List Of Jewish Actors

This is a list of notable Jewish actors.

Some of these may have had some Jewish ancestry, and are ethnically considered Jewish, but did not practice Judaism. (e.g. Douglas Fairbanks).

Born in the 1990s–2000s

Name Years Nationality Notable Roles References
Austin Abrams 1996– American The Walking Dead, Paper Towns, Euphoria, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Gideon Adlon 1997– American Blockers, The Mustang, The Craft: Legacy
Asher Angel 2002– American Andi Mack, Shazam!
Iris Apatow 2002– American This Is 40, Love
Maude Apatow 1997– American This Is 40, Other People, Assassination Nation, Euphoria
Baby Ariel 2000– American Zombies
Chiara Aurelia 2002– American Gerald's Game, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, Cruel Summer
Odessa A'zion 2000– American Grand Army, Hellraiser, Am I OK?
Ariela Barer 1998– American One Day at a Time, Runaways, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Madison Beer 1999– American Louder Than Words
Sofia Black-D'Elia 1991– American Skins, Single Drunk Female
Asher Blinkoff 2008– American Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3
Jonah Bobo 1997– American Zathura
Billie Boullet 2005– British-French The Worst Witch, A Small Light
Cameron Boyce 1999–2019 American Jessie, Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything, Descendants
Abigail Breslin 1996– American Signs, Little Miss Sunshine, Zombieland
Spencer Breslin 1992– American
Ashley Brooke 2005– American Troop Zero, A Small Light
Max Burkholder 1997– American Parenthood
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
Catherine Cohen 1991– American Search Party, Three Busy Debras
Emory Cohen 1990– American The Place Beyond the Pines, Brooklyn, The OA
David Corenswet 1993– American The Politician
Caylee Cowan 1998– American Willy's Wonderland, Frank and Penelope
Flora Cross 1993– American Bee Season
Spencer Daniels 1992– American
Pete Davidson 1993– American Saturday Night Live
Zoey Deutch 1994– American Vampire Academy, Everybody Wants Some!!, Before I Fall, Not Okay
Jason Drucker 2005– American Bumblebee
Ansel Elgort 1994– American The Fault in Our Stars, Baby Driver
Beanie Feldstein 1993– American Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Lady Bird, Booksmart
Brandon Flynn 1993– American 13 Reasons Why
Isabelle Fuhrman 1997– American Orphan, The Hunger Games, The Novice
Aidan Gallagher 2003– American Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, The Umbrella Academy
Julia Garner 1994– American Electrick Children, We Are What We Are, Grandma, Ozark
Dylan Gelula 1994– American Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, First Girl I Loved, Support the Girls
Kaia Gerber 2001– American American Horror Stories, American Horror Story: Double Feature, Bottoms
Esti Ginzburg 1990– Israeli Twelve
Ariella Glaser 2005– British Radioactive, White Bird
Molly Gordon 1995– American Animal Kingdom, Booksmart, Good Boys, Shiva Baby, The Bear
Zachary Gordon 1998– American Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Alexander Gould 1994– American Finding Nemo, Weeds
Jack Dylan Grazer 2003– American It, Shazam!
Ariana Greenblatt 2007– American Avengers: Infinity War, Love and Monsters, Barbie
Shira Haas 1995– Israeli Unorthodox, Princess, Foxtrot, Shtisel
Teo Halm 1999– American Earth to Echo
Jonah Hauer-King 1995– British A Dog's Way Home
Fred Hechinger 1999– American News of the World, The Fear Street Trilogy
Madison Iseman 1997– American Tales of Halloween, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Carter Jenkins 1991– American
Rachel Keller 1992– American Legion, Fargo, The Society
Hunter King 1993– American A Girl Like Her
Joey King 1999– American The Conjuring, White House Down, Fargo
Kira Kosarin 1997– American The Thundermans
Logan Lerman 1992– American Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Hoot, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Julia Lester 2000– American High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Chloe Levine 1996– American The Transfiguration, The OA, Ask for Jane
Judah Lewis 2001– American Demolition, The Babysitter, The Christmas Chronicles
Jaren Lewison 2000– American Never Have I Ever
Jonathan Lipnicki 1990– American Jerry Maguire, Stuart Little, Like Mike
Billie Lourd 1992– American American Horror Story, Booksmart, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Milo Manheim 2001– American Zombies
David Mazouz 2001– American Gotham, Touch
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
Ian Nelson 1995– American
Wyatt Oleff 2003– American It, Guardians of the Galaxy
Yasmin Paige 1990s– British Pramface, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Submarine
Victoria Pedretti 1995– American The Haunting, You, Shirley
Nicola Peltz 1995– American Bates Motel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Ben Platt 1993– American Pitch Perfect, Dear Evan Hansen
Ryan Potter 1995– American Supah Ninjas, Big Hero 6
Bel Powley 1992– British The Diary of a Teenage Girl, White Boy Rick, The King of Staten Island
Emily Ratajkowski 1991– American
Nathalia Ramos 1992– Spanish House of Anubis
Sarah Ramos 1991– American American Dreams, Parenthood
Anna Rezan 1992– Greek
Ben Rosenfield 1992– American Boardwalk Empire, 6 Years, Twin Peaks
Sofia Rosinsky 2006– American Paper Girls, Death and Other Details
Joshua Rush 2001– American Andi Mack
Odeya Rush 1997– Israeli-American The Giver, Goosebumps, Lady Bird
Daryl Sabara 1992– American Spy Kids series, Generator Rex, Ben 10
Halston Sage 1993– American How to Rock, Neighbors, Paper Towns
Larry Saperstein 1998– American High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Noah Schnapp 2004– American Stranger Things
Max Schneider 1992– American How to Rock
Diana Silvers 1997– American Into the Dark, Booksmart, Ma
Troye Sivan 1995– Australian Spud
Sasha Spielberg 1990– American In a Relationship
Ari'el Stachel 1991– American Zola, Don't Worry Darling
Adiel Stein 1991– American Stolen Summer
Hanna Stein 1991– American Never Have I Ever
Hailee Steinfeld 1996– American True Grit, The Edge of Seventeen, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bumblebee
Gregg Sulkin 1992– British Avalon High, Faking It, Wizards of Waverly Place
Aaron Taylor-Johnson 1990– British Nowhere Boy, Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Bex Taylor-Klaus 1994– American The Killing, House of Lies, Arrow, Scream
Madeline Weinstein 1993– American Beach Rats, Alex Strangelove, Mare of Easttown
Zoe Weizenbaum 1991– American Memoirs of a Geisha
Alex Wolff 1997– American The Naked Brothers Band, Patriots Day, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Hereditary
Nat Wolff 1994– American The Naked Brothers Band, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns
Sarah Yarkin 1993– American Happy Death Day 2U, Motherland: Fort Salem, 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

