Birth Name: Leslie Rae Bega

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: April 17, 1967

Ethnicity:
*Sephardi Jewish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Leslie Bega is an American actress.

Leslie is the daughter of Marlene Ruth (Feldman) and Izahar/Ezehar/Isahar Dick Bega. Leslie’s parents were Jewish; Leslie’s father is from a Sephardi Jewish family and Leslie’s mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

Leslie’s paternal grandfather was Ghedit Isahar Bega. Ghedit was born in either Italy or Turkey, to a woman surnamed Abelda.

Leslie’s paternal grandmother was Rachel/Raechel Notrica (the daughter of Isaac Notrica and Sarah Mazalto Bardavid). Rachel was a resident of Rodos, Turkey (Rhodes, now Greece), and her nationality was listed as “Italian, Hebrew”.

Leslie’s great-grandfather Isaac was the son of Buhor Moshe Notrica and Sarah Notrica, who was also from Rhodes, Greece. Leslie’s great-grandmother Sarah was the daughter of Abraham “Abramachi” Bardavid and Rachel Israel.

Leslie’s maternal grandparents were Abraham “Abe” Feldman and Anne Heyman. Abraham and Anne were from Russia.

Sources: Birth record of Leslie Bega –

Marriage record of Leslie’s parents –

Genealogy of Leslie Bega (focusing on her father’s side) –

Leslie’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census –

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