, Transparent | | |
Maureen Lipman | 1946– | British film, television & theatre actress | | | [588] |
Peggy Lipton | 1947–2019 | American television actress | The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks | | [589] |
Stephen Macht | 1942– | American actor | Raid on Entebbe, Suits | | [590] |
Janet Margolin | 1943–1993 | American actress | David and Lisa, Morituri, Take The Money And Run, Ghostbusters II | | |
Miriam Margolyes | 1941– | British-Australian character actress | | | [591] |
Richard Masur | 1948– | American actor | Risky Business, Transparent | | |
Bette Midler | 1945– | American singer and actress | The Rose, Ruthless People, For the Boys | | [592] |
Frank Oz | 1944– | American film director, actor and puppeteer | Yoda in the Star Wars films, The Muppets | | [593] |
Rhea Perlman | 1948– | American actress | Cheers | | |
David Proval | 1942– | American actor | The Sopranos | | [594] |
Gilda Radner | 1946–1989 | American comedian and actress | Saturday Night Live | | [595] |
Harold Ramis | 1944–2014 | American actor, director, and writer | Ghostbusters | | [596] |
Harry Reems | 1947–2013 | American theater and adult film actor | | | [597] |
Rob Reiner | 1947– | American actor, producer, and director | All in the Family, Bullets Over Broadway | | [598] |
Peter Riegert | 1947– | American actor | Local Hero, The Mask | | [599] |
Andrew Rubin | 1946–2015 | American actor | Police Academy | | [600] |
Saul Rubinek | 1948– | Canadian actor | Wall Street, Unforgiven | | [601] |
Seka Sablić | 1942– | Serbian actress | | | |
Garry Shandling | 1949–2016 | American comedian and actor | The Larry Sanders Show, Iron Man 2 | | [602] |
Wallace Shawn | 1943– | American actor and writer | The Princess Bride, Toy Story | | [603] |
Harry Shearer | 1943– | American comedic actor and writer | This Is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons | | [604] [605] |
Antony Sher | 1949–2021 | South African-born British actor | The Wind in the Willows, Shakespeare in Love | | [606] |
Ron Silver | 1946–2009 | American film/television actor | The West Wing, Reversal of Fortune | | |
Brent Spiner | 1949– | American actor | | | [607] |
Sylvester Stallone | 1946- | American actor |
Ben Stein | 1944– | American actor, lawyer, economist, and former White House speechwriter | Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Mask | | [608] |
David Steinberg | 1942– | Canadian comedian, writer, director and actor | The End, Something Short of Paradise | | |
Jill St. John | 1940– | American actress | Diamonds Are Forever, Come Blow Your Horn | | [609] |
Marcia Strassman | 1948–2014 | American actress | Welcome Back, Kotter | | [610] |
Barbra Streisand | 1942– | American singer, actress, producer and director | Funny Girl, The Way We Were, The Prince of Tides | | [611] |
Jeffrey Tambor | 1944– | American actor | Arrested Development, Transparent | | [612] |
Teller | 1948– | American actor | Miami Vice, | | |
Jessica Walter | 1941–2021 | American actress | Play Misty for Me, Arrested Development | | [613] |
Zoë Wanamaker | 1949– | American-born British actress | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, My Week with Marilyn | | [614] [615] |
Lesley Ann Warren | 1946– | American actress | Victor/Victoria, Secretary | | [616] |
Bruce Weitz | 1943– | American actor | Hill Street Blues, General Hospital | | |
Anson Williams | 1949– | American actor | Happy Days | | |
Henry Winkler | 1945– | American actor, director, producer and author | Happy Days, Barry | | | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent Roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Anouk Aimée | 1932–2024 | French film actress | | Converted to Judaism | |
Woody Allen | 1935– | American Academy Award–winning film director, writer, actor, and comedian | | [617] |
Gila Almagor | 1939– | Israeli film actress | Munich | | |
Alan Arkin | 1934–2023 | American Academy Award–winning film actor, director | | [618] |
Barbara Bain | 1931– | American actress | | |
Barbara Barrie | 1931– | American actress and author | | |
Richard Benjamin | 1938– | American actor and film director | | |
Steven Berkoff | 1937– | British actor, writer and director | | [619] |
Peter Birrel | 1935–2004 | British actor | Alexander the Greatest | | [620] |
Claire Bloom | 1931– | British film and stage actress | | |
Bernard Bresslaw | 1934–1993 | British comedian and actor | | |
May Britt | 1934– | Swedish film actress | | Converted to Judaism | |
Eleanor Bron | 1938– | British actress | | |
Dyan Cannon | 1937– | American three-time Academy Award–nominated film and television actress, editor, producer and director | | Mother | [621] |
Eddie Carmel | 1936–1972 | American entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant" | | [622] |
Joan Collins | 1933– | British actress and author | | Father | [623] |
Jerry Douglas | 1932–2021 | American television actress | The Young and the Restless | | [624] |
Herb Edelman | 1933–1996 | American stage, film, and television actor | The Golden Girls | | |
Marty Feldman | 1934–1982 | British writer, comedian and film and television actor | | |
Sami Frey | 1937– | French actor and director | | |
Yehoram Gaon | 1939– | Israeli actor and musician |
Allen Garfield | 1939–2020 | American actor |
Elliott Gould | 1938– | American actor | | [625] |
Charles Grodin | 1935–2021 | American actor and former cable talk show host | Rosemary's Baby, Beethoven | | [626] |
Judd Hirsch | 1935– | American actor | Taxi, NUMB3RS | | |
Dustin Hoffman | 1937– | American two-time Oscar-winning actor | | [627] |
Neville Jason | 1934–2015 | British actor | Maigret, From Russia with Love |
Tony Jay | 1933–2006 | British-born American actor | Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame | | [628] |
Jerome Charles Kattan | 1937–2010 | American |
Harvey Keitel | 1939– | Academy Award–nominated American actor | Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, U-571 | | [629] |
Walter Koenig | 1936– | American actor, writer, teacher and director | Star Trek | | [630] |
Susan Kohner | 1936– | American Academy Award–nominated, Golden Globe–winning American actress | | Father | [631] |
Yaphet Kotto | 1939–2021 | American actor | Live and Let Die, Alien | | [632] |
Steve Landesberg | 1936-2010 | American comic actor | ’’Barney Miller’’ |
Michael Landon | 1936–1991 | American actor, producer and director | | Father | [633] |
Louise Lasser | 1939– | American stage/film/television actress | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | | [634] |
Piper Laurie | 1932–2023 | American actress | Carrie (1976) | | [635] |
Linda Lavin | 1937– | American Tony Award and Golden Globe Award–winning stage, film and television actress and singer | | [636] |
Steve Lawrence | 1935–2024 | American singer and actor | The Carol Burnett Show | | |
Shari Lewis | 1933–1998 | American ventriloquist, puppeteer, singer, actress, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960s | | [637] |
Hal Linden | 1931– | American actor and television director | | [638] |
Tina Louise | 1934– | American model, singer, and film and television actress | | [639] |
Mark Margolis | 1939–2023 | American actor | Scarface, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul | [640] [641] |
David Margulies | 1937–2016 | American actor | Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, The Sopranos | [642] [643] |
Jackie Mason | 1931–2021 | American stand-up comedian/actor | | [644] |
Elaine May | 1932– | American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian | A New Leaf (film) | |
Paul Mazursky | 1930–2014 | American film director and actor | | [645] |
Shelley Morrison | 1936–2019 | American actress | | [646] |
Nadira | 1932–2006 | Indian Bollywood actress | | [647] |
Derren Nesbitt | 1935– | English actor |
Anthony Newley | 1931–1999 | British actor, singer-songwriter | | |
Barry Newman | 1938–2023 | American actor | | [648] |
Leonard Nimoy | 1931–2015 | American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer | | [649] |
Alan Oppenheimer | 1930– | American actor | | |
Noam Pitlik | 1932–1999 | Emmy-winning American actor and television director | | |
Ron Rifkin | 1939– | American actor, director | | |
Joan Rivers | 1933–2014 | American comedian, actress, talk show host, and celebrity | | [650] |
Andrew Sachs | 1930–2016 | German-born British actor | | |
Neil Sedaka | 1939– | American musician and actor | | [651] |
George Segal | 1934–2021 | American film and stage actor | | |
William Shatner | 1931– | Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor | | [652] |
Susan Strasberg | 1938–1999 | American actress | In Praise of Older Women | | |