Born in the 1980s

Name Years Nationality Notable roles References
Dianna Agron 1986– American Heroes, Glee, I Am Number Four, Shiva Baby
Jonathan Ahdout 1989– American House of Sand and Fog
Rachel Bloom 1987– American Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Aviv Alush 1982– Israeli False Flag, The Women's Balcony, The Shack
Nora Arnezeder 1989– French
Skylar Astin 1987– American Pitch Perfect, Spring Awakening
Moran Atias 1981– Israeli The Resident
Justin Berfield 1986– American Malcolm in the Middle
Rachel Bilson 1981– American The O.C., The Last Kiss, Hart of Dixie
Josh Bowman 1988– British Revenge
Alison Brie 1982– American Community, Mad Men, GLOW
Ania Bukstein 1982– Russian-born Israeli False Flag, Game of Thrones
Amanda Bynes 1986– American She's the Man, Hairspray, The Amanda Show
Aya Cash 1982– American The Boys, You’re the Worst
Lizzy Caplan 1982– American Mean Girls, Cloverfield, Party Down, True Blood
Cristiana Capotondi 1980– Italian
Lauren Cohan 1982– British-American The Walking Dead
Matt Cohen 1982– American South of Nowhere
Lauren Collins 1986– Canadian Degrassi: The Next Generation
Alexa Davalos 1982– American
Kat Dennings 1986– American Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, 2 Broke Girls, Thor
Daveed Diggs 1982– American Hamilton, clipping.
Drake 1986– Canadian Degrassi: The Next Generation
Lena Dunham 1986– American Girls
Zac Efron 1987– American High School Musical, 17 Again, Neighbors
Alden Ehrenreich 1989– American Hail, Caesar!, Solo: A Star Wars Story
Jesse Eisenberg 1983– American The Social Network, Now You See Me, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Jake Epstein 1987– Canadian Degrassi: The Next Generation
Stacey Farber 1987– Canadian Degrassi: The Next Generation
Ben Feldman 1980– American The Perfect Man, Mad Men, Superstore
Donna Feldman 1982– American You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Jeremy Ferdman 1986– Canadian
Ben Foster 1980– American X-Men: The Last Stand
Jon Foster 1984– American Stay Alive
Shayna Fox 1984– American
Dave Franco 1985– American Superbad, Now You See Me, Scrubs
Jason Fuchs 1986– American Holy Rollers
Seth Gabel 1981– American
Josh Gad 1981– American The Rocker, 21, Love & Other Drugs, Frozen, Frozen II
Gal Gadot 1985– Israeli Fast & Furious, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Andrew Garfield 1983– American-born British Lions for Lambs, The Social Network, The Amazing Spider-Man, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Romola Garai 1982– Hong Kong-born British
Rafi Gavron 1989– British-American Inkheart
Gideon Glick 1988– American Spring Awakening
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
Katerina Graham 1989– Swiss-born American The Vampire Diaries
Ari Graynor 1983– American Holy Rollers, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Whip It
Eva Green 1980– French The Dreamers, Casino Royale
Yael Grobglas 1984– French-born Israeli Reign, Jane the Virgin, JeruZalem
Jake Gyllenhaal 1980– American Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain, The Day After Tomorrow
Erin Heatherton 1989– American
Simon Helberg 1980– American The Big Bang Theory, A Serious Man
Jonah Hill 1983– American Superbad, Moneyball, 21 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street
Aaron Himelstein 1986– American Austin Powers in Goldmember
Michiel Huisman 1981– Dutch Game of Thrones, The Haunting of Hill House, The Age of Adaline
Oliver Jackson-Cohen 1986– British The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Invisible Man
Dana Ivgy 1982– Israeli Or (My Treasure), Jaffa, Zero Motivation
Abbi Jacobson 1984– American Broad City, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Will Janowitz 1980– American The Sopranos
Scarlett Johansson 1984– American Lost in Translation, Match Point, The Avengers, Her, Marriage Story, Jojo Rabbit
Jeremy Jordan 1984– American Smash, The Last Five Years
Tomer Kapon 1985– Israeli The Boys
Robert Kazinsky 1983– British EastEnders
Jonathan Keltz 1988– American Entourage, Prom, 21 & Over
Shane Kippel 1986– Canadian Degrassi: The Next Generation
Mila Kunis 1983– Ukrainian-born American That '70s Show, Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Black Swan, Ted
Shia LaBeouf 1986– American Transformers, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Eagle Eye, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Emma Lahana 1984– New Zealand Power Rangers Dino Thunder, Cloak & Dagger
Melanie Laurent 1983– French Je vais bien, ne t'en fais pas, Inglourious Basterds
Inbar Lavi 1986– Israeli Imposters, Prison Break, Lucifer
Margarita Levieva 1980– Russian The Invisible, Revenge
Jane Levy 1989– American Shameless, Evil Dead, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Sivan Levy 1987– Israeli Six Acts, Inch'Allah
Alex D. Linz 1989– American Home Alone 3, Max Keeble's Big Move
John Magaro 1983– American The Life Before Her Eyes, Assassination of a High School President
Shiri Maimon 1981– Israeli
Zosia Mamet 1988– American Girls
Eli Marienthal 1986– American Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, The Iron Giant
Thomas McDonell 1986– American The 100
Scott Mechlowicz 1981– American EuroTrip, Mean Creek
Christopher Mintz-Plasse 1989– American Superbad, Role Models, Kick-Ass
Julian Morris 1983– British Pretty Little Liars, ER, Cry Wolf
Bar Paly 1985– Russian-born Israeli-American
Sara Paxton 1988– American Darcy's Wild Life, Aquamarine
Josh Peck 1986– American Drake & Josh, Max Keeble's Big Move
Ashley Peldon 1984– American
Courtney Peldon 1981– American
Sarah Podemski 1983– Canadian Empire of Dirt, Reservation Dogs
Alisan Porter 1981– American Curly Sue, The Voice
Natalie Portman 1981– Israeli-born American Star Wars: Episodes I, II, III, V for Vendetta, Black Swan
Laura Prepon 1980– American That '70s Show. Orange Is the New Black
Ester Rada 1985– Israeli
Daniel Radcliffe 1989– British Harry Potter
Ben Rappaport 1986– American Outsourced
Melissa Rauch 1980– American The Big Bang Theory, The Bronze
Monica Raymund 1986– American
Nikki Reed 1988– American Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, The Twilight Saga
Bar Refaeli 1985– Israeli Session
Max Rhyser 1982– American A Four Letter Word, Homeland, Violet Tendencies
Seth Rogen 1982– Canadian Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, Neighbors
Agam Rodberg 1986– Israel
Emmy Rossum 1986– American The Phantom of the Opera, Poseidon, Shameless
Jessica Rothe 1987– American Happy Death Day
Daniela Ruah 1983– Portuguese-American NCIS: Los Angeles
Lara Sacher 1986– Australian Neighbours
Amy Schumer 1981– American Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Ben Schwartz 1981– American Peep World, Undercovers, House of Lies
Jason Schwartzman 1980– American
Robert Schwartzman 1982– American Princess Diaries
Jason Segel 1980– American How I Met Your Mother, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
David Serero 1981– French
Jamie-Lynn Sigler 1981– American The Sopranos, Entourage
Nick Simmons 1989– American
Ed Skrein 1983– British Game of Thrones, The Transporter Refueled, Deadpool
Jenny Slate 1982– American Saturday Night Live, Despicable Me 3
Leelee Sobieski 1983– American
Marla Sokoloff 1980– American Big Day
Emilia Spivak 1981– Russian
Shoshannah Stern 1980– American Jericho, The Hammer, Supernatural
Yael Stone 1985– Australian Orange Is The New Black
Lauren Storm 1987– American Flight 29 Down
Alona Tal 1983– Israeli Supernatural, Hostages, Daredevil
Ninet Tayeb 1983– Israeli
Khleo Thomas 1989– American Holes
Itay Tiran 1980– Israeli Beaufort, Lebanon, Hostages
Ashley Tisdale 1985– American High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Michelle Trachtenberg 1985– American Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, 17 Again
Jonathan Tucker 1982– American The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Ruins
Raviv (Ricky) Ullman 1986– Israeli-born American Phil of the Future
Milana Vayntrub 1987– Uzbek-American AT&T television commercials, This Is Us
Hannah Ware 1982– English Boss
Michael Welch 1987– American Joan of Arcadia
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
Evan Rachel Wood 1987– American Thirteen, The Upside of Anger, Across the Universe, Westworld
Alex Wyse 1987– American Spring Awakening, Lysistrata Jones, Wicked
Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 Russian-born American Alpha Dog, Terminator Salvation, Star Trek
Ashley Zukerman 1983– American The Fear Street Trilogy

