His father was a well-known concert promoter who co-founded Commodore Records and his mother was a homemaker. Wanda and Pietros Romani heritage was canon for decades (including in their non-mutant backstory), although this depiction often had problematic undertones. Her mother is Jewish and her father has Scottish, Dutch, English, German, and Norwegian ancestry. So when the Maximoffs arrived in Avengers: Age of Ultron, writer/director Joss Whedon reimagined them as orphans from the fictional Eastern European nation of Sokovia. Almost everyone who has spent time with Kate Hudson -including directors, family members, co-stars and interviewers - is quick to comment on her ability to light up a room. That did not stop Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift of very humble beginnings on August 18, 1920 (some sources list 1922) in East St. Louis, Illinois. Her father is of Lithuanian, Irish, and Polish descent, and her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Toronto. Sarah Elizabeth Hartman was born and raised in San Francisco, and has since been gentrified out to the edges of the Bay Area. Adam spent a lot of his teen years hanging out with Stephen Wilson Bethel born February 24, 1984, professionally known as Wilson Bethel, is an American actor. But throughout Marvel canon, the twins are generally portrayed as Romani, leading to some controversy around Marvels live-action casting choices. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. A Ayo (singer) B Gratiela Brancusi F Oksana Fandera Alba Flores Lolita Flores Rosario Flores M Manoush O Moira Orfei R Blanca Romero S Alina Serban T Katarina Taikon Rosa Taikon U Tracey Ullman who are Jewish from there mother's side, both sides Or converted.Suggestions about other people that match this list are welcome! !By the way I made a video with some of my favorite people here, check it out Header image and art by Sarah Elizabeth Hartman. Oh yeah, she was Romani, too. Maia Morgenstern, head of the Jewish State Theater and a Romanian Jewish actress best known for playing Mary in Mel Gibson's controversial 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ," described. Despite a less than spectacular career as an actress, singer, and playwright, she never lost confidence in herself. Francesco Prandoni, Jason Kempin, Robert Kamau/Getty Images From Larry David to Seth Rogen, there are plenty of famously Jewish people in the celebrity realm. By five, she was taking tap and jazz classes with Barbara Fink and ballet classes at Detroit Dance Company. Even typically somber holidays are experienced with song and dance and bright-colored clothes. The actress is known for playing in several successful movies such as Beetlejuice, The Age of Innocence, Heathers. His parents, Lewis Arquette, an actor, and Brenda Denaut (ne Nowak), an acting teacher and therapist, had 4 other children: Rosanna Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York City, New York. His mother, Leah (Cohn), was a homemaker. While Wanda is now white and Sokovian, her role isnt completely divorced from its Romani origins. His parents, from the continental United States, were then serving as Children of God missionaries. If she was new to the role, this might be explained as a lack of awareness. She was an actress and producer, known for Death Wish 3 (1985), Touched by Love (1980) and 7th Heaven (1996). It came as no surprise to film aficionados when, in 1999, Entertainment Weekly named Jill Clayburgh on its list of Hollywood's 25 Greatest Actresses. His maternal grandfather was Sir Michael Balcon, an important figure in the history of British cinema and Dustin Lee Hoffman was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lillian (Gold) and Harry Hoffman, who was a furniture salesman and prop supervisor for Columbia Pictures. Barbara Hershey was born Barbara Lynn Herzstein in Hollywood, California, to Melrose (Moore) and Arnold Nathan Herzstein, a horse racing columnist. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. She passed away in September 2014 at Odeya Rush was born and raised in Haifa, Israel with her six brothers. It cant be, because everything in the MCU is informed by the comics. Unlike many Jews in America, I dont carry any mark of financial privilege whatsoever. His family is Jewish (from Austria, Hungary, Russia, and Poland). Sarah Daniela was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Portuguese-born parents, Katharina Lia Azancot Korn and Moiss Carlos Bentes Ruah, a doctor. Tell us what you think about this feature. He served in WWII, and afterwards got a job playing the drums at nightclubs in the Catskills. She went on to appear in ER, Six Degrees, as well as Mike Nichols' Josh Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Carol Radnor, a high school guidance counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. Introduced as an X-Men villain in the 1960s, Scarlet Witch started out as Magnetos mutant daughter, with Quicksilver as her twin brother. I have heard these four things over and over again, so many times that theyve ceased to become words; now, theyre just irritation. Likely because we are a diasporic people. She was an actress and writer, known for Danger Man (1960), The Saint (1962) and The Stud (1978). Her big break came in 2003 starring in an Israeli film. At 19 she had her breakout performance on the series Roswell, playing the leading role of Liz Parker. The spoken language in her family is Russian, not Ukrainian. His father is from Russia and Austria, while Zach's mother, who is from a family with deep roots in New England. He is the youngest of three sons born to Helen (Gabler) and Jack Crystal. He is of Russian Jewish & British-German ancestry. Her family moved to Toronto when she was two years old. Which he acted, directed, wrote, and produced. Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. Pink was born Alecia Beth Moore in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and was later raised in Philadelphia. Her television roles have included department store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama Mad Men, Tara Knowles on the FX drama Sons of Anarchy, and psychiatrist Wendy Rhoades on the Showtime series Billions. The shows creators probably saw this as a throwaway joke, but it didnt sit well with some viewers. 3. She is of half African-American (from her father's mother and her mother's father) and half Ashkenazi Jewish (from her father's father and her mother's Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. Marilyn Monroe Actress | Some Like It Hot Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. Academics [ edit] Aaron Aaronsohn, botanist J. J. Benjamin, historian Martin Bercovici, energy engineer Randolph L. Braham, political scientist, historian Nicolae Cajal, virologist and Jewish community leader Gedeon Dagan, hydrologist Emmy's performance in the latter film gained her a Golden Globe nomination. Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile star of international cinema who rose from being "the ragman's son" (the name of his best-selling 1988 autobiography) to become a bona fide superstar, Kirk Douglas, also known as Issur Danielovitch Demsky, was born on December 9, 1916 in Amsterdam, New York. Zach attended Columbia High Oscar-winning character actor Martin Landau was born on June 20, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and Born in London, England, Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is the second child of Cecil Day-Lewis (pseudonym Cecil Day-Lewis), Poet Laureate of the U.K., and his second wife, actress Jill Balcon. In 2009, Dunham Erin Daniels was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent.Marlee lost much of her hearing at the age of eighteen months. I dont steal. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage (from Romania, Ginnifer Goodwin was born Jennifer Michelle Goodwin on May 22, 1978, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Linda (Kantor), a doctor of educational technology, and Tim Goodwin, a musician and the owner of Memphis Sound Productions recording studio. / AIDS patients, following a memorable season one guest Jenette Goldstein is a true chameleon. Her mother was from an upper-class German Jewish family, and her father was from a wealthy Massachusetts clan of English Hank Azaria is an American comedian and actor from Queens, New York. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Soledad Miranda - Andalusian Flamenco Dancer and later Horror Film Actress from Seville, mother was Gitana Nikolai Slichenko . After winning a singing talent contest Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. She was born in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel. Known for his breakthrough starring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999), James Franco was born April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California, to Betsy Franco, a writer, artist, and actress, and Douglas Eugene "Doug" Franco, who ran a Silicon Valley business. Since making her uncredited debut as a dancer in Beatlemania (1981), Gina Gershon has established herself as a character actress and one of the leading icons of American camp. His parents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. To millions of TV viewers she became familiar as the reformed juvenile delinquent, turned undercover cop, Julie Barnes. Maia Morgenstern, head of the Jewish State Theater and a Romanian Jewish actress best known for playing Mary in Mel Gibson's 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ," described the play's . But Olsenand WandaVisions creatorsare definitely familiar with Wandas extensive canon backstory, which includes comics explicitly addressing the issue of anti-Roma racism, and exploring her Romani heritage. His parents worked for the Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM and Adam Richard Sandler was born September 9, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York, to Judith (Levine), a teacher at a nursery school, and Stanley Alan Sandler, an electrical engineer. She was the daughter of Natalie Weinstein-Bacal, a Romanian Jewish immigrant, and William Perske, who was born in New Jersey, to Polish Jewish parents. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. She had already been criticized for using this word on British TV. He moved with his family, including sister Carolyn, to Offbeat, unconventionally pretty, and utterly mesmerizing, Ellen Barkin was born on April 16, 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to Evelyn (Rozin), a hospital administrator, and Sol Barkin, a chemical salesman. Though she has been working for years, she's always stayed Alona Tal, an Israeli-American singer and actress, was born in Herzliya, Israel. He recently wrapped the film JUNCTION. She voiced Dot Matrix from Mel Brooks' Spaceballs. He graduated in 1985 but then attended the Royal With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and talented actresses of her generation. In the critically acclaimed film, a grieving couple (Kirby/LaBeouf Woody Allen was born on November 30, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in The Bronx, NY, the son of Martin Konigsberg and Nettie Konigsberg. She is someday going to finish her dual MA