Janet Suzman | 1939– | South African actress and director | | [653] |
Dame Elizabeth Taylor | 1932–2011 | British-American Academy Award–winner, film actress & humanitarian | | Converted to Judaism | [654] [655] [656] |
Renée Taylor | 1933– | American-born actress | The Nanny | | |
Chaim Topol | 1935–2023 | Israeli theatrical and film performer | | |
Al Waxman | 1935–2001 | Canadian actor | King of Kensington |
Gene Wilder | 1933–2016 | American actor and comedian | | |
Mike & Bernie Winters | 1926–2013 1930–1991 | British double act of comedians (brothers) | | |
Henry Woolf | 1930–2021 | British actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Superman III | | | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Jerry Adler | 1929– | American actor | The Sopranos, Rescue Me, Prime | [657] |
Ed Ames | 1927–2023 | American singer and actor | | [658] |
Beatrice Arthur | 1922–2009 | American actress | | [659] |
Ed Asner | 1929–2021 | American actor | | [660] |
Lauren Bacall | 1924–2014 | American Golden Globe and Tony Award–winning, and Academy Award–nominated, film and stage actress | | [661] |
Gábor Baraker | 1926–1983 | Hungarian actor | Thunderball, Inspector Clouseau | | [662] |
John Barrard | 1924–2013 | English actor | | |
Alfie Bass | 1921–1987 | British character actor | | [663] |
Julian Beck | 1925–1985 | American actor, director, poet, and painter | | [664] |
John Bennett | 1928–2005 | English actor | The House That Dripped Blood | | |
Shelley Berman | 1926–2017 | American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor | | [665] |
Herschel Bernardi | 1923–1986 | American film, Broadway and television actor | | [666] |
Turhan Bey | 1922–2012 | Austrian-American actor | | |
Theodore Bikel | 1924–2015 | Austrian-born British character actor, folk singer and musician | | [667] |
Larry Blyden | 1925–1975 | American actor | | [668] |
Lloyd Bochner | 1924–2005 | Canadian film and television actor | | [669] |
Tom Bosley | 1927–2010 | American film/television actor | Happy Days | | [670] |
Mel Brooks | 1926– | American EGOT–winning actor, writer, director and producer | | [671] |
June Brown | 1927–2022 | British actress, converted to Christianity | EastEnders | |
Lenny Bruce | 1925–1966 | American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist | | [672] |
Susan Cabot | 1927–1986 | American actress | | [673] |
Sid Caesar | 1922–2014 | American comic actor and writer | | [674] |
Robert Clary | 1926–2022 | French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer | | [675] |
Tony Curtis | 1925–2010 | American actor | Spartacus, The Persuaders! | | [676] |
Rodney Dangerfield | 1921–2004 | American comedian and actor | | [677] |
Sammy Davis Jr. | 1925–1990 | American entertainer | Member of the "Rat Pack" | Converted to Judaism in 1961 | [678] |
Peter Falk | 1927–2011 | American actor | Columbo | | [679] |
Leonard Fenton | 1926–2022 | British actor | EastEnders | | [680] |
Fenella Fielding | 1927–2018 | British actress | Carry On Screaming! | | |
Fyvush Finkel | 1923–2016 | American actor | Picket Fences, Boston Public | | [681] |
Eddie Fisher | 1928–2010 | American singer | Father of Carrie Fisher | |
Paul Frees | 1920–1986 | American actor | | |
Estelle Getty | 1923–2008 | American actress | The Golden Girls | | |
David Graham | 1925–2024 | British actor | Stingray, Thunderbirds | |
Lee Grant | 1925– | American Academy Award–winning theater, film and television actress, and film director | | |
Buddy Hackett | 1924–2003 | American comedian and actor | | [682] |
Monty Hall | 1921–2017 | Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster | Let's Make a Deal | | [683] |
Estelle Harris | 1928–2022 | American-born actress, daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants | Seinfeld | |
Laurence Harvey | 1928–1973 | Lithuanian-born actor, achieved fame in British and American films | | |
Steven Hill | 1922–2016 | American film and television actor | | [684] |
Judy Holliday | 1921–1965 | American Academy Award–winning actress and singer | | [685] [686] |
Rick Jason | 1923–2000 | American actor | Combat! | |
Miriam Karlin | 1925–2011 | British actress | The Rag Trade | | |
Alan King | 1927–2004 | American comedian and actor | | [687] |
Werner Klemperer | 1920–2000 | German-born American Emmy Award–winning comedic actor | | [688] |
Jack Klugman | 1922–2012 | American actor | | [689] |
Harvey Korman | 1927–2008 | American actor | | [690] |
Martin Landau | 1928–2017 | American Academy Award–winning American film and television actor | | [691] |
Stan Lee | 1922–2018 | American comic-book writer, editor, film executive producer, actor, and publisher. | Marvel, Himself | Romanian Jewish |
Al Lewis | 1920–2006 | American actor | Best known as Grandpa Munster | | |
Jerry Lewis | 1926–2017 | American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and director known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons | | |
Bill Macy | 1922–2019 | American actor | Maude | | [692] |
Ross Martin | 1920–1981 | Polish-born American TV and film actor | The Wild Wild West | |
Walter Matthau | 1920–2000 | American Academy Award–winning actor | | [693] |
Anne Meara | 1929–2015 | American comedian and actress; partner and wife of Jerry Stiller | | Converted to Judaism | [694] |
Sylvia Miles | 1924–2019 | American actress | | |
Laurie Mitchell | 1928–2018 | American actress | | |
Warren Mitchell | 1926–2015 | British-Australian actor | | [695] |
Yvonne Mitchell | 1925–1979 | British stage, television and film actress | | |
Marilyn Monroe | 1926–1962 | American actress, singer and model | | Converted to Judaism | |
Ron Moody | 1924–2015 | British film actor | Oliver! | | |
Chesty Morgan | 1928– | Polish-born American actress/ exotic entertainer | | [696] |
Aubrey Morris | 1926–2015 | British actor | | |
Wolfe Morris | 1925–1996 | British actor | | |
Vic Morrow | 1929–1982 | American actor | | [697] [698] |
Paul Newman | 1925–2008 | American Academy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor, director | | Father was Jewish | [699] |
Jerry Paris | 1925–1986 | Emmy Award-winning actor and director | The Dick Van Dyke Show, Happy Days | |
Charlotte Rae | 1926–2018 | American actress and singer | The Facts of Life |
Tony Randall | 1920–2004 | American actor | | [700] |
Carl Reiner | 1922–2020 | American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian | | [701] |
Regina Resnik | 1922–2013 | American opera singer and actress | | [702] |
Don Rickles | 1926–2017 | American comedian, film actor, and voice actor | | [703] |
Doris Roberts | 1925–2016 | American Emmy Award–winning actress | Everybody Loves Raymond | | [704] |
Fred Sadoff | 1926–1994 | American actor | South Pacific | |
Marian Seldes | 1928–2014 | American radio, stage, television, and film actress | Home Alone 3 | Daughter of George Seldes; she self-identified as Jewish |
Peter Sellers | 1925–1980 | British comedian, actor, and performer | | Mother | [705] |
Rod Serling | 1924–1975 | American screenwriter and actor | The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery | | [706] |
Cyril Shaps | 1923–2003 | English actor | Doctor Who, The Liver Birds | |
Simone Signoret | 1921–1985 | French Academy Award–winning actress | | Father | |
Beverly Sills | 1929–2007 | American operatic soprano | | |
Jerry Stiller | 1927–2020 | American comedian and actor | Seinfeld | | |
Mel Tormé | 1925–1999 | American actor and singer | Known as one of the great male jazz singers | | [707] [708] |
Harry Towb | 1925–2009 | Northern Irish actor | | |
Abe Vigoda | 1921–2016 | American film/television actor | The Godfather, Barney Miller | | |
Shelley Winters | 1920–2006 | American two-time Academy Award–winning actress | | [709] [710] | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Mason Adams | 1919–2005 | American character actor | | [711] |
Jean-Pierre Aumont | 1911–2001 | French-born actor | | [712] |
Martin Balsam | 1919–1996 | American actor, Academy award winner | A Thousand Clowns |
John Banner | 1910–1973 | Austrian/American actor | Hogan's Heroes | | [713] |
Red Buttons | 1919–2006 | American Academy Award–winning comedian and actor | | [714] |
Kitty Carlisle Hart | 1910–2007 | American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts | | [715] |
William Castle | 1914–1977 | American actor and filmmaker |
Jeff Chandler | 1918–1961 | American film actor |
Lee J. Cobb | 1911–1976 | American film actor, Academy Award–nominated | | |
Arnold Diamond | 1915–1992 | English actor | In Sickness and in Health |
Anton Diffring | 1916–1989 | German actor |