Born in the 1970s

Name Years Nationality Prominent roles References
Reymond Amsalem 1978– Israeli Hostages
Dave Annable 1979– American
Shiri Appleby 1978– American Roswell
David Arquette 1971– American Scream, See Spot Run
Matt Austin 1975- Canadian Power Rangers S.P.D.
Mili Avital 1972– Israeli Stargate
Eric Balfour 1977– American
Elizabeth Banks 1974– American The Hunger Games, Spider-Man
Sendi Bar 1976– Israeli
Sacha Baron Cohen 1971– British Ali G, Borat, Brüno, The Dictator
Justin Bartha 1978– American Gigli, National Treasure, The Hangover
Dani Behr 1971– British
Amber Benson 1977– American Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Elizabeth Berkley 1972– American Saved By The Bell, Showgirls
Josh Bernstein 1971– American Digging for the Truth
Jon Bernthal 1976– American The Walking Dead, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, The Punisher
Mayim Bialik 1975– American Blossom, The Big Bang Theory
Michael Ian Black 1971– American
Selma Blair 1972– American Cruel Intentions, Hellboy
Alex Borstein 1973– American Family Guy
Caprice Bourret 1971– American/British
Zach Braff 1975– American Scrubs, Garden State, The Last Kiss
Tamara Braun 1971– American
Adam Brody 1979– American The O.C.
Adrien Brody 1973– American Septembers of Shiraz, The Pianist
Sarah Brown 1975– American
Brooke Burke 1971– American
Scott Caan 1976– American Hawaii 5-0
James Callis 1971– British Battlestar Galactica
Neve Campbell 1973– Canadian Scream
Josh Charles 1971– American The Good Wife, Sports Night, Dead Poets Society
David Charvet 1972– French-born American Baywatch
Dmitry Chepovetsky 1970– Ukrainian ReGenesis
Emmanuelle Chriqui 1977– Canadian Entourage, You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Assaf Cohen 1972– American
Jennifer Connelly 1970– American
Eric Dane 1972– American Grey's Anatomy, Marley & Me, Valentine's Day
Erin Daniels 1973– American The L Word
Dustin Diamond 1977–2021 American Saved by the Bell
Meital Dohan 1976– Israeli Weeds
Vanja Ejdus 1976– Serbian
Gad Elmaleh 1971– Moroccan-French
Oded Fehr 1970– Israeli/American The Mummy, Resident Evil
Corey Feldman 1971– American The Goonies
Mark Feuerstein 1971– American Royal Pains
Isla Fisher 1976– Omani-born Australian Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic, The Great Gatsby
James Franco 1978– American James Dean, Spider-Man, 127 Hours
Soleil Moon Frye 1976– American Punky Brewster
Sarah Michelle Gellar 1977– American Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sara Gilbert 1975– American Roseanne
Jessalyn Gilsig 1971– Canadian Nip/Tuck
Elon Gold 1970– American
Iddo Goldberg 1975– Israeli Defiance
Ginnifer Goodwin 1978– American Once Upon a Time
Seth Green 1974– American Robot Chicken, Austin Powers, Family Guy
Bryan Greenberg 1978– American Prime
Max Greenfield 1979– American New Girl
Becky Griffin 1977– American-Israeli
Maggie Gyllenhaal 1977– American The Dark Knight
Tiffany Haddish 1979– American-Eritrean Girls Trip
Corey Haim 1971–2010 Canadian Lucas, The Lost Boys
Tzachi Halevy 1975– Israeli Bethlehem, Fauda, Mary Magdalene
Chelsea Handler 1975– American Chelsea Lately
Alyson Hannigan 1974– American
Samantha Harris 1973– American
Cole Hauser 1975– American
Daniel Hendler 1976– Uruguayan Bottom of the Sea, Family Law
Kate Hudson 1979– American Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Oliver Hudson 1976– American
Rashida Jones 1976– American The Office (U.S.), Parks and Recreation
Chris Kattan 1970– American
Omri Katz 1976– American Dallas
Joel Kinnaman 1979– Swedish and American Easy Money, RoboCop, Altered Carbon
Mia Kirshner 1975– Canadian The L Word, 24
Alla Korot 1970– Ukrainian-born American
Nick Kroll 1978– American The League, Big Mouth, Kroll Show, The House
Lisa Kushell 1971– American MADtv, co-host of Dinner and a Movie
David Krumholtz 1978– American NUMB3RS
Juliet Landau 1972– American
Aaron Lazar 1976– American J. Edgar, The Notorious Bettie Page
Yehezkel Lazarov 1974– Israeli
Adam Levine 1979– American The Voice
Jonah Lotan 1973– Israeli-American Hostages
Matt Lucas 1974– British The Infidel
Michael Lucas 1972– Russian-born
Jamie Luner 1971– American Melrose Place
Natasha Lyonne 1979– American American Pie, Orange is the New Black
Gabriel Macht 1972– American
Idina Menzel 1971– American Wicked, Frozen
Adir Miller 1974– Israeli Ramzor
B. J. Novak 1979– American The Office, Inglourious Basterds
Gwyneth Paltrow 1972– American Shakespeare in Love
Pink 1978– American
Adam Pascal 1970– American Rent
Amanda Peet 1972– American
Melanie Peres 1971– Israeli
Joaquin Phoenix 1974– Puerto Rican-born American Gladiator, Walk the Line, Joker
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
Tamara Podemski 1977– Canadian Outer Range, Reservation Dogs
Josh Radnor 1974– American How I Met Your Mother
Michael Rapaport 1970– American Boston Public, Atypical
Lior Raz 1971– Israeli Fauda
Leah Remini 1970– American The King of Queens
Simon Rex 1974– American What I Like About You, National Lampoon's Pledge This, Red Rocket
Sasha Roiz 1973– Israeli-born Canadian Grimm
Michael Rosenbaum 1972– American Smallville
Tracee Ellis Ross 1972– American Black-ish
Eli Roth 1972– American
Maya Rudolph 1972– American Saturday Night Live
Winona Ryder 1971– American Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Stranger Things, Beetlejuice, Mermaids, A Scanner Darkly
Antonio Sabàto Jr 1972– Italian-American
John Safran 1972– Australian
Sarah Saltzberg 1976– American
Andy Samberg 1978– American Saturday Night Live
Fred Savage 1976– American The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride
Yuval Segal 1971– Israeli Fauda
Michael Showalter 1970– American
Maggie Siff 1974– American Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, Push
Sarah Silverman 1970– American The Sarah Silverman Program
Alicia Silverstone 1976– American Clueless, Batman and Robin
Estelle Skornik 1971– French Papa and Nicole
Ione Skye 1971– British-born American Say Anything...
Troy Slaten 1975– American Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Cagney & Lacey
Lindsay Sloane 1977– American
Bahar Soomekh 1975– Iranian-born American Crash, Saw
Tori Spelling 1973– American Beverly Hills 90210
Jordana Spiro 1977– American My Boys
Rachel Stevens 1978– British S Club 7
Corey Stoll 1976– American North Country, Lucky Number Slevin, House of Cards
Matt Stone 1971– American South Park
Danny Strong 1974– American
Tara Strong 1973– Canadian Drawn Together, Ben 10, The Fairly Oddparents, Hamtaro, The Powerpuff Girls, My Little Pony
Kevin Sussman 1970– American Ugly Betty, Burn After Reading
Noa Tishby 1975– Israeli The Island
Mageina Tovah 1979– American
Hilla Vidor 1975– Israeli Hostages
Taika Waititi 1975– New Zealander
Scott Weinger 1975– American Full House, Aladdin
Kevin Weisman 1970– American
Rachel Weisz 1971– British
Jennifer Westfeldt 1970– American Kissing Jessica Stein
Marissa Jaret Winokur 1973– American Hairspray (stage version)
Noah Wyle 1971– American ER, Falling Skies
Michal Yannai 1972– Israeli-American Avenue Q
Michael Zegen 1979– American Rescue Me, Boardwalk Empire
Nikki Ziering 1971– American
Naor Zion 1973– Israeli Naor's Friends

Born in the 1960s

Name Years Nationality Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Paula Abdul 1962– American American Idol
Paul Adelstein 1969– American Prison Break, Private Practice
Ronni Ancona 1968– British (Scottish)
Mathieu Amalric 1965– French Munich, Quantum of Solace, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The French Dispatch
Patricia Arquette 1968– American True Romance, Boyhood
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
David Baddiel 1964– British
David Alan Basche 1968– American
Randall Batinkoff 1968– American For Keeps?
H. Jon Benjamin 1966– American Archer, Bob's Burgers
Abraham Benrubi 1969– American ER
Bob Bergen 1964– American Jep!, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Space Jam
Mary Kay Bergman 1961–1999 American South Park
Troy Beyer 1964– American
Craig Bierko 1964– American Cinderella Man
Jack Black 1969– American School of Rock, Kung Fu Panda
Maddie Blaustein 1960–2008 American Pokémon
Yasmine Bleeth 1968– American Baywatch
Kim Bodnia 1965– Danish Pusher, The Bridge, Killing Eve
Lisa Bonet 1967– American Angel Heart, The Cosby Show
Helena Bonham Carter 1966– British Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter film series, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bussunda 1962–2006 Brazilian Casseta & Planeta
Gabrielle Carteris 1961– American Beverly Hills 90210
Louis C.K. 1967– American
Scott Cohen 1964– American The 10th Kingdom, Gilmore Girls, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Mindy Cohn 1966– American The Facts of Life, Scooby-Doo
David Cross 1964– American Arrested Development
Dean Devlin 1962– American
Don Diamont 1961– American The Young and the Restless
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
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1961– American Seinfeld, Veep Father
Lisa Edelstein 1966– American House
Ronit Elkabetz 1964–2016 Israeli
Jon Favreau 1966– American Chef, Iron Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming
Vanessa Feltz 1962– British
Dan Futterman 1967– American
Jeff Garlin 1962– American Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brad Garrett 1960– American Everybody Loves Raymond
Gina Gershon 1962– American
Jami Gertz 1965– American
Melissa Gilbert 1964– American
Judy Gold 1962– American
Bill Goldberg 1966– American WCW
Jennifer Grey 1960– American Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Arye Gross 1960– American
Annabelle Gurwitch 1961– American Hostess of TBS's Dinner and a Movie
Evan Handler 1961– American Sex and the City, Californication
Jessica Hecht 1965– American
Monica Horan 1963– American Everybody Loves Raymond
Helen Hunt 1963– American Mad About You, What Women Want
Jason Isaacs 1963– British Harry Potter, The Patriot, Brotherhood, Star Trek: Discovery
Peter Jacobson 1965– American House
Lesli Kay 1965– American The Bold and the Beautiful
Paul Kaye 1964– British
Heather Paige Kent 1969– American
Marc Kudisch 1966– American
Lisa Kudrow 1963– American Friends
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
Joshua Malina 1966– American
Camryn Manheim 1961– American The Practice
Cindy Margolis 1965– American
Julianna Margulies 1966– American ER
Marc Maron 1963– American GLOW, Joker
Brett Marx 1964– American The Bad News Bears
Marlee Matlin 1965– American Children of a Lesser God
Mathilda May 1965– French Lifeforce
Debra Messing 1968– American Will & Grace
Dina Meyer 1968– American Saw films
Ari Meyers 1969– American Kate & Allie
Sasha Mitchell 1967– American Step by Step
Maia Morgenstern 1962– Romanian The Passion of the Christ
Rob Morrow 1962– American Northern Exposure, Numb3rs
Erin Murphy 1964– American
Andy Nyman 1966– British Dead Set, Death at a Funeral, Ghost Stories
Sophie Okonedo 1969– British Hotel Rwanda
Sarah Jessica Parker 1965– American Sex and the City, New Year's Eve, Footloose
Sean Penn 1960– American Milk, Mystic River, Carlito's Way
Tracy Pollan 1960– American Family Ties
Jeremy Piven 1965– American Entourage
Rain Pryor 1969– American
Ted Raimi 1965– American
Adam Rich 1968– American Eight is Enough
Paul Rudd 1969– American Ant-Man, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, This is 40, Mute, Ideal Home
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
Bitty Schram 1968– American
Liev Schreiber 1967– American Ray Donovan
Scott Schwartz 1968– American A Christmas Story, The Toy
David Schwimmer 1966– American Friends, Madagascar
Sam Seder 1966– American
Kyra Sedgwick 1965– American
Ally Sheedy 1962– American The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire
Ben Shenkman 1968– American Angels in America, Then She Found Me
Pauly Shore 1968– American Encino Man, Son in Law, Bio-Dome
Jonathan Silverman 1966– American
Laura Silverman 1966– American The Sarah Silverman Program, The Comeback
Meskie Shibru-Sivan 1967– Ethiopian-born Israeli
Helen Slater 1963– American
Georgia Slowe 1966– British Emmerdale
Rena Sofer 1968– American
Israel Sonnenschein 1962– German Finale
Jon Stewart 1962– American The Daily Show
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
Michael Stuhlbarg 1968– American A Serious Man, Boardwalk Empire
Matilda Thorpe 1960– British Desmond's, Porkpie, Sick Note Mother (Gillian Freeman)
Rachel True 1966– American CB4, Half Baked
Michael Vartan 1968– French-American actor Alias
Jean-Claude Van Damme 1960– Belgian Paternal Grandmother
Alex Winter 1965– British-born American actor Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Lost Boys
Maggie Wheeler 1961– American actor Ellen, Friends
Scott Wolf 1968– American Party of Five
Ian Ziering 1964– American Beverly Hills 90210, Sharknado
Ayelet Zurer 1969– Israeli Ben Hur, Munich, Vantage Point

Born in the 1950s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Caroline Aaron 1952– American actress and producer Wings
Jason Alexander 1959– American actor Seinfeld
Adam Arkin 1956– American television, film, and stage actor Chicago Hope
Tom Arnold 1959– American actor and comedian Converted to Judaism
Rosanna Arquette 1959– American actress, film director, and film producer
Ellen Barkin 1954– American actress
Roseanne Barr 1952– American actress, writer, talk-show host and comedian Roseanne
Steven Bauer 1956– Cuban-born American actor Ray Donovan, Scarface
Robby Benson 1956– American actor, former teen idol Beauty and the Beast
Sandra Bernhard 1955– American actress and comedian
Mark Blum 1950–2020 American actor Desperately Seeking Susan, Crocodile Dundee
Leslie Hoffman 1955– American stuntwoman and actress Nightmare on Elm Street, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, First Stuntwoman elected to the SAG Board of Directors
Mike Binder 1958– American screenwriter, film director and actor
Kate Capshaw 1953– American actress Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Converted to Judaism
Allan Corduner 1950– British television, film, and stage actor Topsy Turvy, Defiance
Katie Couric 1957– American media personality Shark Tale Jewish mother
Jamie Lee Curtis 1958– American film actress, successful writer Halloween
Daniel Day-Lewis 1957– British-born Academy Award–winning actor Lincoln Mother (Jill Balcon)
Ted Levine 1957– American actor The Silence of the Lambs
Fran Drescher 1957– American film and television actress The Nanny, Saturday Night Fever, Cadillac Man
Susie Essman 1955– American stand-up comedian, television and film actress Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tovah Feldshuh 1952– American actress, singer, and playwright
Harvey Fierstein 1954– American actor, author, and singer
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
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
Mira Furlan 1955–2021 Croatian actress/singer
Uri Gavriel 1955– Israeli actor House of Saddam, The Syrian Bride, The Dark Knight Rises, Fauda
Brian George 1952– Canadian, British-Israeli actor
Joanna Gleason 1950– Canadian-born actress
Jeff Goldblum 1952– American Academy Award–nominated film actor The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Thor: Ragnarok
Henry Goodman 1950– British theatre actor
Steve Guttenberg 1958– American actor
Mary Hart 1950– American former actress and television personality Entertainment Tonight
Nina Hartley 1959– American adult film actress
Ofra Haza 1957–2000 Israeli actress, singer-songwriter The Prince of Egypt
Dominique Horwitz 1957– French actor Anne Frank: The Whole Story, Shooting Dogs
Amy Irving 1953– American actress
Moshe Ivgy 1953– Moroccan-born Israeli actor Haborer, Zaguri Imperia
Ron Jeremy 1953– American adult film actor
Toni Kalem 1956– American film, television actress, screenwriter and director
Carol Kane 1952– American Academy Award–nominated actress
Julie Kavner 1950– American film/television actress Voice of Marge on The Simpsons
Richard Kind 1956– American actor
Stepfanie Kramer 1956– American actress Hunter
John Landis 1950– American actor, director, writer, and producer
Hana Laszlo 1953– Israeli actress
Carol Leifer 1956– American comedian and actress
Dani Levy 1957– Swiss/German filmmaker, theatrical director, actor
Jon Lovitz 1957– American actor and comedian
Joan Lunden 1950– American broadcaster, who also acted Good Morning America
Howie Mandel 1955– Canadian comedian and actor
Dinah Manoff 1958– American actress Grease, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Empty Nest
Melanie Mayron 1952– American actress and director Thirtysomething
Fred Melamed 1956– American actor and writer A Serious Man
Kay Mellor 1950– British actress, scriptwriter and director
Juliano Mer-Khamis 1958–2011 Israeli-Palestinian
Larry Miller 1953– American stand-up comedian, actor
Rick Moranis 1953– Canadian comic actor Ghostbusters, Parenthood, Spaceballs, Strange Brew
Moni Moshonov 1951– Bulgarian-Israeli actor
Don Most 1953– American actor Happy Days
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
Laraine Newman 1952– American comedian and actress
Ken Olin 1954– American actor, director and producer
Mandy Patinkin 1952– American actor of stage and screen
Lorna Patterson 1956– American film, stage and television actress Converted to Judaism
David Paymer 1954– American character actor
Ron Perlman 1950– American film/television actor Hellboy
Kevin Pollak 1957– American actor, impressionist and comedian
Paul Reiser 1957– American actor, author and stand-up comedian Mad About You
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
Cecilia Roth 1956– Argentine actress What Have I Done to Deserve This?, Antigua, My Life
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
Nitza Saul 1950– Israeli actress Kessler
Herschel Savage 1955– American adult film actor and director
Alexei Sayle 1952– British actor The Young Ones
Richard Schiff 1955– American actor The Good Doctor (TV series), The West Wing
Jerry Seinfeld 1954– American comedian, actor, and writer Seinfeld
Jane Seymour 1951– British-born film/television actress Father
Wendie Jo Sperber 1958–2005 American television/movie actress
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)
Stephen Tobolowsky 1951– American actor Groundhog Day
Robert Trebor 1953– American actor Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess
Debra Winger 1955– American Academy Award–nominated actress
Mare Winningham 1959– American film and television actress Converted to Judaism

Born in the 1940s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
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
Richard Belzer 1944–2023 American stand-up comedian, writer and actor Homicide: Life on the Street, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Jeannie Berlin 1949– Actress The Heartbreak Kid
Albert Brooks 1947– American comedian, actor, writer, and director Finding Nemo, Broadcast News
James Caan 1940–2022 American film, stage and television actor The Godfather, Thief, Misery
Nell Carter 1948–2003 American singer and actress Gimme a Break! Converted to Judaism
Peter Coyote 1941– American actor and author E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jagged Edge, Erin Brockovich
Billy Crystal 1948– American actor, comedian, writer and director When Harry Met Sally, Monsters, Inc.
Larry David 1947– American actor, writer, comedian, and producer Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael Douglas 1944– American actor and producer Wall Street, Fatal Attraction Father
Richard Dreyfuss 1947– American actor Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr. Holland's Opus
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
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
Victor Garber 1949– Canadian actor Sleepless in Seattle, Alias
Paul Michael Glaser 1943– American actor Starsky & Hutch
Scott Glenn 1941– American actor The Right Stuff, The Silence of the Lambs Converted to Judaism
Susan Gordon 1949–2011 American child actress The Twilight Zone, The Five Pennies
Stephen Greif 1944–2022 British actor Blake's 7, The Crown
Christopher Guest 1948– American comedian, actor, and director This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman
Larry Hankin 1940– American actor/comedian
Goldie Hawn 1945– American actress and producer Private Benjamin, The First Wives Club Mother
Anthony Heald 1944– American television and stage actor The Silence of the Lambs, Boston Public Converted to Judaism
Dan Hedaya 1940– American character actor Commando, Clueless, Dick
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
Madeline Kahn 1942–1999 American film, television, and theater actress Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein
Gabe Kaplan 1945– American actor, comedian, and poker player Welcome Back, Kotter
Andy Kaufman 1949–1984 American entertainer Taxi
Judy Kaye 1948– American singer and stage actress The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!
Lainie Kazan 1940– American actress and singer My Favorite Year, My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Robert Klein 1942– American comedian and actor The Owl and the Pussycat, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Richard Kline 1944– American actor and television director
Jeroen Krabbé 1944– Dutch actor The Living Daylights, The Fugitive
Michael Lembeck 1948– American actor and director
Michael Lerner 1941–2023 American actor Barton Fink
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
Judith Light 1949– American actress Who's the Boss?, Transparent
Maureen Lipman 1946– British film, television & theatre actress
Peggy Lipton 1947–2019 American television actress The Mod Squad, Twin Peaks
Stephen Macht 1942– American actor Raid on Entebbe, Suits
Miriam Margolyes 1941– British-Australian character actress
Richard Masur 1948– American actor Risky Business, Transparent
Bette Midler 1945– American singer and actress The Rose, Ruthless People, For the Boys
Frank Oz 1944– American film director, actor and puppeteer Yoda in the Star Wars films, The Muppets
Rhea Perlman 1948– American actress Cheers
David Proval 1942– American actor The Sopranos
Gilda Radner 1946–1989 American comedian and actress Saturday Night Live
Harold Ramis 1944–2014 American actor, director, and writer Ghostbusters
Harry Reems 1947–2013 American theater and adult film actor
Rob Reiner 1947– American actor, producer, and director All in the Family, Bullets Over Broadway
Peter Riegert 1947– American actor Local Hero, The Mask
Saul Rubinek 1948– Canadian actor Wall Street, Unforgiven
Seka Sablić 1942– Serbian actress
Garry Shandling 1949–2016 American comedian and actor The Larry Sanders Show, Iron Man 2
Wallace Shawn 1943– American actor and writer The Princess Bride, Toy Story
Harry Shearer 1943– American comedic actor and writer This Is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons
Antony Sher 1949– South African-born British actor The Wind in the Willows, Shakespeare in Love
Ron Silver 1946–2009 American film/television actor The West Wing, Reversal of Fortune
Brent Spiner 1949– American actor Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sylvester Stallone 1946- American actor
Ben Stein 1944– American actor, lawyer, economist, and former White House speechwriter Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Mask
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
Marcia Strassman 1948–2014 American actress Welcome Back, Kotter
Barbra Streisand 1942– American singer, actress, producer and director Funny Girl, The Way We Were, The Prince of Tides
Jeffrey Tambor 1944– American actor Arrested Development, Transparent
Teller 1948– American actor Miami Vice, Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Jessica Walter 1941–2021 American actress Play Misty for Me, Arrested Development
Zoë Wanamaker 1949– American-born British actress Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, My Week with Marilyn
Lesley Ann Warren 1946– American actress Victor/Victoria, Secretary
Bruce Weitz 1943– American actor Hill Street Blues, General Hospital [citation needed]
Anson Williams 1949– American actor Happy Days
Henry Winkler 1945– American actor, director, producer and author Happy Days, Barry

Born in the 1930s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent Roles Jewish lineage References
Anouk Aimée 1932– French film actress Converted to Judaism
Woody Allen 1935– American Academy Award–winning film director, writer, actor, and comedian
Gila Almagor 1939– Israeli film actress Munich [citation needed]
Alan Arkin 1934–2023 American Academy Award–winning film actor, director
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
Peter Birrel 1935–2004 British actor Alexander the Greatest
Claire Bloom 1931– British film and stage actress [citation needed]
Bernard Bresslaw 1934–1993 British comedian and actor
May Britt 1934– Swedish film actress Converted to Judaism [citation needed]
Eleanor Bron 1938– British actress
Dyan Cannon 1937– American three-time Academy Award–nominated film and television actress, editor, producer and director Mother
Eddie Carmel 1936–1972 American entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant"
Joan Collins 1933– British actress and author Father
Jerry Douglas 1932–2021 American television actress The Young and the Restless
Herb Edelman 1933–1996 American stage, film, and television actor The Golden Girls [citation needed]
Marty Feldman 1934–1982 British writer, comedian and film and television actor
Sami Frey 1937– French actor and director [citation needed]
Yehoram Gaon 1939– Israeli actor and musician
Elliott Gould 1938– American actor
Charles Grodin 1935–2021 American actor and former cable talk show host Rosemary's Baby, Beethoven
Judd Hirsch 1935– American actor Taxi, NUMB3RS
Dustin Hoffman 1937– American two-time Oscar-winning actor
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
Jerome Charles Kattan 1937–2010 American
Harvey Keitel 1939– Academy Award–nominated American actor Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction, U-571
Walter Koenig 1936– American actor, writer, teacher and director Star Trek
Susan Kohner 1936– American Academy Award–nominated, Golden Globe–winning American actress Father
Yaphet Kotto 1939–2021 American actor Live and Let Die, Alien
Steve Landesberg 1936-2010 American comic actor ’’Barney Miller’’
Michael Landon 1936–1991 American actor, producer and director Father
Louise Lasser 1939– American stage/film/television actress Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Piper Laurie 1932– American actress Carrie (1976)
Linda Lavin 1937– American Tony Award and Golden Globe Award–winning stage, film and television actress and singer
Steve Lawrence 1935– American singer and actor The Carol Burnett Show [citation needed]
Shari Lewis 1933–1998 American ventriloquist, puppeteer, singer, actress, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960s
Hal Linden 1931– American actor and television director
Tina Louise 1934– American model, singer, and film and television actress
Jackie Mason 1931–2021 American stand-up comedian/actor
Elaine May 1932– American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian A New Leaf (film) Mother, Father
Paul Mazursky 1930–2014 American film director and actor
Shelley Morrison 1936–2019 American actress
Nadira 1932–2006 Indian Bollywood actress
Derren Nesbitt 1935– English actor
Anthony Newley 1931–1999 British actor, singer-songwriter
Barry Newman 1938– American actor
Leonard Nimoy 1931–2015 American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer
Alan Oppenheimer 1930– American actor [citation needed]
Noam Pitlik 1932–1999 Emmy-winning American actor and television director [citation needed]
Ron Rifkin 1939– American actor, director
Joan Rivers 1933–2014 American comedian, actress, talk show host, and celebrity
Andrew Sachs 1930–2016 German-born British actor
Neil Sedaka 1939– American musician and actor
George Segal 1934–2021 American film and stage actor
William Shatner 1931– Canadian Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor
Susan Strasberg 1938–1999 American actress In Praise of Older Women [citation needed]
Janet Suzman 1939– South African actress and director
Dame Elizabeth Taylor 1932–2011 British-American Academy Award–winner, film actress & humanitarian Converted to Judaism
Renée Taylor 1933– American-born actress The Nanny [citation needed]
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 [citation needed]
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 [citation needed]

Born in the 1920s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Jerry Adler 1929– American actor The Sopranos, Rescue Me, Prime
Ed Ames 1927–2023 American singer and actor
Beatrice Arthur 1922–2009 American actress
Ed Asner 1929–2021 American actor
Lauren Bacall 1924–2014 American Golden Globe and Tony Award–winning, and Academy Award–nominated, film and stage actress
Gábor Baraker 1926–1983 Hungarian actor Thunderball, Inspector Clouseau
John Barrard 1924–2013 English actor Santa Claus: The Movie
Alfie Bass 1921–1987 British character actor
Julian Beck 1925–1985 American actor, director, poet, and painter
John Bennett 1928–2005 English actor The House That Dripped Blood
Shelley Berman 1926–2017 American comedian, writer, teacher, and actor
Herschel Bernardi 1923–1986 American film, Broadway and television actor
Turhan Bey 1922–2012 Austrian-American actor
Theodore Bikel 1924–2015 Austrian-born British character actor, folk singer and musician
Larry Blyden 1925–1975 American actor
Lloyd Bochner 1924–2005 Canadian film and television actor
Tom Bosley 1927–2010 American film/television actor Happy Days
Mel Brooks 1926– American EGOT–winning actor, writer, director and producer
June Brown 1927–2022 British actress, converted to Christianity EastEnders
Lenny Bruce 1925–1966 American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, social critic and satirist
Susan Cabot 1927–1986 American actress
Sid Caesar 1922–2014 American comic actor and writer
Robert Clary 1926–2022 French-born American actor, published author, and lecturer
Tony Curtis 1925–2010 American actor Spartacus, The Persuaders!
Rodney Dangerfield 1921–2004 American comedian and actor
Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 American entertainer Member of the "Rat Pack" Converted to Judaism in 1961
Peter Falk 1927–2011 American actor Columbo
Leonard Fenton 1926–2022 British actor EastEnders
Fenella Fielding 1927–2018 British actress Carry On Screaming!
Fyvush Finkel 1923–2016 American actor Picket Fences, Boston Public
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– 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
Monty Hall 1921–2017 Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster Let's Make a Deal
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
Judy Holliday 1921–1965 American Academy Award–winning actress and singer
Miriam Karlin 1925–2011 British actress The Rag Trade
Alan King 1927–2004 American comedian and actor
Werner Klemperer 1920–2000 German-born American Emmy Award–winning comedic actor
Jack Klugman 1922–2012 American actor
Harvey Korman 1927–2008 American actor
Martin Landau 1928–2017 American Academy Award–winning American film and television actor
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
Ross Martin 1920–1981 Polish-born American TV and film actor The Wild Wild West
Walter Matthau 1920–2000 American Academy Award–winning actor
Anne Meara 1929–2015 American comedian and actress; partner and wife of Jerry Stiller Converted to Judaism
Sylvia Miles 1924–2019 American actress
Laurie Mitchell 1928–2018 American actress
Warren Mitchell 1926–2015 British-Australian actor
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
Aubrey Morris 1926–2015 British actor
Wolfe Morris 1925–1996 British actor
Vic Morrow 1929–1982 American actor
Paul Newman 1925–2008 American Academy and Golden Globe Award–winning actor, director Father was Jewish
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
Carl Reiner 1922–2020 American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian
Regina Resnik 1922–2013 American opera singer and actress
Don Rickles 1926–2017 American comedian, film actor, and voice actor
Doris Roberts 1925–2016 American Emmy Award–winning actress Everybody Loves Raymond
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
Rod Serling 1924–1975 American screenwriter and actor The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery
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
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

Born in the 1910s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Mason Adams 1919–2005 American character actor
Jean-Pierre Aumont 1911–2001 French-born actor
Martin Balsam 1919–1996 American actor, Academy award winner A Thousand Clowns
John Banner 1910–1973 Austrian/American actor Hogan's Heroes
Red Buttons 1919–2006 American Academy Award–winning comedian and actor
Kitty Carlisle Hart 1910–2007 American singer, actress, and spokeswoman for the arts
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
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.
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
Henry Gilbert 1913–1973 English-Australian actor Long John Silver
Paulette Goddard 1910–1990 American Oscar-nominated film and theatre actress Father
Lorne Greene 1915–1987 Canadian actor known for roles on American television
Sid James 1913–1976 British film and television actor and comedian Carry On films, Hancock's Half Hour
Danny Kaye 1911–1987 American film actor, singer and comedian
David Kossoff 1919–2005 British actor The Larkins, A Kid for Two Farthings, The Bespoke Overcoat, Freud: The Secret Passion, The Mouse that Roared, The Mouse on the Moon
Hedy Lamarr 1914–2000 Austrian born actress
Marc Lawrence 1910–2005 American character actor
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
Leila Mourad 1891–1951 Egyptian actress and singer
Jan Murray 1916–2006 American stand-up comedian, actor
Hana Maria Pravda 1916–2008 Czechoslovakian actress
Luise Rainer 1910–2014 German-born British-based American two-time Academy Award–winning film actress
Lillian Roth 1910–1980 American singer and actress, noted performer on Broadway
Dinah Shore 1916–1994 American singer and actress
Sylvia Sidney 1910–1999 American stage, film, and television actress
Phil Silvers 1911–1985 American entertainer and comedy actor
Zypora Spaisman 1916–2002 Polish-American Yiddish theater actress and empresaria
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
Alan Tilvern 1918–2003 British actor Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Mike Wallace 1918–2012 American journalist, who briefly acted during the 1940s
Eli Wallach 1915–2014 American film, TV and stage actor The Magnificent Seven, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Godfather III
Sam Wanamaker 1919–1993 American actor and director
Cornel Wilde 1912–1989 American actor
Joseph Wiseman 1918–2009 Canadian actor Dr. No

Born in the 1900s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Stella Adler 1901–1992 American actress For decades regarded as America's foremost acting teacher
Jack Albertson 1907–1981 American actor Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Morey Amsterdam 1908–1996 American actor The Dick Van Dyke Show
Leon Askin 1907–2005 Austrian actor
Mischa Auer 1905–1967 Russian-American actor
Bea Benaderet 1906–1968 American actress
Milton Berle 1908–2002 American comedian and actor
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
Victor Borge 1909–2000 Danish-American comedian and pianist Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Ricardo Cortez 1900–1977 American silent film star, known as a "Latin lover" type <
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
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
Sam Levene 1905–1980 Russian/American stage and film actor
Peter Lorre 1904–1964 Hungarian-born stage and screen actor Casablanca (1942)
Zeppo Marx 1901–1979 American comedian and actor One of the Marx Brothers
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)

Born in the 1890s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Jack Benny 1894–1974 American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor
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.
Elisabeth Bergner 1897–1986 Austrian film actress
Fanny Brice 1891–1951 American comedian, singer, and entertainer
George Burns 1896–1996 American comedian and actor
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
Michael Chekov 1891–1955 Russian-American Academy Award–nominated actor, director Nephew of Anton Chekhov, protege of Constantin Stanislavki
Hermione Gingold 1897–1987 British actress
Harold Goldblatt 1899–1982 (Northern) Irish actor A Night to Remember
Jetta Goudal 1891–1985 Dutch-American actress
Leslie Howard 1893–1943 British film actor Gone with the Wind
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
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
Martin Miller 1899–1969 Czech actor The Pink Panther
Paul Muni 1895–1967 American Academy Award– and Tony Award–winning actor
Carmel Myers 1899–1980 American silent film actress
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
Gregory Ratoff 1893–1960 Russian-American actor, director and producer All About Eve
Edward G. Robinson 1893–1973 American stage and film actor
Joseph Schildkraut 1896–1964 Austrian-born stage and film actor
Meier Tzelniker 1894–1980 British actor Appeared in Yiddish theatre

Born in the 1880s

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Broncho Billy Anderson 1880–1971 American actor, writer, director, and producer Perhaps best known as the first star of the Western film genre
Theda Bara 1885–1955 American silent film actress Known as the first screen "Vamp"
Cecil B. DeMille 1881–1959 American director and filmmaker Mother
Douglas Fairbanks 1883–1939 American actor Father
Menahem Gnessin 1882–1952 Jewish actor and Hebrew language instructor
Al Jolson 1886–1950 American singer and actor
Chico Marx 1887–1961 American comedian and actor One of the Marx Brothers
Harpo Marx 1888–1964 American comedian and actor One of the Marx Brothers
Ida Rubinstein 1885–1960 Famous Russian Belle Époque beauty
Vladimir Sokoloff 1889–1962 Russian actor in German and French silents and American talkies
Ludwig Stössel 1883–1973 Austrian actor
Sophie Tucker 1884–1966 American actress, singer and comedian
Erich von Stroheim 1885–1957 Austrian-born filmmaker and actor
Ed Wynn 1886–1966 American comedian and actor
S. Z. Sakall 1883–1955 Hungarian-American character actor Casablanca

Born in the mid-19th century

Name Years Nationality/profession Prominent roles Jewish lineage References
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler 1855–1926 Russian-born (later American) actor, a star of the Yiddish theatre
Oscar Beregi Sr. 1876–1965 Hungarian stage and film actor Father of Oscar Beregi
Sarah Bernhardt 1844–1923 French stage actress
Anna Held 1872–1918 Polish-born stage performer Most often associated with impresario Florenz Ziegfeld, her common-law husband
Adah Isaacs Menken 1835–1868 American actress and poet
Alla Nazimova 1879–1945 American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer
Henriette Nissen-Saloman 1819–1879 Swedish singer and actress
Rachel 1820–1858 French stage actress
Rudolph Schildkraut 1862–1930 Austrian-American theater and film actor Father of Joseph Schildkraut
Al Shean 1868–1949 German-American actor and comedian Uncle of the Marx Brothers
Boris Thomashefsky 1868–1939 Ukrainian-born (later American) singer and actor Grandfather of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas
Rudolph Marks circa 1867–1930 Ukrainian-born (later American) actor, comedian and playwright

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