Celebrities: Jewish or Not?
Celebrities you might not have known are Jewish….or maybe you did…
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Lorraine Bracco – Not Jewish
Lorraine Bracco is an American actress, born on October 2, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York, to Eileen (née Molyneux), an English-born psychiatric nurse, and Salvatore Bracco, a marine who later worked in the shipping industry. Bracco is of Italian descent. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Dr. Jennifer Melfi on the critically acclaimed TV series The Sopranos (1999–2007), earning multiple award nominations. Bracco also starred in the film Goodfellas (1990), where she played Karen, the Jewish wife of a mob member Henry Hill. Known for her versatile acting, she remains an influential figure in film and television.