Abraham TuschinskiBuilt the Theater Tuschinski in Amsterdam (1921), still called the most beautiful cinema in the world; murdered at Auschwitz in 1942. · 1921
Aida BortnikAída Bortnik was an Argentine journalist, dramaturge, and screenwriter who wrote the first Argentine screenplay nominated for an Academy Award (“The Truce,” 1974), an award she later won for best… · 1938
Alvin SargentTwo-time Academy Award screenwriter: Julia, Ordinary People; wrote Spider-Man 2 · 1980
Anthony MannDirector of the psychological westerns with James Stewart — Winchester '73, The Naked Spur, The Man from Laramie — and of the film noir cycle that preceded them · 1955
Ariane MnouchkineFrench theatre director who founded the Théâtre du Soleil; Kyoto Prize (2019); Jewish father · 2019
Ben HechtPlaywright and pioneering Hollywood screenwriter ('The Front Page') · 1893
Billy WilderFilm Director · 1944
Brandon FlynnActor known for playing Justin Foley in Netflix's '13 Reasons Why'. · 1993
Buck HenryCo-wrote The Graduate and Catch-22; co-created Get Smart · 1967
Celia AdlerCelia Adler’s popularity as a Yiddish actor made her a force in the Yiddish art theater movement, where she was loved for her ability to combine pathos and charm. · 1889
Daryl SabaraAmerican actor; Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids films and a prolific voice actor · 2001
David 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. · 1947
David O. SelznickProduced 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Rebecca' — back-to-back Best Picture Oscars; brought Hitchcock to America · 1939
David RabinowitzAcademy Award — Best Adapted Screenplay
David SapersteinAuthor-screenwriter of Cocoon · 1985
Eliana ShechterIsraeli actress who appeared in Israeli film and television productions.
Elisabeth BergnerElisabeth Bergner, born in Austrian Galicia, was one of the most successful and popular stage and screen actresses in pre-World War II Germany, known for her superior artistic skills and wide variety… · 1897
Ellen BarkinAmerican actress known for 'Sea of Love' and 'The Fan.' · 1954
Eric RothScreenwriter of Forrest Gump (Academy Award 1994), Munich and A Star Is Born · 1994
Erich von StroheimSilent-era titan ('Greed') and actor ('Sunset Blvd.'); born to a Jewish family in Vienna despite his invented aristocratic persona · 1885
Evan CohenAmerican actor known for his role in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam. · 1974
Friz FrelengSenior director at Warner Bros.' Termite Terrace, he directed 266 cartoons — more than anyone else at the studio — introduced or developed Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Tweety, Sylvester… · 1947
Gil CohenIsraeli actor featured in the drama series Tuner.
Hadas YaronIsraeli actress who won the Venice Film Festival Best Actress award for Fill the Void. · 1990
Harry WarnerCo-founded Warner Bros. Studios · 1923
Henry KosterDirector ('Harvey', 'The Bishop's Wife'); born Hermann Kosterlitz, fled Nazi Germany · 1905
Inbar LaviIsraeli actress known for the series Imposters and Lucifer.
James L. BrooksAmerican filmmaker known for Broadcast News and co-developing The Simpsons. · 1940
Jamie-Lynn SiglerActress known for The Sopranos (Sephardic Jewish mother) · 1981
Jean-Pierre MelvilleDirector of Le Samouraï, Army of Shadows and Le Silence de la mer; godfather of the French New Wave · 1967
Jenny MollenActress and author known for Angel and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend · 1979
Jeremy PivenEmmy-winning actor known for Entourage · 1965
Jesse L. LaskyCo-founded the studio that became Paramount Pictures · 1912
Jim AbrahamsCo-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun with the Zucker brothers · 1980
Judd NelsonActor known for The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire · 1959
Jules DassinDirector ('Rififi', 'Never on Sunday'); blacklisted in Hollywood, triumphed in Europe · 1911
Jules FurthmanScreenwriter of To Have and Have Not and Mutiny on the Bounty · 1935
Julian JosephsonScreenwriter of Disraeli (1929) · 1929
Julian SchnabelPainter and director ('The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', 'Basquiat') · 1951
Keith GordonActor turned director ('A Midnight Clear', 'Dexter' episodes) · 1961
Keren MargalitIsraeli screenwriter and director behind the internationally adapted series Yellow Peppers. · 1971
Leah RachelScreenwriter and creator of the Netflix supernatural drama 'Chambers'.
Lee UnkrichOscar-winning director of Toy Story 3 and Coco. · 1967