List of Jewish actors and actresses

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This page is a list of Jews.
For more on who is considered Jewish, see Who is a Jew?.

The list is currently organized chronologically, listing people by decade of birth.

See also: List of Jewish American actors in television

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[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Jonah Bobo - noted as Jewish at [1] [2] "making that quartet of actors -- ranging from a young orthodox Jewish boy (Bobo)..."
  2. ^ Flora Cross - [3] "I'm a Jew, but nobody said anything about my Jewish star, which I wore around my neck." [4] "Cross also knows something about being Jewish. She will soon have a bat mitzvah, although she emphasizes that her family, unlike the fictional Naumanns, is not especially religious."
  3. ^ Hallie Kate Eisenberg - [5] [6] mentioned as one of several "Jews on the Big Screen" in July, 2004
  4. ^ Alexander Gould - noted as Jewish at [7]
  5. ^ Shane Haboucha - [8] "Religion : Jewish"
  6. ^ Owen Kline - [9] Mentioned as one of several "Celebrity Jews"
  7. ^ Jonathan Lipnicki - [10] Mentioned as one of several "Celebrity Jews"
  8. ^ Logan O'Brien - [11]
  9. ^ Sarah Ramos - [12] "Sarah: I'm Hispanic and Jewish..."
  10. ^ Daryl Sabara - [13] [14] "Who here is actually Jewish? Daryl Sabara: I am. I had a Bar Mitzvah shortly after the movie. I didn't have a big party or anything. The movie convinced me. I had a good time."
  11. ^ Evan Sabara - [15]
  12. ^ Adiel Stein - [16] "Thats Adi Stein playing the part of Pete OMalley. A Jewish youngster in the role of the Catholic kid... And beaming from the bimah was Adis dad -a rabbi..."
  13. ^ Matt Weinberg - [17]
  14. ^ Zoe Weizenbaum - [18] "she gave an Oscar-quality, heartfelt statement about what being Jewish meant to her."
  15. ^ Ahdout - [19] "Jonathan Ahdout: Young Iranian Jewish Film & Television Actor"
  16. ^ Baldoni - [20] "He’s half Italian and half Jewish"
  17. ^ a b c Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi". JV!be. ISSN. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
  18. ^ Berfield - [21] "For Berfield, a Jew from the West Valley..."
  19. ^ Bilson - [22] "Bilson, the co-star of TV’s “The OC,” is Jewish on her father’s side..." [23] "I am half Italian, and half eastern European Jew. I used to say half Italian and half Jewish."
  20. ^ Bynes - [24] "Amanda... is Jewish!"; Bynes also mentioned that she is Jewish on Jimmy Kimmel Live (March 7, 2006)
  21. ^ Caplan - [25] "Caplan was raised in a Reform Jewish family and took part in the usual rites of passage. “I had a bat mitzvah, was confirmed, went to Jewish summer camp,” she enumerates. Nowadays, “I go to temple for the High Holy Days. I think, like most people in their early 20s, I kind of strayed away from it. I think once I have a family I’ll be back into it,” she muses candidly. “I love being a Jew but I’m not Super Jew. I’m more about the traditional aspects of it rather than the religious at this point but I plan on raising my kids Jewish.”"
  22. ^ Carter - [26] "Aaron's dad, Bob, is fully Jewish -- Aaron is half Jewish."
  23. ^ Collins - [27] "She's currently trekking across Israel on a 10-day kibbutz... a trip called Birthright that offers free treks to the country for Jews in their late teens and early twenties..."
  24. ^ Daley - [28]
  25. ^ Dennings - [29]
  26. ^ Efron - [30]
  27. ^ Eisenberg - [31]
  28. ^ Epstein - [32]
  29. ^ Farber - [33] "Brandon: The question I’ve found most people want to know about you, Stacey, is your ethnicity. Many are guessing that you’re Jewish. Stacey: I am... Brandon: How many people on the show are Jewish? Stacey: The majority of the cast.""
  30. ^ Feldman - [34] [35] "The son of a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother, Feldman was raised Jewish and grew up attending a variety of local synagogues..."
  31. ^ Flynn-Amir - [36]
  32. ^ Miller, Gerri (1999). "Foster Reaches for the "Heights"". JVibe. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  33. ^ Foster - [37]
  34. ^ Fox - [38] "As the daughter of two cantors, Shayna Fox’s Judaism crept into many areas of her life..."
  35. ^ Goldsbie - [39] "He's Jewish."
  36. ^ Gordon-Levitt - [40] "Without a doubt, 18-year-old Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the first Jewish teenage actor whose job is to pretend to be a space alien, one who, in turn is pretending to be a Jewish teenager." [41] "Levitt: I was raised Jewish."
  37. ^ Greenfield - [42] "Jewish newcomer Max Greenfield..."
  38. ^ Grey - [43]
  39. ^ Gyllenhaal - [44][45] "Jake’s mother is Jewish and a few years ago he said he considered himself “more Jewish than anything else.""
  40. ^ a b c Religion News Service. "George Allen, 'Borat' star on list of influential U.S. Jews", Minneapolis Star Tribune, 2006-11-17. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
  41. ^ Kazinsky - [46] "Jewish Actor Joins EastEnders... The 22-year-old actor – who can speak Hebrew and who starred in a mobile phone commercial in Israel..."
  42. ^ a b c Mentioned as one of several Jewish actors on EastEnders at [47]
  43. ^ Kunis - [48]: "I'm pretty Jewish I gotta say. I was never raised Jewish but all my friends are and I have the quirks of a Jewish person. I go 'oy' and people are like 'oh you're very Jewish'. And when I'm in New York, I become super-Jew. All of a sudden I talk like a Jew from Long Island out of nowhere. Once in my new york, I'm super Jewish. I'm in L.A. and I'm like a California surfer girl... my parents raised me Jewish as much as they could and came to America. I love my religion. I think it's a beautiful religion but I took parts of it that I want for myself. I don't need to go to temple. I will, but I don't need to."
  44. ^ LaBeouf - [49] "Shia LaBeouf is Jewish and talks about some strange mysterious spiritual-type events that happened during production of the film." [50] LaBeouf" "I am what you would call a claimer Jew. See, I claim to be Jewish because it is beneficial to be Jewish. I benefit from saying I am Jewish. How? I have a personal relationship with God that happens to work within the confines of Judaism. Judaism to me is the name of the telephone in my heart that allows me to speak to God. Really, I feel cocky when I say I'm Jewish, not bad cocky, but good cocky. Because what I'm really saying is that I am one of the few chosen ones out there. I made it; God chose me and I take pride in that."
  45. ^ Lamberg - [51]
  46. ^ Levine - [52] "and 17-year-old Jewish actor Samm Levine..."
  47. ^ Linetsky - [53] "The beautiful young Jewish actress from the Montreal suburb of Hampstead..."
  48. ^ Linz - [54][55] ""I was brought up in a very logical place," said Linz, who had his bar mitzvah at Wilshire Boulevard Temple..."
  49. ^ Marienthal - [56]
  50. ^ Mechlowicz - [57] "I'm an un-athletic, Jewish boy"
  51. ^ Paxton - [58] "we are Jewish... I can't wait for Christmas and Hannuka... we celebrate both."
  52. ^ Peck - [59]
  53. ^ Peldon - [60]
  54. ^ Peldon - [61]
  55. ^ Portman - [62] "I consider myself Jewish and go to temple on the High Holy days and I've studied the Bible and I'm fluent in Hebrew, but the religion is not a big influence on me. I'm much more influenced by being Israeli than Jewish, and I'd consider myself an Israeli-American rather than a Jewish-American," Natalie once remarked in an interview." [63] "As for spending three months in Berlin, the Israeli-born actress found the experience eye-opening. "As a Jew growing up, I'd never been to Germany before," she said. "I fell in love with Berlin."
  56. ^ Prepon - [64]
  57. ^ Press - [65] "Jewish actress Nathalie Press as Ruth" [66] "Press was raised in a practising Jewish household. Her Catholic mother converted to Judaism to marry and the Press family regularly attended synagogue."
  58. ^ Ralph - [67] "It was Elena's grandmother who told her she was Jewish when Elena was a child. It was also her grandmother who heard about the Jewish Agency Youth Club at the Hesed and told Elena about it."
  59. ^ a b Nikki Reed and Evan Rachel Wood both mentioned that they are Jewish on the Thirteen DVD commentary, between the 10:00 and 11:00 minute mark
  60. ^ a b Elkin, Michael. "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ...", The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent, 2006-12-14. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
  61. ^ Rogen - [68]
  62. ^ Rosen - [69] "She's a well known adult star who is Jewish and proud"
  63. ^ Rossum - [70] "Jake’s love interest in “Tomorrow” is the about-to-be-hot Emmy Rossum, who is Jewish... actor Jason Isaacs... recently told an interviewer that the lack of Portuguese actors gave a “New York Jewish girl” (Rossum) her casting opportunity."
  64. ^ Sacher - [71] "What's the best Christmas present you ever got? Well I am Jewish so the best present I have ever got is holidays"
  65. ^ Schwartzman - [72] "Alex Greenwald, former drummer Jason Schwartzman, and guitarist Jacques Brauthbar are also all Jews." [73] "Jason Schwartzman, whose Jewish- Italian heritage..."
  66. ^ Segel - [74]
  67. ^ Sigler - [75] "For a self-proclaimed “nice Jewish girl,” Jamie-Lynn DiScala sure does associate with some dicey characters."
  68. ^ Smith - [76]
  69. ^ a b c d e Bloom, Nate (2006-11-24). "Celebrity Jews". The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Retrieved on 2006-11-22.
  70. ^ Stern - [77] "Raised with Jewish traditions, Stern attended synagogue on the holidays and observed Shabbat at home, but was not, regretfully, bat mitzvah. "It had a lot to do with how involved I would be because there wouldn't be an interpreter present," she explains."
  71. ^ Stilley - [78] "the former model, raised a Christian in Conway, S.C., recently announced that she is converting to Judaism... "I am not Jewish because I choose to be. I am Jewish because there is no other choice for me.""
  72. ^ Storm - [79] "I am Jewish and I went to a Catholic school because it was the best education you could get in the area." [80] "He's German Lutheran and mom's a German Jew. I was raised Jewish. We found a really happy medium in the family."
  73. ^ Switzer - [81] "Another Jewish member of the cast is Ottawa’s Kyle Switzer..."
  74. ^ Tal - [82] "Alona is Jewish."
  75. ^ Thomas - [83] "Khleo Thomas... has a Moroccan Jewish mother and an African American father, Davis said. After conversations on the set, Thomas decided to become a bar mitzvah through LeBeouf’s rabbi, according to Davis."
  76. ^ Trachtenberg - [84]
  77. ^ Ullman - [85] "Natalie Portman... I think she’s so talented and we’re both Jewish so my mom would be proud!" [86] "Ullman - who was born in Israel and moved to Fairfield with his parents Laura Ehrenkranz and Brian Ullman shortly after his first birthday..."
  78. ^ Vuolo - [87] "SB: Is it correct that you're the first Jewish Playmate? LV: As far as I know, I'm the first Jewish Playmate to admit that I was Jewish. I think there might have been Playmates that were kind of half Jewish and just never really talked about it."
  79. ^ Wilson - [88] "GL: Was it like that in Miracle on 34th Street? Did you think you were on the set with the real Santa Claus? Mara: No, because I don't believe in Santa Claus since I'm Jewish. I definitely believe in the Tooth Fairy though."
  80. ^ Yedidia - [89] "A group of more than 20 Jewish protestors staged a “Die-In” during rush hour this morning outside Penn Station... Mario Yedidia, a Die-In participant with family spread across Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Haifa..."
  81. ^ Zimmerman - [90] "Jewish kid plays questioning Catholic in San Jose play"
  82. ^ Appleby - [91]
  83. ^ Arquette - [92];[93] "Arquette — born on a Virginia Buddhist commune to a Jewish mother and non-Jewish father... his family celebrated both Passover and Ramadan after his father converted to Islam... Arquette’s maternal grandfather, a Polish Holocaust refugee, lived with the family until his death in the 1980s"
  84. ^ Avital - [94]; [95] "On movie sets, Avital sometimes feels she’s translating Jewish culture for her non-Jewish co-stars."
  85. ^ Banks - [96] [97] "Pretty actress ELIZABETH BANKS repeats her role as "Betty Brant." Ms. Banks converted to her husband's Jewish faith last year and their Jewish wedding was featured in "InStyle" magazine."
  86. ^ "'Borat' actor defends his creation", CNN.com, 2006-11-16. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  87. ^ Bartha - [98]
  88. ^ Beckham - [99] "Finally, a world-class Jewish soccer superstar: English national team and Real Madrid halfback learns his mother comes from Jewish family - tattoos verse from 'Song of Songs' on his forearm to mark revelation"
  89. ^ Behr - [100] "Top 10 Jewish women:... Dani Behr (TV)"
  90. ^ Benson - [101] ""Buffy" did feature, at various times, other Jewish actors who were happy to talk about their background. They included... Amber Benson..."
  91. ^ Berkley - [102] "Experienced filmmaker that he is, Allen may be fully cognizant of Berkley’s acting potential, but it’s doubtful he realizes she’s Jewish. "He doesn’t know," Berkley admits."
  92. ^ Bialik - [103] [104] ""The only thing I had as a constant was that I was Jewish," Bialik, 28, says."
  93. ^ Billard - [105] "Lani Billard (Busy) in real life - who is Jewish"
  94. ^ Black - [106]
  95. ^ Michael Ian Black - [107] Black: "In fact, we weren't "sort of" the Jewish people‹we were the Jewish people on The State, which was sort of an unspoken connection that the three of us always had."
  96. ^ Blair - [108]
  97. ^ Blatt - [109] "Three out of the four members of the now-defunct British teen pop ensemble All Saints were Jewish: England-born Melanie Blatt and Canadian sisters Natalie and Nicole Appleton"
  98. ^ Bloom - mentioned as Jewish in the Jewish Chronicle, 15/9/2006 p44: "Tribal beat: Showbiz Jews in the news
  99. ^ Phipps, Keith (2006-11-20). Random Rules: Alex Borstein. A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
  100. ^ Bourret - [110] "A Real Jewish Princess"
  101. ^ Braff - [111] "Zach Braff, the leading actor in NBC's hit comedy Scrubs, is set to visit Israel this coming July. The hot star (31) will arrive in Israel accompanied by his girlfriend, actress and singer Mandy Moore... Braff, a nice Jewish boy, called the Israeli General Consul in Los Angeles, Ehud Danoch, and asked for his assistance with the tour's planning." [112] Mandy Moore on Braff: "I like a good Jewish boy. With a sense of humor." (Moore has a Jewish maternal grandfather) [113] ""I was kosher until I had my Bar Mitzvah, and I parlayed officially becoming a man into telling my father I wanted to eat cheeseburgers." Zach Braff exerted his dietary independence from his Jewish family."
  102. ^ Braun - [114]
  103. ^ Brody - [115] "Brody, for one, is pleased with this decision. As a secular Jewish actor playing a Jewish character, he said..."
  104. ^ Brody - [116] [117] "The director of The Jacket, John Maybury, said you got the part because you look like an Arab but you're a nice Jewish boy from the Bronx. AB: But John is wrong. I don't feel like I look like an Arab, nor am I from the Bronx, and I am Jewish"
  105. ^ Brown - [118] "Are you raising her Jewish? Yes, she's Jewish. I converted, and she converted with me. Because that's who she is. It's in her blood, and her father and mother are Jewish.""
  106. ^ Burke - [119] [120]
  107. ^ Caan - [121]
  108. ^ Callis - [122] "Jewish actor James Callis makes a satisfyingly evil Haman..."
  109. ^ Campbell - [123] "my lineage is Jewish, so if someone asks me if I'm Jewish, I say yes."
  110. ^ Charles - [124]
  111. ^ Charvet - [125] "Hot babe and TV host Brooke Burke, 34, just got engaged to hunky Jewish actor David Charvet, also 34. (Burke is Jewish on her mother’s side.)"
  112. ^ Chriqui - [126] "A Moroccan Jew, Chriqui talks with Jewish Television Network in an exclusive GenJ interview about her traditional upbringing, why she feels prepared for success, and her thoughts on interdating."
  113. ^ Connelly - [127] "I'm an Irish Catholic Jew riddled with guilt." [128]
  114. ^ Daniels - [129] "Erin Daniels is Jewish and on the hottest lesbian show on television. An oxy-moron? She doesn't think so."
  115. ^ Diamond - [130]
  116. ^ Fehr - [131] Fehr: "“This was the most challenging role I’ve ever played,” Fehr told The Jewish Week. “To play someone who is pretending to be who I am – a Jewish man – and yet is uncomfortable in his own skin, that was a little bit hard.”"
  117. ^ Feldman - [132] "Of the song The Junky Jews, Eef expands, “it’s about Corey Feldman, this cheesy teen actor in the 1980s."
  118. ^ Widdiecombe, Ben. "New York Minute", New York Daily News, 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
  119. ^ Gensler, Howard. "'Borat' to wed Aussie actress Isla Fisher", 2006-11-27. Retrieved on 2006-11-29.
  120. ^ Franco - [133] "Marla Sokoloff... has had some choice Jewish boyfriends... was linked the last few years with the smoldering James Franco... His father, artist Doug Franco, is not Jewish. His mother, author Betsy Verne Franco, is and her mother, Mitzi Levine Verne, founded the prominent Verne Art Gallery in Cleveland... James, who paints on the side, gave his grandmother a painting of his as a Chanukah present last year."
  121. ^ Frye - [134]
  122. ^ Gainsbourg - [135]
  123. ^ Gellar - [136]; [137] "What if Sarah Michelle Gellar, another ambiguously named Jew, had a different name?"
  124. ^ Sara Gilbert [138]
  125. ^ Gilsig' - [139]
  126. ^ Ginsburg - mentioned as one of several Jewish comedians at [140]"
  127. ^ Gold - [141]
  128. ^ Goldberg - [142]
  129. ^ Green - [143] [144]
  130. ^ Greenberg - [145] "Yes, I’m the one,” he said, referring to the Jewish population of the city. He grew up in a Conservative household, had a bar mitzvah, belonged to Jewish youth groups, went to Jewish summer camps and even made aliyah. Both his parents are psychologists, “which just drove me crazy,” he jokes."
  131. ^ Greenwald - [146]
  132. ^ Grossman - [147] "I was a full-on Jewish American Princess...I didn't think I was going to be an actress. A rabbi would have been a better choice."
  133. ^ Gyllenhaal - noted as Jewish at [148]
  134. ^ Handler - Smason, Alan. "Comely comic reveals laughs in ‘Horizontal Life’", Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  135. ^ Hannigan - [149]
  136. ^ Hauser - [150]
  137. ^ Kate Hudson - [151] "First of all I’m Jewish, and The Producers and Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks are my favorites." [152] "I ask where Kate’s belief in the unseen comes from. “I was raised Jewish but I’m not a practicing Jew,” she says." [153] ""I'm part-Jewish, Hasidic Jews - they don't cut their kids hair until they're three. "I'm not very religious, but it's actually kind of beautiful, they compare the men to a tree and trees don't bear fruit for three years."
  138. ^ Oliver Hudson - [154] Mentioned as one of several "Jewish thespians"
  139. ^ Jones - [155] "I always say that I'm a woman of color - several colors, because I'm black and Jewish. And that's been a great blessing in my life."
  140. ^ "Ms Price, who is halachically Jewish...", the Jewish Chronicle, 2006-11-24, pp. 1. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
  141. ^ Kattan - [156] "Chris... considers himself Jewish."
  142. ^ Kirshner - [157] "series co-stars two attractive and talented young Jewish actresses — Mia Kirshner and Erin Daniels."
  143. ^ Kushell - [158] "Christmas Wraparound #6: Alex Borstein and Lisa Kushell, the two Jewish castmembers, are grateful that they have been given valuable airtime in order to talk about Hannukah."
  144. ^ Krumholtz - [159]
  145. ^ Viner, Brian. "Matt Lucas: Pride and prejudice", The Independent, 2006-12-16. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
  146. ^ Michael Lucas - [160] "Gay Jewish porn star Michael Lucas has said he was "hurt and surprised" at some of the comments and reaction made by Jews to his planned visit to Israel..."
  147. ^ Luner - [161]
  148. ^ Lyonne - [162]
  149. ^ Macht - [163]
  150. ^ Menzel - [164] "IDINA MENZEL, a nice Jewish girl from Long Island, plays the green-faced witch in the musical "Wicked.""
  151. ^ Meyers - [165] "Top half or not, there is something demographically weird about the fact that there have been three New Hampshire Jews — Silverman, Adam Sandler and Seth Meyers — among the hundred or so regular cast members of SNL."
  152. ^ Paltrow - [166] "Paltrow is generally perceived as the face of New York Wasp culture, but her father descended from a Russian, rabbinical dynasty. "Like, 17 generations of rabbis - you see, I really am a Jewish princess!""
  153. ^ Pascal - [167] "The cast of “Rent” includes Jewish Tony-winners Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal in the starring roles of Maureen and Roger, respectively. Both created these roles in the original production."
  154. ^ Peet - [168] "Peet, a dutiful Jewish daughter who lived in London with her family for four years, attended Manhattan Friends High School..." [169] "A Jewish girl from Manhattan..."
  155. ^ a b c d Joaquin, Rain, River and Summer Phoenix - [170] "the Pheonixes... are a Jewish acting dynasty..." [171] "Phoenix drew on her mother’s Russian-Hungarian Jewish roots to play Kahn, who toils in her immigrant family’s sweatshop before entering the theater... By the time Phoenix’s mom, Arlyn Dunetz, was born in the Bronx in 1944, the family consisted of cultural Jews who celebrated the holidays but did not attend synagogue. In 1968, Dunetz, weary of her conventional secretarial job, left her Jewish neighborhood, according to Us magazine..."
  156. ^ Radnor - [172]
  157. ^ Rex - [173] "SIMON REX, a largely unknown Jewish hunk, is scheduled to co-star in the fall 2002 Warner Brothers Network series "Maybe It's Me.""
  158. ^ Rosenbaum - [174] [175]
  159. ^ Ross - [176] "Recently, she says, a friend told her that a woman had referred to Ross as "that incredibly beautiful black Jew.""
  160. ^ Russell - [177] "Russell, who is Jewish, said it was "nonsense" in an exclusive interview with the magazine, out this month. She said: "I had all my Jewish grandmothers calling, going, 'Is Keri a Scientologist? Do we have to be worried?'"
  161. ^ Witty, Stephen (2006-11-21). When Real World and Reel World Collide. Newhouse News Service. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
  162. ^ Savage - [178]
  163. ^ Silverman - [179] "Top half or not, there is something demographically weird about the fact that there have been three New Hampshire Jews — Silverman, Adam Sandler and Seth Meyers — among the hundred or so regular cast members of SNL."
  164. ^ Silverstone - [180] "Alicia grew up a good Jewish girl. "I had, and loved, my Batmitzvah"..." [181] "...she and her family attended Temple Beth Jacob... "I was reared in a traditional Jewish household," Silverstone recalls. "We lit candles Friday night and had seders. My brother David and I went to Hebrew school and had our bar mitzvahs. I have wonderful memories of my bat mitzvah."... Her father Monty, a real estate businessman from London, is Jewish. When he moved to Florida, he met his Scottish-born wife Didi, a Pan Am flight attendant, who was Christian. She converted to Judaism before they were married, and Silverstone spent her formative years in several San Francisco Bay area communities where she "often" went to temple with her 93-year-old grandfather Sidney Silver. Silverstone is "very proud" of her Jewish heritage. Although she has not been observant recently, the actress says she often has thought about being more so."
  165. ^ Skye - [182]
  166. ^ Sloane - [183]
  167. ^ Soomekh - [184] "Persian Jewish actress Bahar Soomekh earned some serious attention last year when she played a young Iranian in "Crash"... How important is Judaism in your life now, and how are you involved in the community? I think Judaism has enriched my life and developed who I am."
  168. ^ Spelling - [185] "...the 28-year-old Jewish actress..." [186] "Both my parents are Jewish, but we celebrate Christmas as a family getting together rather than a religious holiday. We have a Christmas tree and a menorah."
  169. ^ Stevens - [187] "Jewish pop princess Rachel Stevens features on the soundtrack of new film The Princess Diaries 2."
  170. ^ Stone - [188] "I'm only ethnically Jewish. I grew up agnostic. I kind of half celebrate Christmas with my family. If I'm not with my family, I smoke a joint and drink red wine and watch football."
  171. ^ Strong - [189] "which is odd since I'm Jewish"
  172. ^ Weisman - [190]
  173. ^ Westfeldt - [191] "P.F: Jennifer, are you Jewish yourself? Jennifer Westfeldt: Yes, though my dad's a WASP."
  174. ^ Winokur - [192] "Tony Award-winning funnygirl MARISSA JARET WINOKUR frowns upon TV sitcom co-star PAMELA ANDERSON's love of tattoos - because she's Jewish."
  175. ^ Wyle - [193] "Noah Wyle (a Jewish boy and a doctor!)"
  176. ^ Ziering - [194] ""People are shocked to discover I’m Jewish," Nikki Schieler Ziering said."
  177. ^ Zuker - [195] "Hey Arianne, first of all I like to tell you that you have a lot of fans in Israel (including me) and the reason you have so much fans is because everybody says your Jewish &mdash is that true? Arianne Zuker: Yes, it is! I have to be careful not to say Oye a lot in my scenes."
  178. ^ Eichner, Itamar. "Israeli minister, American Idol", YNetNew.com, 2006-11-17. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
  179. ^ Ancona - [196] "A friend described her to me as 'comely in a Nigella-esque Jewish sexbomb way'..."
  180. ^ Arquette - [197]; [198];[199] "Her parents, both deceased, subscribed to two different faiths -- her mom was Jewish and her father converted to Islam."
  181. ^ Azaria - [200] "The Jewish people can take pride in the accomplishments of artist Camille Pissarro, boxer Daniel Mendoza, actor Hank Azaria and pop idol Paula Abdul, all of whom are Jewish but whose names don't sound Jewish to most Americans"
  182. ^ Basche - [201] "“United 93” co-stars Jewish actor David Alan Basche"
  183. ^ Batinkoff - [202] "Randall Batinkoff (David Grantland) was playing a preacher while in reality he was Jewish."
  184. ^ Bergman - [203] "Her parents were Jewish, but Mary Kay never practiced the faith... She always remained very proud of her Jewish heritage, jokingly referring to herself as a "Catholic Jew.""