Kirk Douglas | 1916–2020 | American film star | Spartacus | | [716] |
Rahela Ferari | 1911–1994 | Serbian actor |
June Foray | 1917–2017 | American voice actress |
Eva Gabor | 1919–1995 | Hungarian-American socialite, film star | Aristocats, Gigi, Star Spangled Rhythm, etc. | | [717] |
Zsa Zsa Gabor | 1917–2016 | Hungarian-American socialite, film star, former beauty queen | (Moulin Rouge 1952) | | |
John Garfield | 1913–1952 | American actor, 1940s film star | | [718] |
Henry Gilbert | 1913–1973 | English-Australian actor | Long John Silver | | [719] |
Paulette Goddard | 1910–1990 | American Oscar-nominated film and theatre actress | | Father | [720] |
Lorne Greene | 1915–1987 | Canadian actor known for roles on American television | | [721] |
Sid James | 1913–1976 | British film and television actor and comedian | Carry On films, Hancock's Half Hour | | [722] |
Danny Kaye | 1911–1987 | American film actor, singer and comedian | | [723] |
David Kossoff | 1919–2005 | British actor | The Larkins, A Kid for Two Farthings, The Bespoke Overcoat, , The Mouse that Roared, The Mouse on the Moon | | [724] |
Hedy Lamarr | 1914–2000 | Austrian born actress |
Marc Lawrence | 1910–2005 | American character actor | | [725] |
Tutte Lemkow | 1918–1991 | Norwegian actor | Fiddler on the Roof |
Herbert Lom | 1917–2012 | British actor | |
Zero Mostel | 1915–1977 | American stage and film actor | | [726] |
Leila Mourad | 1891–1951 | Egyptian actress and singer | | [727] |
Jan Murray | 1916–2006 | American stand-up comedian, actor | | [728] |
Hana Maria Pravda | 1916–2008 | Czechoslovakian actress |
Luise Rainer | 1910–2014 | German-born British-based American two-time Academy Award–winning film actress | | [729] [730] |
Lillian Roth | 1910–1980 | American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway | | [731] |
Dinah Shore | 1916–1994 | American singer and actress | | [732] [733] |
Sylvia Sidney | 1910–1999 | American stage, film, and television actress | | [734] [735] |
Phil Silvers | 1911–1985 | American entertainer and comedy actor | | [736] |
Zypora Spaisman | 1916–2002 | Polish-American Yiddish theater actress and empresaria | | [737] |
Bernard Spear | 1919–2003 | British actor | Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., Wombling Free |
Milo Sperber | 1911–1992 | Polish actor | The Spy Who Loved Me, Are You Being Served? |
Harold J. Stone | 1913–2005 | American film and television character actor | | [738] |
Alan Tilvern | 1918–2003 | British actor | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
Mike Wallace | 1918–2012 | American journalist, who briefly acted during the 1940s | | [739] |
Eli Wallach | 1915–2014 | American film, TV and stage actor | The Magnificent Seven, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Godfather III | | [740] |
Sam Wanamaker | 1919–1993 | American actor and director | | [741] |
Cornel Wilde | 1912–1989 | American actor |
Joseph Wiseman | 1918–2009 | Canadian actor | Dr. No | | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
---|
Stella Adler | 1901–1992 | American actress | For decades regarded as America's foremost acting teacher | | [742] |
Jack Albertson | 1907–1981 | American actor | Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | | |
Morey Amsterdam | 1908–1996 | American actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | | [743] |
Leon Askin | 1907–2005 | Austrian actor | | | [744] |
Mischa Auer | 1905–1967 | Russian-American actor | | | |
Bea Benaderet | 1906–1968 | American actress | | | |
Milton Berle | 1908–2002 | American comedian and actor | | | [745] |
Joe Besser | 1907–1988 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team from 1955 to 1958 | | |
Mel Blanc | 1908–1989 | American voice actor | Voice of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck | | [746] |
Victor Borge | 1909–2000 | Danish-American comedian and pianist | Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 | | [747] |
Ricardo Cortez | 1900–1977 | American silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type | | | [748] |
Howard Da Silva | 1909–1986 | American film actor | | | |
Melvyn Douglas | 1901–1981 | American actor, won all three of the entertainment industries' highest awards, two Oscars, a Tony and an Emmy | | Father | [749] [750] |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 1909–2000 | American actor | Gunga Din (1939) | | |
