# 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 |
| Austin Abrams | 1996– | American | The Walking Dead, Paper Towns, Euphoria, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark |
| Gideon Adlon | 1997– | American | Blockers, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, The Mustang, The Craft: Legacy, Sick |
| 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, Sitting in Bars with Cake, Until Dawn |
| 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, Zombieland: Double Tap, Stillwater |
| Spencer Breslin | 1992– | American | The Happening |
| 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, Between the Temples |
| Timothée Chalamet | 1995– | American | Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird, Little Women, Dune, Wonka |
| Catherine Cohen | 1991– | American | Search Party, Three Busy Debras |
| Emory Cohen | 1990– | American | The Place Beyond the Pines, Brooklyn, The OA, Rebel Ridge |
| David Corenswet | 1993– | American | The Politician, We Own This City, Pearl, Twisters, Superman |
| 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, The King of Staten Island, Bodies Bodies Bodies |
| 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 |
| Noa Fisher | 2000– | American | Uncut Gems, Betty, Master, Goodrich |
| Brandon Flynn | 1993– | American | 13 Reasons Why, Ratched, Hellraiser |
| Fabien Frankel | 1994– | British | House of the Dragon |
| 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, Shithouse, Smile 2 |
| Kaia Gerber | 2001– | American | American Horror Stories, American Horror Story: Double Feature, Bottoms |
| Esti Ginzburg | 1990– | Israeli | Twelve |
| Skyler Gisondo | 1996– | American | Santa Clarita Diet, Vacation, The Righteous Gemstones, Booksmart, Licorice Pizza, Superman |
| 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 | Shtisel, Princess, Foxtrot, Unorthodox, Captain America: Brave New World |
| Teo Halm | 1999– | American | Earth to Echo |
| Jonah Hauer-King | 1995– | British | A Dog's Way Home, The Little Mermaid, The Tattooist of Auschwitz |
| Fred Hechinger | 1999– | American | News of the World, The Fear Street Trilogy, The White Lotus, Hell of a Summer, Gladiator II, Nickel Boys |
| Madison Iseman | 1997– | American | Tales of Halloween, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle |
| Carter Jenkins | 1991– | American | After |
| Rachel Keller | 1992– | American | Legion, Fargo, The Society |
| Hunter King | 1993– | American | A Girl Like Her |
| Joey King | 1999– | American | The Conjuring, Fargo, The Kissing Booth, The Act, We Were the Lucky Ones |
| Kira Kosarin | 1997– | American | The Thundermans |
| Logan Lerman | 1992– | American | Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Noah, Fury, Hunters, We Were the Lucky Ones |
| 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 |
| Mikey Madison | 1999– | American | Better Things, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Scream, Anora, Lady in the Lake |
| 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, Moominvalley, A Small Light, Masters of the Air |
| Emily Ratajkowski | 1991– | American | Gone Girl |
| 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 |
| Ella Rubin | 2001– | American | The Chair, The Idea of You, Masters of the Air, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Until Dawn |
| Joshua Rush | 2001– | American | Andi Mack |
| Odeya Rush | 1997– | Israeli-American | The Giver, Goosebumps, Lady Bird, Dumplin', Let It Snow, Cha Cha Real Smooth |
| Daryl Sabara | 1992– | American | Spy Kids series, Generator Rex, Ben 10 |
| Halston Sage | 1993– | American | How to Rock, Neighbors, Paper Towns |
| Sadie Sandler | 2006– | American | Hubie Halloween, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Leo |
| Sunny Sandler | 2008– | American | Hubie Halloween, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, Leo |
| Larry Saperstein | 1998– | American | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series |
| Noah Schnapp | 2004– | American | Stranger Things |
| Max Schneider | 1992– | American | How to Rock |
| Sarah Sherman | 1993– | American | Nimona, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah |
| Diana Silvers | 1997– | American | Into the Dark, Booksmart, Ma, Space Force, Birds of Paradise |
| 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, Runaways |
| Aaron Taylor-Johnson | 1990– | British | Nowhere Boy, Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Nocturnal Animals, Outlaw King, Nosferatu, 28 Years Later |
| Bex Taylor-Klaus | 1994– | American | The Killing, House of Lies, Arrow, Scream |
| Yali Topol Margalith | 2000– | Israeli | The Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder |
| Madeline Weinstein | 1993– | American | Beach Rats, Alex Strangelove, Mare of Easttown, Between the Temples |
| 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 | Fill the Void, Felix and Meira, Shtisel, We Were the Lucky Ones |
| Lucas Jade Zumann | 2000– | American | 20th Century Women, Anne with an E |

