Aaron AltarasGerman-Israeli actor featured in film and television. · 1995Aaron SorkinScreenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network, master of rapid dialogue. · 1961Adam BrodyActor known for The O.C. and Shazam! · 1979Adam GoldbergAmerican actor of Jewish heritage. · 1998Adam LambergAmerican actor who played Gordo in the beloved series and film Lizzie McGuire. · 1984Adolph ZukorFounded Paramount Pictures · 1912Agam RudbergIsraeli actress and model featured in Israeli TV dramas. · 1986Agnieszka HollandDirector ('Europa Europa', 'In Darkness'); daughter of a Jewish father · 1948Akiva GoldsmanScreenwriter of A Beautiful Mind (Academy Award 2001) · 2001Alan ArkinOscar-winning actor of Little Miss Sunshine. · 1934Alan PakulaScreenwriter of Sophie's Choice; director of All the President's Men · 1982Albert WarnerCo-founded Warner Bros. Studios · 1923Alex HirschAnimator who created the acclaimed Disney series 'Gravity Falls'. · 1985Alex WolffActor known for Hereditary and Pig (Jewish father) · 1997Alexa KarolinskiGerman-Jewish documentary filmmaker and co-creator of the acclaimed series 'Unorthodox.'Alexandre ArcadyFrench director born in Algiers to a Jewish Algerian mother (Le Grand Pardon, 24 Days) · 1982Alfred UhryPulitzer playwright and Academy Award screenwriter of Driving Miss Daisy · 1989Alicia SilverstoneAmerican actress (Clueless); father born to a Jewish family, had a bat mitzvah. · 1995Aline Brosh McKennaScreenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada and co-creator of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. · 1967Alison BrieActress (Community, GLOW, Mad Men); partial Jewish (paternal), had a bat mitzvah · 2017Ally SheedyActress of the 1980s Brat Pack (The Breakfast Club, WarGames). Jewish mother. · 1985Alma ZackIsraeli actress featured in the acclaimed series BeTipul. · 1970Alon NeumanIsraeli actor working in Israeli television drama.Alona TalIsraeli-American actress from Supernatural and Veronica Mars. · 1983Alvin SargentTwo-time Academy Award screenwriter: Julia, Ordinary People; wrote Spider-Man 2 · 1980Amanda BynesActress and former model · 2003Amanda PeetAmerican actress (The Whole Nine Yards, 2012). Jewish mother. · 2000Amber BensonActress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) · 2000Amit RahavIsraeli actor who starred in the Netflix miniseries Unorthodox. · 1995Amos GitaiProlific Israeli filmmaker whose politically engaged films regularly screen at Cannes and Venice. · 1950Amy HeckerlingDirector of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' and 'Clueless' · 1954Amy LandeckerActress known for Transparent and A Serious Man · 1969Andrew GarfieldActor, star of The Amazing Spider-Man and Hacksaw Ridge · 1983Andrew JareckiDocumentarian ('Capturing the Friedmans', 'The Jinx') · 1963Anton YelchinActor who played Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek films. · 1989Ari AsterAmerican filmmaker known for Hereditary and Midsommar. · 1986Ari FolmanIsraeli director whose animated documentary Waltz with Bashir earned worldwide acclaim. · 1962Ari GraynorActress known for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and The Disaster Artist · 1983Ariane MnouchkineFrench theatre director who founded the Théâtre du Soleil; Kyoto Prize (2019); Jewish father · 2019Ariel WizmanFrench-Moroccan Jewish actor, DJ, journalist and radio/TV personality born in Casablanca · 1962Arthur HillerCanadian director of 'Love Story' and later president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. · 1923Arthur LaurentsWrote the books of West Side Story and Gypsy; screenwriter of The Way We Were · 1957Arthur PennDirector of the landmark film Bonnie and Clyde. · 1922Asia Kate DillonActor who played TV's first major non-binary character in 'Billions' and appeared in 'John Wick: Chapter 3'. · 1984Assi DayanAcclaimed Israeli actor and filmmaker. · 1945Assi LevyIsraeli stage and screen actress acclaimed for her dramatic roles. · 1969Aure AtikaActress and director · 1970Avi AradFounder and first CEO of Marvel Studios; produced the X-Men and Spider-Man film franchises that launched the superhero-movie era · 1993Aviva BaumannAmerican actress who appeared in film and television including Superbad. · 1984Avraham Aviv AlushIsraeli actor who portrayed Jesus in the film The Shack. · 1982Ayelet ZurerIsraeli actress, star of Munich and Man of Steel · 1969Bar PalyIsraeli-American actress and model. · 1985Barney BalabanPresident of Paramount Pictures (1936-1964) · 1887Barry LevinsonOscar-winning film director and writer (Rain Man, Diner, Good Morning