Larry Fine | 1902–1975 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team | | |
Leo Genn | 1905–1978 | British actor | | | |
John Houseman | 1902–1988 | American actor. Academy Award winner | The Paper Chase (1973) | Father | |
Curly Howard | 1903–1952 | American comedian and actor | One of the Three Stooges comedy team from 1932 to 1946, brother of Moe and Shemp Howard | | |
Delia de Leon | 1901–1993 | British stage actress | | | [751] |
Sam Levene | 1905–1980 | Russian/American stage and film actor | | | [752] |
Peter Lorre | 1904–1964 | Hungarian-born stage and screen actor | Casablanca (1942) | | [753] |
Zeppo Marx | 1901–1979 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | | [754] |
Sanford Meisner | 1905–1997 | American actor | | | |
Otto Preminger | 1905–1986 | Austrian director and actor | Stalag 17 (1953) | | |
Lee Strasberg | 1901–1982 | American actor | | | |
Chaim Towber | 1901–1972 | American actor, playwright, musician | | | |
Herman Yablokoff | 1903–1981 | American stage actor, singer, composer, poet, director and producer of Yiddish theatre | Papirossen (1935) | | [755] | |
Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage | References |
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Jack Benny | 1894–1974 | American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor | | | [756] |
Gertrude Berg | 1899–1966 | American radio and television actress | 1951 Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Television Series as Molly Goldberg in "The Goldbergs", which she also wrote. | | [757] |
Elisabeth Bergner | 1897–1986 | Austrian film actress | | | [758] |
Fanny Brice | 1891–1951 | American comedian, singer, and entertainer | | | [759] |
George Burns | 1896–1996 | American comedian and actor | | | [760] |
Eddie Cantor | 1892–1964 | American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter | One of the most popular entertainers in the U.S. in the early and middle 20th century | | [761] |
Michael Chekhov | 1891–1955 | Russian-American Academy Award–nominated actor, director | Nephew of Anton Chekhov, protege of Constantin Stanislavki | | |
Hermione Gingold | 1897–1987 | British actress | | | [762] |
Harold Goldblatt | 1899–1982 | (Northern) Irish actor | A Night to Remember | | [763] |
Jetta Goudal | 1891–1985 | Dutch-American actress | | | [764] |
Leslie Howard | 1893–1943 | British film actor | Gone with the Wind | | [765] |
Moe Howard | 1897–1975 | American comedian and actor | The "leader" of the Three Stooges comedy team, brother of Curly and Shemp Howard | | |
Shemp Howard | 1895–1955 | American comedian and actor | Part of the Three Stooges comedy team until 1932 and from 1946 to 1955, brother of Curly and Moe Howard | | |
Sam Jaffe | 1891–1984 | American film and stage actor | Academy Award–nominated | | |
Ida Kaminska | 1899–1980 | Polish Academy Award–nominated actress | | | |
Francis Lederer | 1899–2000 | Czech-born actor | | | [766] [767] |
Ernst Lubitsch | 1892–1947 | German-American filmmaker and actor | | | |
Lilyan Tashman | 1896–1934 | American actor | | | |
Groucho Marx | 1890–1977 | American comedian and actor | Worked both with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and on his own | | |
Gummo Marx | 1893–1977 | American comedian and actor | One of the Marx Brothers | | |
Solomon Mikhoels | 1890–1948 | Soviet actor and director in Yiddish theater | Chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee | | [768] |
Martin Miller | 1899–1969 | Czech actor | The Pink Panther | | |
Paul Muni | 1895–1967 | American Academy Award– and Tony Award–winning actor | | | [769] |
Carmel Myers | 1899–1980 | American silent film actress | | | [770] |
Julius Nathanson | 1890–1957 | American actor and comedian | | | |
Irving Pichel | 1891–1954 | American actor and director | Dracula's Daughter | | |
Molly Picon | 1898–1992 | American star of stage, screen and television | | | [771] |
Gregory Ratoff | 1893–1960 | Russian-American actor, director and producer | All About Eve | | |
Edward G. Robinson | 1893–1973 | American stage and film actor | | | [772] |
Joseph Schildkraut | 1896–1964 | Austrian-born stage and film actor | | | [773] |
Meier Tzelniker | 1894–1980 | British actor | Appeared in Yiddish theatre | | [774] | |