## Born in the 1980s

| Name | Years | Nationality | Notable roles |
| Dianna Agron | 1986– | American | Heroes, Glee, I Am Number Four, Shiva Baby |
| Eddie Kaye Thomas | 1980– | American | American Pie, Scorpion, American Dad, 'Til Death, How to Make It in America, Harold & Kumar |
| Jonathan Ahdout | 1989– | American | House of Sand and Fog |
| Cooper Andrews | 1985– | American | Shazam!, The Walking Dead |
| 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, Disturbia, 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 | |
| Adam Pally | 1982– | American | Happy Endings |
| 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 | 1985–2025 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Mother |
| 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 | Mother |
| 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 | Father |
| 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 | Mother |
| 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 | Paternal Grandmother |
| 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 | | Mother |
| Ted Raimi | 1965– | American | | |
| Adam Rich | 1968–2023 | American | Eight is Enough | |
| Kyle Richards | 1969– | American | Halloween | Converted to Judaism |
| 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 | Father |
| 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 |
| 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 | | |
| Roy Firestone | 1953– | American sports commentator and journalist |
| David Fleeshman | 1952– | British actor, broadcaster, lecturer and theatre director | Boys from the Blackstuff, Edge of Darkness, Silent Witness, Trial & Retribution | |
| Al Franken | 1951– | American comedian, actor, author, politician | Saturday Night Live | |
| 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 | |
| Moshe Ivgy | 1953– | Moroccan-born Israeli actor | Haborer, Zaguri Imperia | |
| Judy Kuhn | 1958– | American actress and singer | | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Janet Margolin | 1943–1993 | American actress | David and Lisa, Morituri, Take The Money And Run, Ghostbusters II | |
| 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 | |
| Andrew Rubin | 1946–2015 | American actor | Police Academy | |
| 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 | 1949–2021 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| Anouk Aimée | 1932–2024 | 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 | |
| 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 | | |
| Bernard Bresslaw | 1934–1993 | British comedian and actor | | |
| May Britt | 1934– | Swedish film actress | | Converted to Judaism |
| Eleanor Bron | 1938– | British actress | | |
| Dyan Cannon | 1937– | American three-time Academy Award–nominated film and television actress, editor, producer and director | | Mother |
| 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 | |
| Marty Feldman | 1934–1982 | British writer, comedian and film and television actor | | |
| Sami Frey | 1937– | French actor and director | | |
| Yehoram Gaon | 1939– | Israeli actor and musician |
| Allen Garfield | 1939–2020 | American actor |
| Elliott Gould | 1938– | American actor | | |
| 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 | 1932–2023 | American actress | Carrie (1976) | |
| Linda Lavin | 1937– | American Tony Award and Golden Globe Award–winning stage, film and television actress and singer | | |
| Steve Lawrence | 1935–2024 | American singer and actor | The Carol Burnett Show | |
| Shari Lewis | 1933–1998 | American ventriloquist, puppeteer, singer, actress, and children's television show host, popular during the 1960s | | |
| Hal Linden | 1931– | American actor and television director | | |
| Tina Louise | 1934– | American model, singer, and film and television actress | | |
| Mark Margolis | 1939–2023 | American actor | Scarface, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul | |
| David Margulies | 1937–2016 | American actor | Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, The Sopranos | |
| Jackie Mason | 1931–2021 | American stand-up comedian/actor | | |
| Elaine May | 1932– | American screenwriter, film director, actress, and comedian | A New Leaf | |
| 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 | 1938–2023 | American actor | | |
| Leonard Nimoy | 1931–2015 | American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer | | |
| Alan Oppenheimer | 1930– | American actor | | |
| Noam Pitlik | 1932–1999 | Emmy-winning American actor and television director | | |
| Ron Rifkin | 1939– | American actor, director | | |
| Joan Rivers | 1933–2014 | American comedian, actress, talk show host, and celebrity | | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Chaim Topol | 1935–2023 | Israeli theatrical and film performer | | |
| Al Waxman | 1935–2001 | Canadian actor | King of Kensington |
| Gene Wilder | 1933–2016 | American actor and comedian | | |
| Mike & Bernie Winters | 1926–2013 1930–1991 | British double act of comedians (brothers) | | |
| Henry Woolf | 1930–2021 | British actor | The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Superman III | |

## Born in the 1920s

| Name | Years | Nationality/profession | Prominent roles | Jewish lineage |
| 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 | 1925–2024 | British actor | Stingray, Thunderbirds | |
| Lee Grant | 1925– | American Academy Award–winning theater, film and television actress, and film director | | |
| Buddy Hackett | 1924–2003 | American comedian and actor | | |
| 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 | | |
| Rick Jason | 1923–2000 | American actor | Combat! | |
| 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 | | |
| Jack Kruschen | 1922–2002 | Canadian 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 | | |
| Paul Sparer | 1923–1999 | American character actor | Somerset, Another World | |
| Jerry Stiller | 1927–2020 | American comedian and actor | Seinfeld | |
| Leonard Stone | 1923–2011 | American actor | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Howard Morris | 1919–2005 | American 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 |
| 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 | |
| Delia de Leon | 1901–1993 | British stage actress | | |
| 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 |
| 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 Chekhov | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |