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Deutch in 2011, photo by PR Photos
Birth Name: Zoey Francis Thompson Deutch
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 10, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – Irish, as well as English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Swiss-German, distant Dutch
Zoey Deutch is an American actress and producer. Her roles include the films Beautiful Creatures , Vampire Academy , Dirty Grandpa , Everybody Wants Some!! , Vincent N Roxxy , Good Kids (2016), Why Him? , Before I Fall , Rebel in the Rye , The Disaster Artist , Flower (2017), The Year of Spectacular Men , Set It Up , The Professor (2018), Buffaloed , Zombieland: Double Tap , The Outfit , Not Okay (2022), Something from Tiffany’s , Juror #2 , The Threesome , Nouvelle Vague , Anniversary (2025), Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass , Voicemails for Isabelle , and Minions & Monsters ; the shows The Suite Life on Deck , Ringer , Switched at Birth , The Politician , Fairfax , and Invincible ; and the music videos for “Perfect” and “Anyone.”
She is the daughter of actress, singer, dancer, and director Lea Thompson and director Howard Deutch . Her sister is actress Madelyn Deutch. Her great-uncles were actors Robert Walden, paternal grandmother’s brother; and P.J. Barry, maternal grandmother’s brother. She is a first cousin, once removed, of actor and casting director Matthew Barry and actor and screenwriter Neill Barry.
Zoey has described herself as Jewish; she was raised Jewish and had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. Her father is from a Jewish family. Her mother has Irish, as well as English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Swiss-German, and distant Dutch, ancestry.
A 23andMe DNA test taken by Zoey stated that her genetic ancestry is:
*51% Ashkenazi Jewish
*51% Ashkenazi Jewish
Zoey’s paternal grandfather was Murray Deutch (the son of Hyman Deutch and Yetta Kolodny). Murray was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents. He was a music executive and publisher.
Zoey’s paternal grandmother was Pearl/Pamela Wolkowitz (the daughter of Max Wolkowitz and Hilda Winokur). Pearl was born in New York. Max was a Polish Jewish immigrant. Hilda was born in New York, to a Russian Jewish father and a Polish Jewish mother.
Zoey’s maternal grandfather was Clifford Elwin Thompson (the son of Eldon Luverne Thompson and Reva Clara Gilder). Clifford was born in Minnesota. Eldon was born in Iowa, the son of John Robert Thompson and Charlotte Amanda Manz. Reva was born in Wisconsin, the daughter of Andrew L./T. Gilder and Mary Margaret Bollard.
Zoey’s maternal grandmother was Babah Hanson (born Barbara Anne Barry, the daughter of Thomas F. Barry and Agnes Irene Duffy). Babah was an artist and musician. She was born in Rhode Island, and was of Irish descent. Thomas was born in Rhode Island, the son of James P. Barry and Mary E. Lemis. Zoey’s great-grandmother Agnes was born in Rhode Island, the daughter of Philip A. Duffy and Margaret Anastasia Coogan.
Sources: Information about Zoey’s Jewish upbringing – http://jewishjournal.com http://www.showbizcafe.com https://www.heyalma.com
Genealogy of Zoey Deutch – https://www.geni.com
Zoey’s paternal grandfather, Murray Deutch, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Zoey’s paternal great-grandparents, Max Wolkowitz and Hilda Winokur, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Zoey’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Zoey’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Charlotta Amanda (Manz) Thompson – https://www.familysearch.org
Zoey’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Anne Barry, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org