Just in time for Passover, we share our list of 33 celebs you may not have known were Jewish.
Rashida Jones
While her father is African-American music producer, Quincy Jones, her mother, Peggy Lipton is Jewish.
Elizabeth Banks
Though raised Catholic, Banks went through most of the steps to convert to Judaism for her husband.
Drake
Aubrey Drake Graham’s father is African-American and his mother is a Jewish Canadian.
Pink
Alecia Beth Moore, AKA Pink, was born to a Catholic dad and Jewish mother.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Paltrow’s mother, Blythe Danner, is from a Christian background, while her father, Bruce Paltrow, was Jewish.
Alyson Hannigan
Hannigan’s father Al is of Irish ancestry and her mother, Emilie Posner Haas, is Jewish.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Sigler’s father was Jewish and her Cuban-born mother converted to Judaism to marry him.
Alicia Sliverstone
Silverstone’s father was Jewish and her Scottish mother converted to Conservative Judaism to marry him.
Ginnifer Goodwin
Goodwin’s mother is Jewish while her father is Welsh. She attended both the synagogue and the church.
Jennifer Connelly
Connelly’s father was Catholic while her mother was Jewish.
Kate Hudson
Though only part Hungarian-Jewish on her mother, Goldie Hawn’s, side, Hudson was raised Jewish.
Selma Blair
Selma Blair Beitner was raised Jewish, but dropped her last name when her parents divorced.
Daniel Radcliffe
Radcliffe’s father was Irish-Protestant while his mother was Jewish, originally from South Africa.
Sasha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher
Cohen was raised Jewish;, his mother was born in Israel and his father’s family were Eastern European Jews before moving to England. Born in Oman, Fisher moved with her family to their native Scotland, then Australia when she was 6 years old. Fisher converted to Judiasm before marrying Cohen.
Evan Rachel Wood
Wood’s father is Christian, while her mother converted to Judaism. Wood called herself Jewish in 2003.
Kat Dennings
Born Katherine Litwack, Dennings has said Judaism is an important part of her family’s history.
Parker & Broderick
Sarah Jessica Parker had a Jewish father while Matthew Broderick’s mom was Jewish.
Lizzy Caplan
Raised in Los Angeles, both of Caplan’s parents were Reform Jews.
Julianna Margulies
Both Margulies’ parents were Jewish, though her mother converted to Christianity.
Scarlett Johansson
Her father, Karsten Johansson, is Danish. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, is Jewish from the Bronx.
Dianna Agron
Agron’s father was Jewish; her mother converted to Judiasm. Agron had a bat mitzvah and went to Hebrew school.
Bonet & Kravitz
While Lisa Bonet’s father, Allen Bonet is an African American opera singer, her mother, Arlene Litman, is Jewish. Lenny Kravitz’ mother was actress Roxie Roker, who played Helen Willis on the show The Jeffersons. His father, Sy Kravitz, was a Jewish TV producer.
Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal
Their father is of Swedish heritage though Jake calls his mother, “Russian-Jewish New Yorker.”
Maya Rudolph
Actress Maya Rudolph’s mom is the late African-American singer Minnie Riperton. Her music producer father is Jewish.
Tracee Ellis Ross
Star of the show Blackish, Ross is the daughter of Diana Ross and music manager Robert Ellis Silberstein, who’s Jewish.
Joaquin Phoenix
Born Joaquín Rafael Bottom, Phoenix’s dad was Johnny Lee was Catholic, while his mother Arlyn, was Jewish.
James & Dave Franco
The Franco brothers’ dad Doug was Portuguese and Swedish, while their mother was Jewish.
Zac Efron
Though raised agnostic, Efron’s paternal grandfather was Jewish. Efron is Hebrew for “bird.”
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