Vietnam); born to a Jewish family in Baltimore. · 1988Barry SonnenfeldFilm director and cinematographer (Men in Black, The Addams Family, Get Shorty); born to a Jewish family in New York. · 1997Bea ArthurEmmy-winning actress (Maude, The Golden Girls); born Bernice Frankel to a Jewish family · 1972Ben FeldmanAmerican actor known for Mad Men, Superstore, and A Million Little Things. · 1980Ben FosterAmerican actor acclaimed for Hell or High Water, The Messenger, and 3:10 to Yuma. · 1980Ben HechtPlaywright and pioneering Hollywood screenwriter ('The Front Page') · 1893Ben MendelsohnEmmy-winning Australian actor known for 'Bloodline' and 'Rogue One'. · 1969Benjamin GlazerWinner of the first screenwriting Academy Award for Seventh Heaven (1927) · 1927Bex Taylor-KlausActor known for 'The Killing', 'Arrow', and voicing Pidge in 'Voltron: Legendary Defender'. · 1994Bill FingerComics writer who co-created Batman and shaped the character's enduring mythology. · 1914Billy WilderFilm Director · 1944Bo GoldmanTwo-time Academy Award screenwriter: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Melvin and Howard · 1975Bob BalabanActor and producer known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Gosford Park · 1945Bob RafelsonDirector ('Five Easy Pieces'); co-created The Monkees · 1933Brandon FlynnActor known for playing Justin Foley in Netflix's '13 Reasons Why'. · 1993Brett RatnerDirector ('Rush Hour', 'X-Men: The Last Stand') · 1969Bruce CohenFilm producer who won the Best Picture Oscar for 'American Beauty' and produced 'Milk'.Bryan SingerDirector ('The Usual Suspects', 'X-Men') · 1965Bryce PapenbrookProlific voice actor known for anime leads including Eren in 'Attack on Titan'. · 1986Buck HenryCo-wrote The Graduate and Catch-22; co-created Get Smart · 1967Budd SchulbergScreenwriter of On the Waterfront (Academy Award 1954); novelist of What Makes Sammy Run? · 1954Caco CioclerBrazilian stage and screen actor known for prolific work in film and television including 'Eu Não Te Ouço'. · 1971Cameron BoyceBeloved young Disney Channel actor of the Descendants films. · 1999Carl ForemanBlacklisted screenwriter of High Noon and The Bridge on the River Kwai · 1952Carl LaemmleFounded Universal Pictures · 1912Carol GraceActress and writer, muse to playwrights and wife of Walter Matthau. · 1924Caroline AaronActress known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Deconstructing Harry · 1952Carrie FisherAmerican actress and writer known for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars. · 1956Cary GrantLegendary Hollywood actor (born Archibald Leach) who believed himself partly Jewish and in 1948 donated to the new State of Israel 'in the name of his dead Jewish mother'; no genealogical evidence of Jewish ancestry is documented. Included on his lived, self-identified Jewish identity. · 1904Cecil B. DeMilleFounding father of Hollywood ('The Ten Commandments'); son of a Jewish mother, Matilda Beatrice Samuel · 1881Chantal AkermanBelgian avant-garde director whose Jeanne Dielman is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. · 1950Charlie KaufmanScreenwriter of Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Academy Award 2004) · 2004Chella ManDeaf transgender artist, actor, and activist.Chris KattanComedic actor and Saturday Night Live cast member known for A Night at the Roxbury. · 1970Cindy MargolisAmerican model and actress; born to Jewish parents in Los Angeles. · 1998Claude BerriLeading French director/producer, born Claude Langmann to Jewish immigrant parents (Jean de Florette, Germinal) · 1986Claude LanzmannFrench filmmaker known for the Holocaust documentary Shoah. · 1925Claude LelouchFrench director from an Algerian Jewish family; Oscar-winning A Man and a Woman · 1966Claudia WeillDirector ('Girlfriends', 1978), landmark of American independent women's cinema · 1946Corey FeldmanActor known for The Goonies, Stand by Me and The Lost Boys · 1971Corey HaimCanadian actor known for The Lost Boys and Lucas. · 1971Damon LindelofCo-created 'Lost'; showrunner of 'The Leftovers' and 'Watchmen' · 1973Dan LevyCanadian actor and co-creator of Schitt's Creek. · 1983Daniel Day-LewisActor · 1982Daniel RadcliffeBritish actor known for playing the title role in the Harry Potter films. · 1989Danny RubinScreenwriter of Groundhog Day · 1993Daphna KastnerCanadian-Israeli actress and screenwriter. · 1961Darren AronofskyDirector of Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan and The Wrestler; raised in a Jewish family in Brooklyn. · 1998Dave FrancoAmerican actor known for Neighbors and 21 Jump Street. · 1985David ArquetteAmerican actor ('Scream'); Jewish mother (Polish/Russian Jewish descent), had a Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall · 1996David BenioffNovelist and co-creator/showrunner of HBO's Game of Thrones. · 1970David CronenbergCanadian film director (The Fly, Crash, eXistenZ) · 1986David DuchovnyActor who played Fox Mulder in The X-Files; son of a Ukrainian Jewish father. · 1960David KrumholtzActor known for Numb3rs and Oppenheimer · 1978David LaddAmerican film/TV producer and former actor; matrilineally Jewish through his mother, the actress and talent agent Sue Carol, who was of German- and Austrian-Jewish descent. · 1947David RabinowitzAcademy Award — Best Adapted ScreenplayDavid SapersteinAuthor-screenwriter of Cocoon · 1985David SchwimmerActor and director, played Ross Geller on Friends; born to a Jewish family. · 1994David SeidlerScreenwriter of The King's Speech (Academy Award 2010), drawing on his own stutter · 2010David SilvermanVeteran director and animator of The Simpsons and its feature film. · 1957David X. CohenHead writer/showrunner of Futurama; Simpsons writer · 1966David ZuckerCo-created 'Airplane!' and 'The Naked Gun' · 1947Debra GranikWriter-director of Winter's Bone, which launched Jennifer Lawrence · 2010Debra MessingActress, star of Will & Grace · 1968Debra WingerActress, three-time Oscar nominee · 1955Dianna AgronAmerican actress known for playing Quinn Fabray on Glee. · 1986Dina DoronIsraeli actress and Holocaust survivor with a long career on stage and screen. · 1940Dore ScharyScreenwriter of Boys Town (Academy Award 1938); later head of MGM · 1938Doug LimanDirector ('The Bourne Identity', 'Edge of Tomorrow') · 1965Douglas FairbanksSilent-film swashbuckler and co-founder of United Artists; born Douglas Ulman, paternal grandparents were German Jewish immigrants · 1920Doval'e GlickmanVeteran Israeli actor acclaimed for his lead role as Shulem Shtisel in the international hit series Shtisel. · 1949Dustin HoffmanTwo-time Oscar-winning American actor ('The Graduate', 'Rain Man') · 1967Ed AsnerAmerican Jewish actor ('The Mary Tyler Moore Show', 'Up') · 1970Edith HeadLegendary costume designer with a record eight Academy Awards for Hollywood classics. · 1897Edward AsnerEmmy-winning actor known for 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', 'Lou Grant' and 'Up'. · 1929Edward G. RobinsonCelebrated film actor (Little Caesar, Double Indemnity); born Emanuel Goldenberg to a Jewish family in Bucharest, Romania · 1931Eleanor AntinConceptual artist and filmmaker ('The Man Without a World') · 1935Eli RothAmerican filmmaker known for Hostel and Cabin Fever. · 1972Eli WallachProlific character actor of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. · 1915Eliad CohenIsraeli model, actor, and entrepreneur, an internationally recognized LGBT icon.Eliana ShechterIsraeli actress who appeared in Israeli film and television productions.Elie ChouraquiFrench-Israeli film director, screenwriter and producer (Harrison's Flowers, Les Marmottes) · 1979Elizabeth BerkleyAmerican Jewish actress ('Saved by the Bell', 'Showgirls') · 1995Ellen BarkinAmerican actress known for 'Sea of Love' and 'The Fan.' · 1954Elliott GouldActor (M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye), later recurring on Friends; born Elliott Goldstein to a Jewish family. · 1970Elsa ZylbersteinFrench actress with a Polish-Jewish father; César winner (I've Loved You So Long) · 2008Emily RatajkowskiAmerican model, actress and author of Jewish descent. · 1991Emmanuelle ChriquiCanadian actress of Moroccan-Jewish heritage best known for playing Sloan in HBO's 'Entourage'. · 1975Eric GoldbergDisney animator; lead animator of the Genie in Aladdin · 1992Eric RothScreenwriter of Forrest Gump (Academy Award 1994), Munich and A Star Is Born · 1994Erich SegalAuthor-screenwriter of Love Story; co-wrote Yellow Submarine · 1970Erich von StroheimSilent-era titan ('Greed') and actor ('Sunset Blvd.'); born to a Jewish family in Vienna despite his invented aristocratic persona · 1885Ernst LubitschGerman-American film director known for To Be or Not to Be. · 1892Errol MorrisDocumentarian ('The Thin Blue Line'; Oscar for 'The Fog of War') · 1948Estelle HarrisActress famed as George's mother Estelle on Seinfeld. · 1928Esti GinzburgIsraeli model and actress who has appeared in international campaigns and films. · 1990Ethan CoenAmerican filmmaker and one half of the Coen brothers. · 1957Ethan KleinYouTuber and podcaster who co-created h3h3Productions. · 1985Eugene JareckiDocumentarian ('Why We Fight', 'The House I Live In') · 1969Eugene LevyCanadian actor known for Schitt's Creek and the American Pie films. · 1946Eva GaborHungarian-American actress who starred in 'Green Acres' and voiced Disney's 'The Rescuers'. · 1919Eva GreenFrench actress known for 'Casino Royale', 'Penny Dreadful', and Tim Burton films. · 1980Evan CohenAmerican actor known for his role in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam. · 1974Evan GinzburgWrestling historian and associate producer of the film The Wrestler.Evan GoldbergCanadian filmmaker and frequent writing partner of Seth Rogen. · 1982Evan Rachel WoodAmerican actress known for Thirteen and Westworld. · 1987Ezra MillerAmerican actor known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Flash. · 1992Fisher StevensActor and Oscar-winning producer known for Short Circuit and Succession · 1963Frank OzMuppets performer (Miss Piggy, Yoda) and director ('Little Shop of Horrors'); son of a Jewish father · 1944Fred AstaireIconic dancer and film star, born Frederick Austerlitz; his father's parents were Austrian Jews who had converted to Catholicism (paternal Jewish descent). · 1899Fritz LangPioneering director of Metropolis and M. · 1890Gabe DunnActor/actress — known for The Focus GroupGabor CsupoHungarian-born animator who co-founded Klasky Csupo, producing 'Rugrats' and 'The Wild Thornberrys'. · 1952Gaby HoffmannActress known for Transparent and Girls · 1982Gal GadotActress · 2017Gal UchovskyIsraeli screenwriter, producer, and cultural commentator. · 1958Gene BarryActor known for Bat Masterson and The War of the Worlds · 1919Genndy TartakovskyRussian-American animator and creator of Samurai Jack. · 1970George CukorClassic Hollywood director of 'My Fair Lady', for which he won the Best Director Oscar, and 'The Philadelphia Story'. · 1899George FroeschelScreenwriter of Mrs. Miniver (Academy Award 1942) · 1942George SegalOscar-nominated actor known for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Goldbergs · 1934George WellsScreenwriter of Designing Woman (Academy Award 1957) · 1957Geraldine BrooksAmerican film and stage actress of the 1940s and 1950s. · 1925Gertrude BergAmerican actress and writer who created and starred in the pioneering sitcom The Goldbergs. · 1898Gil CohenIsraeli actor featured in the drama series Tuner.Gil KaneComic book artist (born Eli Katz) who co-created the modern Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics. (Note: the site's 'Flash Gordon' claim is inaccurate.) · 1959Gila AlmagorThe 'First Lady' of Israeli theatre and film. · 1939Gila GolanIsraeli-American actress and former Miss Israel. · 1940Gina GershonAmerican actress of Jewish heritage. · 1996Ginnifer GoodwinAmerican actress known for Once Upon a Time and Big Love. · 1978Goldie HawnOscar-winning American actress; Jewish mother · 1969Graham MooreAcademy Award — Best Adapted ScreenplayGwyneth PaltrowAmerican actress (Shakespeare in Love, Iron Man); Jewish father, director Bruce Paltrow, of Ashkenazi descent. · 1998H. Jon BenjaminAmerican voice actor known for Bob's Burgers and Archer. · 1966Hadas YaronIsraeli actress who won the Venice Film Festival Best Actress award for Fill the Void. · 1990Hailee SteinfeldOscar-nominated actress for 'True Grit' who also voices Gwen Stacy in the 'Spider-Verse' films. · 1996Halston SageActress known for Neighbors and The Orville · 1993Hank AzariaAmerican actor and voice artist (The Simpsons); of Sephardic Jewish (Greek/Ladino) descent. · 1989Hanna RieberIsraeli actress who appeared in the acclaimed drama series Shtisel. · 1927Hari NefTransgender actress and model featured in the film Barbie. · 1992Harold RamisAmerican actor, director and screenwriter (Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Analyze This) · 1984Harrison FordActor · 1977Harry CohnFounded Columbia Pictures · 1924Harry WarnerCo-founded Warner Bros. Studios · 1923Harvey KeitelAmerican actor, star of Taxi Driver, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction; born to Romanian and Polish Jewish immigrant parents. · 1976Hector BabencoArgentine-Brazilian director whose 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' and 'Carandiru' earned international acclaim and Oscar recognition. · 1946Helen HuntAmerican actress; Academy Award winner. Paternal German-Jewish ancestry. · 1997Helen SlaterAmerican actress, best known as Supergirl. · 1984Henry KosterDirector ('Harvey', 'The Bishop's Wife'); born Hermann Kosterlitz, fled Nazi Germany · 1905Henry WinklerActor who played the Fonz on Happy Days; son of German Jewish immigrants. · 1945Hila KleinIsraeli YouTuber, designer and co-creator of h3h3Productions. · 1987I.J. (Friz) FrelengLooney Tunes animation director; created Yosemite Sam and Sylvester and co-created the Pink Panther. · 1964Ian ZieringActor who played Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210. · 1964Idan MatalonIsraeli actor and model featured in independent film.Inbar LaviIsraeli actress known for the series Imposters and Lucifer.Isadore 'Friz' FrelengLooney Tunes director; co-created the Pink Panther · 1905Ishai GolanIsraeli actor known for leading roles in Israeli film and television. · 1973Itzik CohenIsraeli actor known for the series Fauda. · 1968Ivan ReitmanBlockbuster director and producer behind 'Ghostbusters' and 'Stripes.' · 1946J.J. AbramsCreator of Lost and director of Star Wars sequel films. · 1966Jack CohnCo-founded Columbia Pictures · 1924Jack WarnerCo-founded Warner Bros. Studios · 1923Jake GyllenhaalFilm actor, star of Brokeback Mountain and Nightcrawler · 1980Jake JohnsonActor known for New Girl and the Spider-Verse films (Jewish father) · 1978Jake KasdanDirector ('Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle', 'Walk Hard') · 1974James CaanAmerican actor, best known as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather; born to German-Jewish immigrant parents. · 1972James FrancoAmerican actor and filmmaker known for 127 Hours and Spring Breakers. · 1978James GrayDirector ('The Immigrant', 'Ad Astra'); grandson of Russian-Jewish immigrants · 1969James GunnFilmmaker behind Guardians of the Galaxy and co-head of DC Studios. · 1966James L. BrooksAmerican filmmaker known for Broadcast News and co-developing The Simpsons. · 1940Jamie Lee CurtisAmerican actress (Halloween, True Lies, Everything Everywhere All at Once); paternal Jewish ancestry through her father Tony Curtis. · 1978Jamie-Lynn SiglerActress known for The Sopranos (Sephardic Jewish mother) · 1981Jane SeymourActress (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman); born Joyce Frankenberg to a Polish Jewish father. · 1951Jason AlexanderActor who played George Costanza on Seinfeld. · 1959Jason IsaacsEnglish actor (Harry Potter, The Patriot). Born into a Jewish family in Liverpool. · 2001Jason IssacsBritish actor; born to a Jewish family in Liverpool. · 2001Jason KatimsEmmy-winning showrunner of Friday Night Lights and Parenthood.Jason ReitmanOscar-nominated director of 'Juno' and 'Up in the Air.' · 1977Jason SegelActor and writer of 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' and 'The Muppets', and star of 'How I Met Your Mother'. · 1980Jay BaruchelCanadian actor, writer and director (Goon, How to Train Your Dragon); partial Jewish (paternal, self-identified 'half-Jewish on dad's side') · 2011Jean BenguiguiFrench actor born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran; prolific film and stage career · 1944Jean-Pierre BacriFrench actor and screenwriter from a Sephardic Jewish Algerian family (On connait la chanson) · 1996Jeff GoldblumAmerican Jewish actor ('Jurassic Park', 'The Fly') · 1993Jeff WilbuschIsraeli actor who broke out internationally as Moishe in Netflix's 'Unorthodox.' · 1987Jeffrey KatzenbergStudio executive who revived Disney animation and co-founded DreamWorks, producing 'Shrek'. · 1950Jeffrey TamborAmerican actor known for Transparent and Arrested Development. · 1944Jemima KirkeActress and artist known for Girls and Sex Education. · 1985Jennifer ConnellyAmerican actress; Academy Award winner. Jewish mother of Polish/Russian descent. · 2001Jennifer Jason LeighAmerican actress; daughter of Jewish actor Vic Morrow (born Morozoff). · 1982Jenny MollenActress and author known for Angel and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend · 1979Jeremy PivenEmmy-winning actor known for Entourage · 1965Jerry ParisActor and Emmy-winning director ('The Dick Van Dyke Show', 'Happy Days') · 1925Jerry ZuckerAmerican filmmaker behind 'Airplane!' and 'Ghost.' · 1950Jesse EisenbergAmerican actor known for The Social Network and A Real Pain. · 1983Jesse L. LaskyCo-founded the studio that became Paramount Pictures · 1912Jim AbrahamsCo-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun with the Zucker brothers · 1980Joan CollinsActress · 1933Joann SfarFrench comics artist and filmmaker whose graphic novel The Rabbi's Cat explores Sephardic Jewish life. · 1971Joaquin PhoenixOscar-winning actor; his mother, Arlyn (née Dunetz), is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent (both her parents were Russian- and Hungarian-Jewish), making him matrilineally Jewish. · 1974Joe RothFilm producer and studio executive (Fox, Disney; founder Revolution Studios) · 1948Joel BasmanSwiss actor acclaimed across German-language film and television. · 1990Joel CoenAmerican filmmaker and one half of the Coen brothers. · 1954Joel KinnamanActor known for The Killing and Suicide Squad (Jewish maternal ancestry) · 1979Joey KingActress acclaimed for 'The Act' and the 'Kissing Booth' films. · 1999John ForsytheAmerican actor (Dynasty, Charlie's Angels voice) · 1918John FrankenheimerFilm director (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin). Jewish paternal (German-Jewish) descent. · 1962John GarfieldFilm actor and early method-acting star; born Jacob Julius Garfinkle to a Jewish family in New York · 1938John Howard LawsonFirst president of the Screen Writers Guild; blacklisted as one of the Hollywood Ten · 1938John LandisDirector ('The Blues Brothers', 'Animal House', Michael Jackson's 'Thriller') · 1950John MiliusWriter-director ('Conan the Barbarian'); wrote 'Apocalypse Now' · 1944Jon FavreauActor, director and writer (Swingers, Iron Man, The Mandalorian); raised around Jewish culture and bar mitzvahed. · 1966Joseph Gordon-LevittActor and filmmaker, star of Inception and 500 Days of Summer · 1981Joseph L. MankiewiczWriter-director of the classic All About Eve. · 1909Josh BowmanEnglish actor best known for the ABC series Revenge. · 1988Josh GadActor who originated Elder Cunningham in 'The Book of Mormon' and voices Olaf in 'Frozen'. · 1981Josh SingerScreenwriter of Spotlight (Academy Award 2015) · 2015Joshua Z WeinsteinDocumentary filmmaker who directed the Yiddish-language film Menashe.Judd HirschActor, star of Taxi and Ordinary People · 1935Judd NelsonActor known for The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire · 1959Judith LightTwo-time Tony-winning actress known for Who's the Boss? and Transparent. · 1949Jules DassinDirector ('Rififi', 'Never on Sunday'); blacklisted in Hollywood, triumphed in Europe · 1911Jules FurthmanScreenwriter of To Have and Have Not and Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935Julia Louis-DreyfusEmmy-winning actress, Elaine Benes on Seinfeld and star of Veep; paternal descent from the French-Jewish Louis-Dreyfus family. · 1990Julian JosephsonScreenwriter of Disraeli (1929) · 1929Julian SchnabelPainter and director ('The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', 'Basquiat') · 1951Julianna MarguliesActress, star of ER and The Good Wife · 1966Julie GoldmanDocumentary film producer behind numerous acclaimed nonfiction films.Julie KavnerActress and voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons · 1950Juliet LandauActress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) · 1965Jurnee SmollettAmerican actress acclaimed for Eve's Bayou, Lovecraft Country, and Birds of Prey. · 1986Kat DenningsActress (2 Broke Girls, Thor), born Katherine Litwack to a Jewish family · 2011Kate HudsonAmerican actress known for Almost Famous and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. · 1979Kate SiegelActress and writer known for Mike Flanagan horror works including 'Hush' and 'The Haunting of Hill House'. · 1982Kathryn GrodyAmerican actress and writer known for her stage work and the film 'Reds.' · 1946Keith GordonActor turned director ('A Midnight Clear', 'Dexter' episodes) · 1961Ken OlinActor ('Thirtysomething') and executive producer-director ('This Is Us') · 1954Kenneth LonerganWriter-director of Manchester by the Sea (Academy Award 2016) · 2016Keren MargalitIsraeli screenwriter and director behind the internationally adapted series Yellow Peppers. · 1971Kevin BrightProducer/director of Friends · 1954Kevin KlineOscar-winning American actor; father of German-Jewish descent · 1988Kirk DouglasAmerican actor known for Spartacus and Ace in the Hole. · 1916Lajos BiroHungarian screenwriter of early Hollywood (The Last Command, The Private Life of Henry VIII) · 1928Laura PreponActress, played Donna Pinciotti on That '70s Show; Jewish father of Ukrainian/Russian descent, interfaith upbringing. · 1998Lauren BacallAcclaimed film actress; born Betty Joan Perske to a Jewish family, cousin of Shimon Peres · 1944Lauren LondonActress known for 'ATL' and 'The Game'. · 1984Laurent WeilFrench cinema television journalist (Canal+). · 1963Léa DruckerFrench actress and Cesar Award winner known for Custody and Last Summer. · 1972Leah KoenigVeteran Yiddish-theater and screen actress who appeared in the series Shtisel. · 1929Leah RachelScreenwriter and creator of the Netflix supernatural drama 'Chambers'.Leah ReminiAmerican actress known for The King of