in Jewish studies and Arts Education; she lives with six cats, has a great mom, and a heckin cool partner. Though she has been working for years, she's always stayed Mary Debra Winger was born May 16, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruth (Felder), an office manager, and Robert Jack Winger, a meat packer. Her father was of mostly English and German ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish family (from Germany, Russia, and Hungary). As a young boy, he became intrigued with magic tricks and playing the clarinet, two hobbies that he continues today.Allen Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller was born on November 30, 1965, in New York City, New York, to legendary comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, where she received a BFA degree. At worst, Im not a real Jew because my liturgy and cuisine doesnt align with Shlomo Carlebach and gefilte fish. She is the daughter of Penny (Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a lawyer, and has an older sister. Its a Halloween story featuring an intriguing crossover: Evan Peters Quicksilver replaces the MCUs dead version of the character. Jewish Besties Alana Haim and Sasha Spielberg Want to Be Your Camp Counselors, This Groundbreaking Jewish Journalist Inspired a Character on PBS Vienna Blood, Some Advice From Queer Jewish Comedian Robby Hoffman. She moved to Vancouver, guest-starring in series such as Are Hardly the dumb blonde of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Lisa was born in Encino, California on July 30, 1963. 15. Oh, so like a g*psy. Mila Kunis Actress | Black Swan Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis was born to a Jewish family in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. The Maximoffs Jewish/Romani heritage is not part of the MCU, and this is still a point of contention for some fans. @marvel what the hell is wrong with yall? She is the daughter of Cynthia (Istas), an author and video producer, and Michael Horowitz, a publisher and bookseller. Blair has worked with an array of acclaimed directors including Guillermo del Toro and Sara Paxton was born in Woodland Hills, California. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. At best, Im an exotic novelty. Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) The world was rumbled by discovery of a document that confirms that one of the greatest filmmakers in world cinema Charlie Chaplin was actually Roma and that he was born in a Gypsy caravan. Winona Ryder Winona Ryder's full name is Winona Laura Horowitz. While still in her teens, she was involved in productions at the local community theatre. She started her career when only eight years old as a flamenco dancer and singer. He is believed to have had both Romany and Jewish ancestry, by his mother Marousia Blagovidova, whose father was a Russian Jew and her mother a Russian Gypsy. At the time she also starred in two television series in the country, and also dabbled in music, Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress, singer, martial artist, and model. She has a sister, Patti Hawn, and a brother, Edward, who died in infancy before her birth. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on November 22, 1984 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. She has a younger brother, Mathieu, and has both Sephardi Jewish (from Tunisia) and Ashkenazi Jewish (from Adam Jared Brody was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Valerie Jill (Siefman), a graphic artist, and Mark Alan Brody, a lawyer. She is the daughter of Lily and Joseph Cates, who was a Broadway producer and television pioneer. Described as TV's Trachtenberg grew up in Brooklyn and started her acting career young; she began appearing in commercials at the age of 3.She continued to act and dance through her school years, making regular television appearances from the age of 10. The letter was found in the drawer that Chaplin's daughter Victoria inherite. "sokovian fortune teller". Wanda and Pietro discuss their Sokovian childhood (including a 1990s sitcom-style flashback involving an Eastern European poverty stereotype), and Wanda wears a Sokovian fortune teller costume inspired by Scarlet Witchs original 1960s design. Her life and Jada Koren Pinkett Smith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Robsol Grant Pinkett, Jr., a contractor, and Adrienne Banfield-Jones, a nurse. Im a Romani Jew. This costume appeared in episode 6, which aired this week. Shortly after that, she starred in "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," then went on to do "The Giver" alongside Jeff Bridges and Meryl Gaylen Ross was born as Gail Rosenblum in Indianapolis, Indiana. At a young age she began acting in television commercials.She was cast in her first film at the age of 8 as a child at school and at the party in Liar Liar (1997). She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.Eating in a local restaurant, Andrew Russell Garfield was born in Los Angeles, California, to a British mother, Lynn, and American father, Richard Garfield. She has portrayed in several films and shows such as Shrek 2, Look Who's Talking, The Smurfs and Iron Man 3. Her mother was a cousin of publicist Howard Bragman. So when you say someone doesnt look Romani, its like looking up and saying, that doesnt look like the sky. Tragically, we do not all look like Rita Hayworth. Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. She was given her first name in honor of singer Lillian Russell. Arquette was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Lewis Arquette, an actor and director, and Brenda Olivia "Mardi" (Nowak), a Jewish actress, poet, theater operator, activist, acting teacher, Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. At a young age she began acting in television commercials.She was cast in her first film at the age of 8 as a child at school and at the party in Liar Liar (1997). His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. She has two older brothers. Her first major television series role was on the WB's Greetings from Tucson (2002). Messing was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the daughter of Jewish American parents, Sandra (ne Simons), who has worked as a professional singer, banker, travel and real estate agent, and Brian Messing, a sales executive for a jewelry manufacturer. No, Im not Romanian. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, comedienne, singer, and model. At the age of 3, his right eye was surgically removed due to cancer. Some have different results. In 1988, along with Billy Crystal was born on March 14, 1948 in Manhattan, New York, and was raised on Long Island. She died on September 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA. While going to school, Melissa performed stand-up comedy around Manhattan, and soon made a name for herself on the NYC comedy scene. Her parents were both from Russian Jewish families. It would seem that 2004, the year of her 18th birthday, will be remembered as pivotal for Emmy Rossum due to her appearance in two very different films, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Phantom of the Opera (2004). (But again, I dont steal.) Dianna and her brother Jason were raised Jewish and she . When Gwyneth was eleven, the family moved to Massachusetts, where Melissa Ivy Rauch was born in Marlboro, New Jersey. Her father's family is Sephardi Jewish, while her mother is of mostly Ashkenazi Jewish, along with Spanish and Sephardi Deborah Raffin was born on March 13, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. His Jewish family emigrated from Russia and Romania to the US. Amber Benson was born on January 8, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama. His mother, Heather (Milgram), is a painter, and his father, Tell Schreiber (Tell Carroll Schreiber III), is a theatrical actor who had a small role in The Keeper (1976). Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. A Romani community near Kezmarok, Slovakia. G*psy curses still appear in modern movies, and if youve seen Borat or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, youve already seen examples of anti-Roma racism (aka antiziganism) on-screen. She is the daughter of Penny (Levy), a social worker, and Charles Peet, a lawyer, and has an older sister. His parents, Michael and Gloria, both from Jewish families, were born in the London area, U.K. Her family was middle-class, with her father working as a Lisa Bonet was born in San Francisco, California, to Arlene Joyce (Litman), a teacher, and Allen Bonet, an opera singer. Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, Eric Salter Balfour is an American actor and singer. 3. He is the lead singer of Born as Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba. . She attended Van Nuys High School, where she was senior class president and head cheerleader. She was born on July 9, 1943 in Seville, Spain. 2. Guest star roles include Clubhouse (2004), Raising Dad (2001), Boston Public (2000) and other uncredited series.She is the Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and producer. (See here, or here, or here.) Andrew was raised in a middle class family, An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. Before You Tube, Facebook, Instagram and all the other social media applications, Cindy Margolis stood alone as the greatest self promoter on the Internet. She is of Russian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish descent.Eating in a local restaurant, Tori Spelling was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of author Candy Spelling and Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling. #WandaVision pic.twitter.com/LQvrvKFNhU. She has a sister, Patti Hawn, and a brother, Edward, who died in infancy before her birth. Her father was from a Jewish family, while her mother is of mostly German descent. She had also a role in the MTV series Undressed (1999). Her father's family is Russian Jewish and Romanian Paula Abdul grew up in the San Fernando Valley, California. Blair's longstanding career began with her comedic roles in pop culture classics in the early 2000s. Her parents both came to England around 1938. But instead of updating Wanda and Pietro as modern Jewish/Romani superheroes (much like how Black Panthers charismatic MBaku started out as a villain named Man-Ape), Disney whitewashed them. Maia Morgenstern, an actress and the manager of the Jewish State Theater, right, watched other actors rehearse. Maia Morgenstern, head of the Jewish State Theater and a Romanian Jewish actress best known for playing Mary in Mel Gibson's 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ," described the play's . In his five years on the paper, he served as the illustrator for Actress Elizabeth Anne "Lizzy" Caplan was born in Los Angeles, California, to Barbara (Bragman), a political aide, and Richard Caplan, a lawyer. Wanda's backstory in the comics Magneto is the most famous Jewish character in Marvel canon, and his wife Magda was Romani. She is so effective as an actress, it is nearly impossible to recognize her from role to role. Her mother, Rose Winter, was born in Missouri, to Austrian Jewish parents, and her father, Jonas Schrift, was an Austrian Jewish immigrant. She had one sibling Entrancing, gorgeous Lesley Ann Warren started gearing towards a life in show business right off the bat as a young ballerina who trained at the School of American Ballet at the age of 14. Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California, the youngest of three children of Lynn (Organ), a dental assistant, and Richard Bynes, a dentist. . But if we were converts, you would still warrant a dirty look for saying it like that. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Black attended the University of California at Los Angeles. Ross was an actress for brief 4 years only, making an impressive film debut as the heroine "Francine" in George Romero's outstanding Dawn of Sarah Jessica Parker was born March 25, 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio, to Barbra Forste (ne Keck), a teacher who ran a nursery school, and Stephen Parker, a journalist. Maia Morgenstern, head of the Jewish State Theater and a Romanian Jewish actress best known for playing Mary in Mel Gibson's 2004 movie "The Passion of the Christ," described the play's . She began her career after serving in the Israeli Defense Forces. I cant tell you when Romani Jews became Jews. 7. Im educated. She appeared on many of her father's shows, which gained her more Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. For all that weve been called dirty g*psies, were likely the cleanest people youll ever meet. This also meant that Marvel could cast famous white actors instead of sourcing an unknown Romani actor, during a period when the MCU was visibly uninterested in racial diversity. Raised in the South Bronx and Queens, New From her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the hit Fox series "House" to her starring role as Abby McCarthy in Bravo's first scripted series "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce," Lisa Edelstein's range of roles are as diverse as her talent. She was a studious girl and was She was a groovy and sexy icon of the late hippie era. She is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and Elizabeth Banks was born Elizabeth Mitchell in Pittsfield, a small city in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts near the New York border, on February 10, 1974. The American Academy of Dramatic Arts awarded him a scholarship, and he began A slight comic actor chiefly known for his boyish charm, Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, to Patricia Broderick (ne Biow), a playwright and painter, and James Broderick, an actor. Born and raised in Israel, she won the title of Miss Israel at the age of 18. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. Hi. Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.The amiable, husky-framed actor with the William Shatner has notched up an impressive 70-plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. He has one younger sister, Letty Aronson. Her family moved to Elizabeth Berkley was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan, to Jere, a gift basket business owner and Fred Berkley, a lawyer. Her parents are both from Jewish families (from Belarus, Russia, and Alicia Silverstone was born on October 4, 1976 in San Francisco, California, the youngest of three children. Her first major television series role was on the WB's Greetings from Tucson (2002). Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Her father, born in Manhattan, was from a Jewish family (from Hungary and Russia), and her mother, originally from Arkansas, had English and Francine Joy "Fran" Drescher was born on September 30, 1957 in Queens, New York City, New York to Sylvia Drescher, a bridal consultant & Mort Drescher, a naval systems analyst. She has lived most of her life in New York and Los Angeles; in L.A., she attended Reseda High School and Celluloid Actor's Studio. She began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. He has been married to Lia Smith since January 4, 2014. For it was fourteen years after her movie debut that Gina made movie history as the predatory bisexual who was the leading Mary Debra Winger was born May 16, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruth (Felder), an office manager, and Robert Jack Winger, a meat packer. During its lengthy run she received three Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13, 1961, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, to Judith (LeFever), a special needs tutor and author, and Grard Louis-Dreyfus, a billionaire businessman. 1969). It was while at Oberlin that she began writing shorts and feature films. She has two older brothers--Dana Wood, a musician, and Ira David Wood IV, who has also acted. He is an actor and producer, known for National Treasure (2004), The Hangover (2009) and Gigli (2003). Born to theater-loving parents, she attended fine arts-oriented schools, and was the young star of the drama Kat Graham is an actress, singer, dancer and producer. In this photograph shot with a slow shutter speed actresses of the Jewish State Theatre, wearing face masks for protection against COVID-19 infection, perform during rehearsals for the premiere of the "The Beautiful Days of My Youth" play, based on the diary of Romanian Jewish Holocaust survivor Ana Novac, in Bucharest, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Posted on Feb 12, 2021Updated on Feb 19, 2021, 7:21 am CST. Jenette spent most of her childhood in Los Angeles. He made his film debut in the drama Shattered Image (1998), followed by roles in What Women Want (2000) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003). 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