Jewish actors

Israeli actress Bar Belfer, star of 'Someone to Run With,' dies at 37

Belfer, who was born in 1989 and grew up in Ramat Hasharon, became famous for her debut role in the 2006 film, Someone to Run With.

NOVEMBER 9, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

ADAM BRODY as Noah and Tovah Feldshuh as mother Bina share a moment on screen in ‘Nobody Wants This,’ while Joanne, played by Kristin Bell, looks on.

‘Nobody Wants This’ season 3 is charming enough to forget the Adam Brody controversy

TV Time: Adam Brody’s genocide accusation against Israel threatened to spoil the Hot Rabbi’s return, but season three of “Nobody Wants This” is engaging enough to forget it.

OCTOBER 30, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

FILE PHOTO: "Star Trek" actor Walter Koenig speaks to reporters in Bangkok July 24, 2007 after his visit to a refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border.

Legendary Jewish actor Walter Koenig, 'Star Trek's' plucky Chekov, dies at 90

Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series and seven films, has died at 90, leaving behind a lasting sci-fi legacy.

OCTOBER 26, 2026|ByREUTERS

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody attend the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, U.S., January 4, 2026.

Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for 'Nobody Wants this' says he's 'ignorant' over Gaza genocide claims

Leder said in an Instagram video that Brody’s statements were “truly shocking,” “flippant” and “disgusting,” asserting his own view that “there is no genocide in Gaza.”

OCTOBER 1, 2026|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA

Jewish Disney princess lights up holiday season

The Hanukkah episode is available on the Disney Channel and the DisneyNow app.

DECEMBER 15, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN

Disney characters attend the 25th anniversary of Disneyland Paris at the park in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris, France, March 25, 2017

Timothée Chalamet to play King of England

'The King' makes Timothée Chalamet the ruler of all he surveys

OCTOBER 17, 2019ByKENNETH TURAN/TNS

Actor Timothee Chalamet attends the UK premiere of "The King" at the BFI London Film Festival 2019, in London, Britain October 3, 2019

Claude Lelouch and Anouk Aimee top stellar Haifa Film Fest guest list

The festival will open on October 12 and will run until October 21.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019ByHANNAH BROWN

‘Glee’ was actually pretty Jewish

In honor of “Glee” finally making it to Netflix, here are 12 Jewish facts about the show

JULY 18, 2019ByJULIA METRAUX/JTA

Jussie Smollett accused of planning homophobic, racist assault on himself

Chicago police have yet to investigate Smollett a second time and can therefore neither confirm nor deny whether the allegations are true.

FEBRUARY 24, 2019ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Black Jewish actor Jussie Smollett was assaulted in Chicago on Tuesday night

From Hollywood to the Holy Land

The legendary Ben Bard Drama School was for decades one of Hollywood’s most prominent and respected acting academies.

FEBRUARY 7, 2019ByYAKIR FELDMAN

Ben Bard was a talented stage and film actor whose respected theater company and acting academy made him an influential Hollywood figure.

‘The God of Isaac’ appears in Jerusalem

Prepare for a moving encounter with serious comedy at the Khan Theater.

FEBRUARY 7, 2019ByYAKIR FELDMAN

C.B. Davies and Batya Americus portray a couple in love whose relationship confronts change.

Jewish ‘Game of Thrones’ actress reports antisemitic abuse in social media

The abuse, she said, is “mostly to do with Israel, and it’s completely uncalled for because I tend to post pretty pictures, of rehearsal, of work that I do.”

JANUARY 30, 2019ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA