Celebrities: Jewish or Not?

Celebrities you might not have known are Jewish….or maybe you did…

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Zoë Kravitz – Jewish

Zoë Kravitz is an American actress born December 1, 1988, in Los Angeles, CA. She began her career in 2007 with a role in No Reservations and gained prominence with her portrayal of Angel Salvadore in X-Men: First Class. She has since starred in Mad Max: Fury Road, Big Little Lies and The Batman. In 2025, she earned an Emmy nomination for her role in the Apple TV+ series The Studio. Kravitz’s maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather are Jewish, and she identifies as a secular Jew. In a 2018 interview with Elle, she stated, “Jews and African-Americans have had so much pain, carried so much on their shoulders, and come so far.”