Lesli Kay

Kay in 2017, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Lesli Kay Pushkin

Place of Birth: Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 13, 1965

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Lesli Kay is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the soap operas As the World Turns and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Lesli is the daughter of Marsha and Jack Pushkin. She is said to have had the first individual Bat Mitzvah ceremony in West Virginia. She has two children with her former husband Keith Coulouris.

Lesli’s paternal grandfather was Herman I. Pushkin (the son of Jacob Pushkin and Rebecca Schumann). Herman was born in West Virginia, to Russian Jewish parents.

Lesli’s paternal grandmother was Cecelia/Cellia/Celia Helen Goldstein (the daughter of Samuel David Goldstein and Lilly/Lillie Cohen). Cellia was born in Missouri, to Russian Jewish parents.

Lesli’s maternal grandfather was named Alexander/Alex/Alec H. Diznoff (the son of Jake Diznoff and Lena). Alexander was born in Pennsylvania, to Russian Jewish parents.

Lesli’s maternal grandmother was Eleanor Klein (the daughter of Max Klein and Mary Beck). Eleanor was born in Pennsylvania, to Hungarian Jewish parents.

Sources: Lesli’s paternal grandfather, Herman I. Pushkin, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Lesli’s paternal grandmother, Cecelia/Cellia/Celia Helen Goldstein, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Lesli’s maternal grandfather, Alexander/Alex/Alec H. Diznoff, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Lesli’s maternal grandfather, Alexander/Alex/Alec H. Diznoff – https://www.newspapers.com