  185. ^ Beyer - [204] "Troy Beyer is Jewish, African American and a woman"
  186. ^ Bierko - [205] ""My mother is Jewish, though she converted to Catholicism," Bierko says, "so we ended up being Christmas tree Jews. I grew up in Westchester with a lot of Jewish friends, and I feel very connected to that part of my heritage. When I read the play, it was the first time I'd seen that part of myself addressed.""
  187. ^ Murray, Rebecca (2006-11-15). Kyle Gass and Jack Black Discuss "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny". About.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
  188. ^ Bonet - [206] "The daughter of a Jewish mother and a black father... attracted further attention as the wife of rock star Lenny Kravitz (who is also half-black, half-Jewish)."
  189. ^ Bonham Carter - [207] "CARTER TOO JEWISH FOR JEWISH ROLE... British actress HELENA BONHAM CARTER stunned director PAUL WEILAND with her Jewish accent on the set of their new movie SIXTY SIX and even had to be asked to tone down her impersonation The PLANET OF THE APES actress, who has Austrian Jewish roots, stars as social-climber ESTHER REUBEN in the British film and reveals it wasn't hard to do because of her family upbringing She says, "People always think I'm indelibly English, but actually I was brought up in Golders Green (north west London) and there's tons of Jewish blood on my mother's side" [208] "Helena abandons her old-fashioned style, playing a North London Jewish mother... "My mum was so pleased I was doing this film," she laughs. "I am half French, half Spanish and Jewish - but I'm always seen as very British. I'm finally getting in touch with my Jewish roots.""
  190. ^ Murray, Rebecca (2006-11-20). Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito in "Deck the Halls.". About.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
  191. ^ Carteris - [209]
  192. ^ Cates - noted as one of several Celebrity Jews at [210]
  193. ^ Cohen - noted as Jewish at [211]
  194. ^ Cohn - [212]
  195. ^ Cross - [213] "Mr. DAVID CROSS (Comic): All the parents see you as is Jew, I'm a Jewish kid" [214] "During the March 9, 1998 Politically Incorrect on ABC, Cross said "I was born Jewish, but I am an atheist. I don't believe in God.""
  196. ^ Dayne - [215] "Jewish girl Leslie Wonderman changed her first name to "Taylor" and her last name to "Dayne" to become one of the pop divas of the eighties"
  197. ^ Devlin - [216] "a Jew with Filipino roots is a rare one. But rarer still is a Jew with Filipino roots and working in Hollywood (well, there’s Rob Schneider). Your (bemused) comments, please. I’m a Filipino-Russian Jew with an Irish last name. You can’t get much more mixed up than that."
  198. ^ Diamont - [217] "The plotline has particular significance for Diamont: He too is Jewish, and like his character, Diamont — whose real last name is Feinberg — came to his Judaism later in life."
  199. ^ Downey Jr. - [218] "It makes me seem like a real bad ass instead of this good little half-Jewish boy or half-good Jewish boy." [219] ""I have," he told me. "And you know my father is Jewish. His name was Elias and he changed it to Downey. I have it tattooed on my ankle." He rolled over his trouser cuff and sure enough, there was the name "Elias." "'The Passion' is not anti-Semitic," he reassured me."
  200. ^ Dratch - [220]; [221] Raised in a Reform Jewish family, Dratch did have a Bat Mitzvah but doesn’t consider herself to be observant. “It’s more a heritage thing, I guess,” she says of her relationship to her roots. Her SNL reper-toire has included only one Jewish character to date, “an older lady named Mrs. Rosenberg. It’s kind of hard to do a Jewish character these days because everyone’s seen it. Everyone has a Jewish character,” she muses. “You have to come up with something else about the character, so they just happen to be Jewish and it’s not just a stereotype.”"
  201. ^ Duchovny - [222] "Being Jewish, educated and from New York, he’s been in therapy" [223] "Duchovny not only looks fondly on his courtship days, but he has pleasant memories of growing up with a Jewish father. His dad, he says, was "a New York Jew. It's a different kind of Jew. I think it's more of an identity than a religion in New York. Like a cultural Jew more than a religion. My father definitely considers himself a Jew. So, there was half of me that I consider Jewish. There was always a part of me that felt Jewish.""
  202. ^ Edelstein - [224] "The Jewish New Jersey girl admits she lost out on roles because casting agents feared she'd be "too ethnic", even before they agreed to meet her"
  203. ^ Favreau - [225] "So, in 2003, he did what any good Jewish boy would do: He directed a feel-good Christmas movie called Elf." [226] "His Italian Catholic father attended parochial schools; his Jewish mother, Madeleine, was so inspired by a B’nai B’rith camp that she convinced her parents to keep kosher in their Bronx home..."
  204. ^ Futterman - [227] "Miller, who like Futterman is Jewish"
  205. ^ Garlin [228] "My background is that I was always the class clown. I went to Hebrew school, had a barmitzvah, used to go to Temple with all the old Jewish men and then have lox and bagels, married a Jewish girl, my boys will be Barmitzvahed, very proud and happy to be Jewish, and I think everything that I do is naturally Jewish"
  206. ^ Garrett - noted as Jewish at [229]
  207. ^ Gershon [230] "So how does a nice Jewish girl wind up with a role like that? And what does she tell her parents about it?"
  208. ^ Gertz - noted as Jewish at [231]; also see [232]
  209. ^ Gilbert - noted as Jewis hat [233]; [234] "My family is Jewish, but I carry a knowledge and respect for all religions. I don't practice one specifically."
  210. ^ Swartz, Shauna (2006-11-21). Meet Judy (aka Jewdy) Gold. AfterEllen.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
  211. ^ Grey - [235] "I was too Jewish for 'Flashdance,' she said. I didn't even make it in to see Zeffirelli for 'Endless Love.' His assistant said, 'Sorry, we're looking for a beautiful girl.'"
  212. ^ Gross - [236] "“Well, I don’t entirely know yet because I’m in it. But I identify very much with being Jewish,” says Arey Gross, who never had a Bar Mitzvah service. “I feel as though Ira is connecting to some latent part of who I am. And I tremendously admire him. I would hope to be as much of a mensch.”"
  213. ^ Grunberg - [237]
  214. ^ Gurwitch - [238]
  215. ^ Hecht - [239] "I'm actually quite Jewish, I go to synagogue"
  216. ^ Horan - noted as Jewish at [240]
  217. ^ Hunt - "Helen Hunt: I'm Methodist and Jewish. I'm a Both: Mushu!"
  218. ^ Isaacs - [241] "Jason Isaacs, a British Jew, cements his reputation as one of Hollywood's hottest heavies"
  219. ^ Kanan noted as Jewish at [242]
  220. ^ Kassovitz - [243] "In the film, as in life, Kassovitz is Jewish, wears glasses..."
