This is a list of notable Polish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained citizenship and their American descendants. Academics Leon M. Goldstein (died 1999), President of Kingsborough Community College, and acting Chancellor of the City University of New York Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), President of Queens College, President of Bennington College, and Chancellor of the City University of New York Joseph Opala (born 1950), scholar of African American history Arts and entertainment Actors and personalities – TV, radio and film Nick Adams (1931–1968), film actor; mother was of Polish descent Bogdan Szumilas (born 1956), Polish-French-American actor, model, producer, Impresario, talent agent,PR Grant Aleksander (born 1960), film and daytime actor, Guiding Light Pico Alexander (born 1991), actor; parents are Polish immigrants Stanley Andrews (1891–1969), TV/radio actor Anna Anka (born 1971), actress, model, and author David Arquette (born 1971), actor, director, screenwriter; mother (née Nowak) was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent Rosanna Arquette (born 1959), actress, director, producer; mother (née Nowak) was of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent Jacob Artist (born 1992), actor, singer, and dancer; mother is of Polish descent Marcus Asner (born 1969), lawyer, singer, father; mother is of Polish descent Joe Augustyn (born 1952), screenwriter, movie producer Jake T. Austin (born 1994), actor; father is of part Polish descent Pat Benatar (born 1953), singer and composer Carroll Baker (born 1931), film actress and author; father of Polish ancestry Christine Baranski (born 1952), actress Kristen Bell (born 1980), film/television actress (Veronica Mars), mother is of Polish descent Maria Bello (born 1967), actress (A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, The Cooler); mother is of Polish descent Brian Benben (born 1956), television actor; father was of Polish descent Jack Benny (1894–1974), comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film; of Polish Jewish descent Carlos Bernard (né Carlos Bernard Papierski; born 1962), actor (24) Craig Bierko (born 1964), actor and singer; father has Polish ancestry Rebecca Black (born 1997), singer, father of partial Polish descent Marc Blucas (born 1972), actor; paternal grandfather of Polish descent Jon Bon Jovi (born 1962), singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and philanthropist; maternal grandfather of Polish descent Alex Borstein (born 1971), actress, voice actress, writer, and comedian; of Polish Jewish descent Lisa Boyle (born 1968), actress and model; of part Polish descent Andrew Bryniarski (born 1969), actor and bodybuilder; father of Polish descent Carolina Bartczak (born 1985), actress; born in Germany, both parents