Queens and her documentary work on Scientology. · 1970Lee GrantOscar-winning actress ('Shampoo') and documentary director; born Lyova Rosenthal · 1925Lee UnkrichOscar-winning director of Toy Story 3 and Coco. · 1967Lena DunhamAmerican writer and actress who created and starred in Girls. · 1986Leonard NimoyActor who played Mr. Spock in Star Trek; son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. · 1931Leslie GrossmanActress featured across the American Horror Story anthology. · 1971Leslie HowardActor (Gone with the Wind, Pygmalion), born Leslie Steiner to Hungarian-Jewish immigrants · 1938Lew WassermanChairman of MCA/Universal; dominant Hollywood power broker · 1913Lewis MilestoneTwo-time Oscar-winning director ('All Quiet on the Western Front'); born Leib Milstein in Bessarabia · 1895Liev SchreiberAcclaimed actor of stage and screen, star of Ray Donovan and Spotlight. · 1967Lior AshkenaziIsraeli actor known for Foxtrot and Late Marriage. · 1969Lior RazIsraeli actor and co-creator and star of the hit series Fauda. · 1971Lisa KudrowActress, played Phoebe Buffay on Friends; born into a Jewish family of Belarusian descent (Jewish by birth, not a convert). · 1994Lizzy CaplanActress known for Mean Girls and Masters of Sex · 1982Logan LermanActor, star of Percy Jackson and The Perks of Being a Wallflower · 1992Loren BouchardAnimation creator behind the Emmy-winning series 'Bob's Burgers' and 'Home Movies'. · 1970Lorne GreeneActor known for Bonanza and Battlestar Galactica · 1915Louis B. MayerCo-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) · 1924Luisa MellBrazilian actress and prominent animal-rights activist who founded the Luisa Mell Institute animal shelter. · 1978Luise RainerGerman-Jewish actress, first to win back-to-back Best Actress Oscars (1936-37) · 1937Lynn CohenAmerican character actress known for 'Sex and the City' and 'Munich.' · 1933Madeleine BlausteinAmerican voice actress known for anime dubbing including Pokemon. · 1960Madeline KahnAcclaimed comic actress (Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein); Oscar-nominated. Jewish family. · 1974Mae QuestelVoice actress who was the original voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl. · 1908Maggie GyllenhaalActress and director, Oscar-nominated for Crazy Heart · 1977Marcus LoewFounded Loews/MGM Studios · 1924Mark BoalJournalist-screenwriter of The Hurt Locker (two Academy Awards 2009) and Zero Dark Thirty · 2009Mark GetmanReform rabbi and actor who has appeared in 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' and 'Succession'.Marla SokoloffActress, played Lucy Hatcher on The Practice; born to a Jewish family. · 1998Marlee MatlinOscar-winning deaf American actress and activist. · 1965Marshall HerskovitzCo-created 'Thirtysomething' and 'My So-Called Life' · 1952Martin LandauAcademy Award-winning actor (Ed Wood; Mission: Impossible). Jewish American, born in Brooklyn. · 1994Marty FeldmanBritish comic actor and writer (Young Frankenstein); born to a Jewish family in London's East End · 1974Mary Kay BergmanAmerican voice actress who was the lead female voice on South Park. · 1961Mateus SolanoBrazilian actor of Ashkenazi Jewish descent celebrated for his villainous turn in the telenovela 'Amor à Vida'. · 1981Mathieu KassovitzFrench director and actor (La Haine); partial Jewish ancestry via Hungarian-Jewish father Peter Kassovitz · 1995Matt StoneAmerican co-creator of South Park. · 1971Matthew BroderickAmerican actor (Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Producers); mother Patricia Biow was Ashkenazi Jewish of German and Polish descent. · 1986Maude ApatowActress known for 'Euphoria' and roles in Judd Apatow's films. · 1997Max FleischerPioneering animator who created Betty Boop, invented the rotoscope, and brought Popeye and Superman to the screen. · 1930Max GreenfieldAmerican actor best known as Schmidt on the sitcom New Girl. · 1980Max OphülsMaster director of elegant films such as La Ronde. · 1902Maya DerenMother of American avant-garde film ('Meshes of the Afternoon'); born Eleanora Derenkowsky in Kyiv · 1917Mayim BialikActress and neuroscientist, star of Blossom and The Big Bang Theory · 1975Meir KahaneAmerican-Israeli rabbi and political figure, subject of numerous documentaries. · 1932Mel Blanc'The Man of a Thousand Voices' — voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and most Looney Tunes · 1940Melissa RauchActress best known for playing Bernadette on The Big Bang Theory. · 1980Melvyn DouglasOscar-winning actor (Hud, Being There); partial Jewish (paternal, born Hesselberg) · 1963Menahem GolanProlific Israeli filmmaker and co-founder of Cannon Films. · 1929Menashe LustigHasidic actor who starred in the film Menashe.Mervyn LeRoyDirector ('Random Harvest', 'Little Caesar'); produced 'The Wizard of Oz' · 1900Michael CurtizFilm director of Casablanca (1942, Best Director Oscar); born Mano Kaminer to a Jewish family in Budapest. · 1942Michael D. CohenCanadian actor known for playing Schwoz in Nickelodeon's 'Henry Danger' and 'Danger Force'.Michael DouglasAmerican actor known for Wall Street and Fatal Attraction. · 1944Michael LandonActor (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie); born Eugene Orowitz to a Jewish father. · 1936Michael MannDirector of Heat, The Insider and Collateral; born to a Jewish family in Chicago. · 1995Michael RosenbaumActor, played Lex Luthor on Smallville; born to a Jewish family. · 2001Michael StuhlbargAmerican actor known for A Serious Man and Call Me by Your Name. · 1968Michael WeigelIsraeli actor featured in the internationally praised series 'Shtisel.' · 1970Michael ZegenActor known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Boardwalk Empire · 1979Michal AviadIsraeli documentary and feature film director.Michel HazanaviciusFrench writer-director of The Artist (Academy Award Best Picture 2011) · 2011Mike LeighBritish director of Secrets & Lies. · 1943Mike NicholsEGOT-winning director of The Graduate. · 1931Mila KunisUkrainian-born American actress, star of Black Swan and That '70s Show · 1983Miles BakshiActor and voice performer, grandson of animator Ralph Bakshi. · 2002Milos FormanTwo-time Oscar-winning director (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus); biological father was Jewish architect Otto Kohn. · 1975Mimi RogersAmerican actress and producer. Jewish father (born Miriam Spickler). · 1987Mindy SterlingActress best known as Frau Farbissina in the 'Austin Powers' films. · 1953Miranda JulyMultidisciplinary artist, writer, and director of 'Me and You and Everyone We Know'. · 1974Moran AtiasIsraeli actress and producer, star of Tyrant · 1981Moshe LobelActor featured in Yiddish-language cinema such as Shttl.Moshe ZonderIsraeli screenwriter and creator behind hit series including Fauda and Tehran.Nadav LapidIsraeli auteur director whose film Synonyms won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. · 1975Nancy MeyersWriter-director of hit romantic comedies like Something's Gotta Give. · 1949Naomi GrossmanActress known for her roles in American Horror Story.Naomi LevovIsraeli actress featured in the series On the Spectrum. · 1986Natalie PortmanActress · 1994Natasha LyonneAmerican actress known for Orange Is the New Black and Russian Doll. · 1979Nathan E. DouglasAcademy Award — Best Original ScreenplayNeil DruckmannIsraeli-American writer and director of The Last of Us video games.Neil SimonProlific playwright and screenwriter (The Odd Couple, Brighton Beach Memoirs); Pulitzer Prize winner from a Bronx Jewish family. · 1968Neta RiskinIsraeli actress known for her role as Giti Weiss in the acclaimed series Shtisel. · 1976Nicholas MeyerNovelist-screenwriter; directed Star Trek II and wrote The Seven-Per-Cent Solution · 1976Nicole HolofcenerWriter-director ('Enough Said', 'You Hurt My Feelings') · 1960Nikki ReedActress and screenwriter who co-wrote 'Thirteen' at fifteen and starred in the 'Twilight' saga. · 1988Nina PaleyAmerican animator and cartoonist who wrote, directed, and produced the acclaimed independent feature Sita Sings the Blues. · 1968Noa TishbyIsraeli actress, producer and author, and a prominent advocate against antisemitism. · 1975Noah BaumbachAmerican filmmaker known for Marriage Story and The Squid and the Whale. · 1969Noah SchnappAmerican actor known for playing Will Byers on Stranger Things. · 2004Nora EphronWriter-director ('When Harry Met Sally...', 'Sleepless in Seattle', 'You've Got Mail') · 1941Nurith AvivIsraeli cinematographer and documentary filmmaker. · 1945Oded FehrIsraeli actor, star of The Mummy franchise · 1970Odeya RushIsraeli-American actress, star of Lady Bird and Goosebumps · 1997Oliver StoneOscar-winning director of Platoon, JFK and Born on the Fourth of July; partial Jewish ancestry through his father Louis (born Silverstein). · 1986Oren MovermanIsraeli-American screenwriter and director of 'The Messenger.' · 1966Orly SilbersatzIsraeli actress acclaimed for stage and film work including Broken Wings. · 1957Otto PremingerDirector ('Laura', 'Anatomy of a Murder', 'Exodus'); broke the blacklist by crediting Dalton Trumbo · 1905

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