  221. ^ Kent - [244] "“We’re the WASPiest sounding Jews,” said Heather Paige Kent of her family name, before pointing out that her grandfather was named Herbert Peter and her “nice Jewish doctor” husband, a prominent plastic surgeon, is Dr. Terry Dubrow. The name thing has even confused some of the couple’s friends. “The other night, we were out to dinner with some acquaintances,” Kent said, “and they asked us how are we going to raise the kids, and we’re like, ‘We’re both Jewish.’"
  222. ^ Kudisch - Noted as Jewish at [245]
  223. ^ Kudrow - [246] "Kudrow grew up in an upper-middle-class Jewish family in Tarzana, Calif., a studious bookworm with a sometimes inexplicable need to be noticed"
  224. ^ Landau - [247]
  225. ^ Leigh - [248], [249]; both of her parents were/are Jewish
  226. ^ Louis-Dreyfus - [250] "Louis-Dreyfuss was not the only Jewish entertainer to walk away with an Emmy on Sunday night."
  227. ^ Love - [251] "She claims: “I’m at least five- eighths Jewish, depending on whether my grandfather was that famous actor or Sam Brand, a publicist for that actor. So you see, I’m a nice Jewish girl… and I’ve lots of Irish in me. Norman Mailer said it was the coolest thing to be half-Irish, half-Jewish. And look, I have the coolest thing I want to show you."
  228. ^ Malina - [252]
  229. ^ Manheim - noted as Jewish at [253]
  230. ^ Margolis - noted as Jewish at [254]
  231. ^ Margulies - [255] "Not wishing Gibson well is Julianna Margulies who, while promoting Snakes on a Plane replied, "I´m a Jew and I find it [Gibson´s anti-Semitic rant] disgusting. I don´t care how drunk you are, it´s not something you say."" [256] [257] ""How about the married relationship of your character in A Price Above Rubies? The movie seems to take a pretty dim view of the Hasidic Jewish life, but you're Jewish yourself, aren't you?" I ask. "Any problems with that in your family? "I wasn't raised Jewish," she contradicts. "My parents are Jewish, but my mother had herself baptized when I was five years old. She took a Christian path – not born again, but Christian spiritual. But I was fascinated to find out about the Jewish Hasidic life, through research. And you know, it's a very sexist religion and a very sexist community. And I can't imagine why anyone would want to be in it.""
  232. ^ Matlin - [258] "Added to that was the Jewish trait of a “can-do” attitude. “I wouldn’t be who I am if I weren’t Jewish,” Matlin says... Matlin spoke of her upbringing in a Jewish home in Chicago, where her parents encouraged her to do anything she set her mind to."
  233. ^ Messing - noted as Jewish at [259]; [260] "ET: Debra, do you draw on your own Jewishness for Grace? You've talked about that in the past, but I'm just wondering what parts of your own Jewishness you incorporate into the character. Debra Messing : There are a lot of Jews around on the set and we have fun. I'm Jewish and, I think, it's just a sensibility that they write. They write it, and I recognize it because it's a part of my family, my history and my language, so there is a rhythm to it that's familiar to me and it's fun to play."
  234. ^ Meyer - noted as Jewish at [261]
  235. ^ Meyers - noted as Jewish at [262]
  236. ^ Morrow - [263] "Morrow finds it amusing that Hunter’s Jewish wife, played by Erica Alexander, “was not Jewish and playing a Jew while I was Jewish and playing a non-Jew.”"
  237. ^ Okonedo - [264] "Sophie Okonedo was born in London on New Year’s Day, 1969, to a Jewish mother and Nigerian father who abandoned them for his homeland when his daughter was only five. Though she now prefers to not address the subject, she was once quoted as saying that growing up she felt ostracized both by Jews for being black and by blacks for being Jewish."
  238. ^ Parker - [265] "The conflicts are typified by Sarah Jessica Parker, who says her supportive feelings about Israel in its conflict with the Palestinians make her feel more Jewish, but she is uncertain about the religious education she will give her child" [266] "In a recent interview, Parker corrected some long-standing misinformation about her Jewish background found in many bios. Parker says that her father (now deceased), not her mother, was Jewish — although her mother may have some Jewish ancestry. The actress says she always felt Jewish, despite having almost no religious background."
  239. ^ Penn - noted as one of several Celebrity Jews at [267]
  240. ^ Piven - [268] "I’m Jewish and when I was Bar Mitzvahed"
  241. ^ Pryor - [269] "To Be Young, Jewish and black" [270] "Although Pryor culturally identifies as black and Jewish, Judaism is her religion. She has been married for a year to a Catholic man who hopes to convert and to raise their children Jewish. In the meantime, "Fried Chicken" has helped her integrate her diverse identities."
  242. ^ Raimi - noted as Jewish at [271]
  243. ^ Rudd - [272] "PR: They are. I just bought a double album. But, you know, when you’re looking at a Jewish kid in Kansas who’s eighteen trying to go for that…" [273] "He recalls a childhood marked by occasional neuroses: ‘Growing up with English parents who happened to be Jewish in a section of town that was not Jewish, I always felt like the outsider, alienated in some way"
  244. ^ Samms - [274] "She said 'I must be the first Jewish girl in history turned down for work because my nose is too small.'"
  245. ^ Sandler - [275] "Top half or not, there is something demographically weird about the fact that there have been three New Hampshire Jews — Silverman, Adam Sandler and Seth Meyers — among the hundred or so regular cast members of SNL."
  246. ^ Schneider - [276] "Rob Schneider has vowed never to work with mel Gibson again after the latter made anti-Semitic remarks when he was arrested for drunk-driving two weeks ago. "I, Rob Schneider, a 1/2 Jew, pledge from this day forth to never work with Mel Gibson-actor-director-producer-and anti-Semite," Schneider said in an advertisement in Hollywood trade paper Variety."
  247. ^ Schram - noted as Jewish at [277]
  248. ^ Schreiber - [278] "Nonetheless, Schreiber says his Jewish identity is something that has always given him comfort, allowing him to feel closer to people, to justify his sensibility. His favorite Jewish tradition, one that he has always sustained with his extended family, is the Passover seder."
  249. ^ Schwimmer - noted as Jewish at [279]
  250. ^ Seder - [280] "says Seder, who's Jewish and has dark curly hair"
  251. ^ Sedgwick - [281] "Kyra Sedgwick is Jewish on her mother’s side and fully identifies as a Jew, yet married a non-Jew." [282] "She's an all-American Jewish WASP actress"
  252. ^ Sheedy - Noted as Jewish at [283]
  253. ^ Shore - [284] "I’m Jewish. I’ve always had a thing where it’s okay to dance with the devil, just don’t become the devil. Even at my peak, I never went too over the top."
  254. ^ Silverman - noted as Jewish at [285]
  255. ^ Slater - noted as Jewish at [286]
  256. ^ Slowe - [287] "another Jewish actor... Georgia Slowe"
  257. ^ Sofer - [288] "Sofer’s father, Martin, is an Orthodox rabbi, as anyone who peruses her online biography or recent media interviews will learn. But the strictly observant lifestyle wasn’t in the cards once she took up acting at 15. “It wasn’t for me,” Sofer, 34, told The Jewish Week. “I don’t think my father ever meant for me to be Lubavitch. I’m sure he would love for me to be more Orthodox than I am, but that wasn’t part of my lifestyle choices.” The California native, who grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, adds that she continues to light Sabbath candles and goes to temple with her husband, director Sanford Bookstaver, and 7-year-old daughter, Rosabel. “My father knows that God is important to me, Judaism is important to me. The level of religiousness is not that important to him.”"
  258. ^ Stiller - noted as Jewish at [289]
  259. ^ Vartan - [290]”The funny thing is I'm actually a Polish Jew who happens to be born in France. My mom is Polish and my dad is Bulgarian. I don't have an ounce of French blood. But I work it.”
  260. ^ Weber - [291] ""By my own admission, I'm not the world's best Jew," Mr. Weber quipped. "Although that could be a category next year.""
  261. ^ Wolf - noted as Jewish at [292]
  262. ^ Ziering - [293] "As she fell in love with Ian Ziering, she also fell in love with his religion. Although there was no pressure to become Jewish, Ziering decided to enroll in the 22-week conversion class led by Rabbi Jonathan Aaron at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills."
  263. ^ Ziffer, Daniel. "The ghost of George Costanza", The Age, 2006-12-13. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
  264. ^ Adam Arkin - Noted as one of several Jewish Celebrities at [294]
  265. ^ Tom Arnold - Noted he was Jewish in radio interview at [295]
  266. ^ Rosanna Arquette - noted as a Jewish celebrity at [296]
  267. ^ Bernhard - [297] "Bernhard is Jewish too, I fear, and a 21st-century vulgarian"
  268. ^ Day-Lewis - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/daniel_day-lewis_biog/2] "Being Irish, Jewish AND posh"
  269. ^ [298] "Carrie Fisher, Jewish on her estranged father’s side, played against the Jewish American Princess stereotype as the gun-toting, take-charge Princess Leia Organa. Never one to shy away from a fight, Leia, in a very Judith-like way, seizes on an opportunity and strangles Jabba the Hutt to save her own people in “Return of the Jedi.”"
  270. ^ Franken - [299] "Immediately after, a clip shows Franken suggesting that if he opts to run, he “would be the only New York Jew in the race who grew up in Minnesota.” On Sunday I asked nonchalantly if that meant he considered himself a New York Jew as well as a Minnesotan. “That was a joke,” he said, laughing hysterically once more."
  271. ^ [300][301]
  272. ^ Goodman - The Jewish Chronicle, 28/09/2005, Diary p.66, "Could there a hint of racial stereotyping in the Almeida’s decision to cast two Jewish actors — Ronni Ancona and Henry Goodman — in its upcoming production of The Hypochondriac?"
  273. ^ Hart - [302] "Thought there are no Jewish Republicans in show biz? Well, Bush contributors include... host Mary Hart, who’s a convert to Judaism..."
  274. ^ Kavner - [303] "For authenticity, Mendelsohn cast Jewish actors such as Julie Kavner..."
  275. ^ Landis - [304] "Landis: Well, I kept thinking, "Who's gonna be interested in this besides our relatives? I mean, we're just five old Jews on a couch.""
  276. ^ Dawson, Jayne. "I feed on Leeds, says Kay", Leeds today/Evening Post, 2006-11-16. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  277. ^ Perlman - [305] "Veteran Jewish actor Ron Perlman..."
  278. ^ Roseanne - [306] "always openly and proudly Jewish..."
  279. ^ Rosenberg - [307] "Alan Rosenberg and Marg Helgenberger know playwright A.R. Gurney is perhaps the quintessential chronicler of WASP American life. So why are the Jewish actor and his lapsed Catholic TV-star wife performing Gurney’s "Love Letters" June 9 at the Skirball Cultural Center to benefit West L.A. congregation Adat Shalom?"
  280. ^ [308] ""I want to be the first Jewish country singer," Mare Winningham says. "Actually, Kinky Friedman was the first. But I want to be the next."... Her observance has been "a real conversation starter," especially among fellow Jews."
  281. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au "Motion Pictures". Encyclopaedia Judaica. (1971-1972). Keter Publishing House. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
  282. ^ Chang, Richard. "Slain journalist's father brings message of peace", OC Register, 2006-11-20. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
  283. ^ Dylan - [309] "Three years ago, he called himself "a 62-year-old Jewish atheist"" [310] "Bob Dylan--a Jewish loner from Hibbing, Minnesota..."
  284. ^ [311]
  285. ^ [http://www.atjt.com
  286. ^ a b Rosen, Steven (2006-11-16). "Want to spoof Purim and the Oscars? Be our Guest!". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles 21 (39). Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
  287. ^ Bloom, Nate (2006-01-27). "Celebrity Jews". The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
  288. ^ [312] Mentioned as one of several "Jewish thespians"
  289. ^ Lipton - [313] "other Jewish authors who may be of interest... Peggy Lipton"
  290. ^ Margolyes - [314]
  291. ^ Takiff, Jonathan (2006-11-21). 'Tis the season.... Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
  292. ^ R. Reiner - [315] "Reiner, however, said Gibson also must do some "major soul-searching." "It’s not a matter of just apologizing for some words you’ve said," said Reiner, who is Jewish. "It’s to really understand why it is you’re anti-Semitic and where those feelings came from.""
  293. ^ Tambor - [316] ""Mentally -- well, I'm Jewish," says Tambor, which means being that age is either filled with gelt or guilt."
  294. ^ Wanamaker - [317] "...my family originally came from Russia. They came here on boats to Ellis Island—or Canada, in my mother's case—when my gransparents from both sides were very young... They didn't say that I'm Jewish, but I am. I am a Jew and I am an American. You know what I am? I'm a Londoner."
  295. ^ White, Lesley. "A hardy perennial", Times Online, 2006-11-19. Retrieved on 2006-11-20.
  296. ^ Collins - The Express, 23 May 2003 (Paul Callan): "She was born Joan Henrietta Collins, a nice Jewish girl from Bayswater"
  297. ^ Fielding - Jewish Chronicle, 24/10/2003 p35: "(Noel) Coward was less complimentary about (Maureen) Lipman's fellow Jewish stage star Fenella Fielding"
  298. ^ Simons, Ben (2006-11-17). Hoffman's Jewish return. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.
  299. ^ Lasser - [318] "...there are all these Jewish mannerisms that really aren't in my vocabulary, even though I am Jewish."
  300. ^ Mason - [319] "Jewish comedian Jackie Mason..."
  301. ^ Rivers - [320] "Jewish comedienne JOAN RIVERS has launched a scathing attack on MEL GIBSON..."
  302. ^ Suzman - [321] "Over 340 British Jews call on leaders to end silence... Janet Suzman"
  303. ^ Taylor - [322] "On the January 15, 2001 “Larry King Live” show, Elizabeth Taylor was asked “You are Jewish, are you not?” and she replied “I am, I am.” (She had converted when marrying singer Eddie Fisher, and of course she later married the Jewish producer and impresario Michael Todd.)"
  304. ^ Don Adams - noted as Jewish at [323]; [324] "Born Donald James Yarmy to a Hungarian-Jewish father and Irish Catholic mother"
  305. ^ Ed Ames - [325] "Ames, born Edmund Dantes Urick as the youngest of nine children of Russian Jewish immigrants, starred both as a scholar and athlete at the prestigious Boston Latin School... “I am a secular Jew, but I feel strongly about Israel and the Jewish communities of Europe,” Ames, 77, said."
  306. ^ Beatrice Arthur - [326] "They were among the very few Jewish residents of that Eastern Shore town"
  307. ^ Asner - [327] "As a Jewish parent himself, Asner said, it’s important “to pass on this legacy of ‘giving back’ to my children, to fill the vacuum in this sector of Judaism I will leave with my passing.”"
  308. ^ Bass - Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 24/7/1987 p14
  309. ^ Bosley - [328] "Bosley was even another father -- of TV's "Father Dowling Mysteries" -- whose main mystery, perhaps, is how such a Jewish actor ever got to portray a man of the cloth?"
  310. ^ Parker, James. "'Those words...'", The Boston Globe, 2006-12-03. Retrieved on 2006-12-03.
  311. ^ [329] "Davis converted to Judaism after reading Paul Johnson's “A History of the Jews” in the hospital. It was not long after his conversion, and he refused to work on Yom Kippur. The director of the movie “Porgy and Bess” got angry and called the legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn. Goldwyn immediately called Sammy and wanted to know if it was true about his refusing to work. Sammy said that, as a Jew he could not work on the Day of Atonement."
  312. ^ [330] "Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Sammy Davis, Jr. could all be in the Jewish-American Hall of Fame! ... Marilyn... converted... Marilyn made an unusual request: "I think I'd like to have a rabbi." Thus, Marilyn converted in June of 1956, flanked by Rabbi Robert Goldberg, Miller, and his family. She even got a musical menorah that played Hatikvah as a gift.... ""Do you pledge you loyalty to Judaism? Do you promise to cast in your lot with the people of Israel amid all circumstances?" It is good, she remembered, to suffer — if you share with others … "Yes.""
  313. ^ Moody - [331] "People have asked why would I, a Jewish actor, play the part of a monstrous Jewish villain? But although Dickens describes Fagin as a merry old Jew, there's no sign of him being a Jew in his language and actions."
  314. ^ Mason Adams - Noted as Jewish at [332]
  315. ^ Jewish Chronicle 16 Feb 2001 p31: "Jean-Pierre Aumont ... returned to fight for his country despite the danger to him as a Jew."
  316. ^ [333] "he found he couldn't return to Austria because he was Jewish."
  317. ^ [334] "In 1937 he was offered the role of Porky Pig. "A fine thing to ask a Jewish kid," was Blanc's initial reaction to this offer..."
  318. ^ [335]
  319. ^ Tugend, Tom. "Lucky number 90", The Jerusalem Post, 2006-12-12. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  320. ^ [336] "The reason is that we are in the midst of a month-long celebration of the career of this groundbreaking, all-too-often overlooked New York Jewish actor."
  321. ^ [337] "You had to look like Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Paul Muni or Paulette Goddard and change your name. They were Jews, but didn't "look Jewish"..."
  322. ^ Kossoff - [338]
  323. ^ Wallace - [339] "Wallace, who said he is Jewish and was brought up in a Zionist home, admitted that earlier in the day he “got himself in trouble for asking provocative questions.”"
  324. ^ Wanamaker - [340] "Sam Wanamaker, an American Jew, left the USA during the McCarthy era."
  325. ^ Stella Adler - noted as Jewish at [341]
  326. ^ Leon Askin - [342] "LEON ASKIN - LIVING, ACTING, SURVIVING an intimate portrait of the Viennese Jewish actor"
  327. ^ [343] "Mary Kelly, whose devoutly Catholic family forced her to turn down Benny's proposal because he was Jewish."
  328. ^ [344]
  329. ^ [345] [346]
  330. ^ [347] "I was Jewish, but I was out of practice."
  331. ^ [348] "Though his professional name was suggestive of a Latin Lover type, actor Ricardo Cortez was actually an Austrian Jew, born Jacob Krantz. He arrived in Hollywood in 1922, at a time when the Rudolph Valentino craze was at its height."
  332. ^ [349] "Bert Lahr, the Jewish vaudeville and Broadway phenomenon best remembered..."
  333. ^ [350]
  334. ^ [351]
  335. ^ [352] "Tony Curtis, Paul Muni or Paulette Goddard and change your name. They were Jews..."
  336. ^ [353]
  337. ^ [354]
  338. ^ [355] "In 1904, as a 10-year-old Romanian Jewish immigrant named Manny Goldenberg, he was debating whether to become a rabbi or a lawyer."
  339. ^ [356] "It is concluded that Schildkraut was typecast as an archetypal betrayer because DeMille needed a good "bad-guy" for dramatic effect and ethnic authenticity, which the Jewish-American actor excelled at performing."
  340. ^ [357] "West's plays were approved by these juries — and there was no shortage of much more lewd and lascivious theater around the city — but that didn't stop vice squads from raiding her shows and charging her with obscenity. "Was it because she was an ambitious Jewish-American female on the rise?"
  341. ^ Broncho Billy Anderson - [358] "Anderson was actually a Jewish kid from Little Rock, Ark. (real name: Max Aronson)"
  342. ^ [359] [360] "Theda Bara was really Theodosia Goodman, a nice Jewish girl from Cincinnati who had attended university for two years."
  343. ^ [361] "His mother taught him at a very young age to conceal the fact that he was Jewish, considered a great embarrassment for any family aspiring to a middle class social existence in late 19th Century America." [362]
  344. ^ [363] "Jolson was the first openly Jewish man to become an entertainment star in America. His marginal status as a Jew informed his blackface portrayal of Southern blacks."
  345. ^ [364] "includes nearly all the top-level Jewish-American comedians, from the Marx Brothers..."
  346. ^ [365] "A Universal studio press release for that period announced him as "the son of a German Baroness and Austrian Count,"... [Stroheim also hid the fact that he was Jewish.]"
  347. ^ [366] "Jewish-Russian, born in The Crimea in 1879, Nazimova was 5'3" tall, with remarkable violet blue eyes and a shock of black curly hair."
  348. ^ [367]
  349. ^ Bernhardt - [368] "Bernhardt was a 19th century Jewish actress"
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