Birth Name: Rosa Dolores Alverío
Place of Birth: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Date of Birth: December 11 1931
Eye Color:brown
Hair Type/Color: brown
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Rita Moreno is an American actress and singer. Her parents were Puerto Rican. Moreno was the name of her first step-father.
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Birth Name: James Wesley Marsters
Place of Birth: Greenville, California
Date of Birth: August 20, 1962
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, French, Scottish
Family info: James Marsters is the spouse of Patricia Rahman. He stated his ancestry in an interview:
English, Irish, German, French and quite a good bit of Scottish from the Buchanan clan. My family Marsters is in the book of Domesday and helped Norman conquer in 1066 – we were good at something so they called us Masters and gave us a good castle and some sheep and stuff.
Source: http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com/?page_id=54
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Birth Name: Thomas Duane/Dwaine Arnold
Place of Birth: Ottumwa, Iowa
Date of Birth: March 6, 1959
Ethnicity: English, 1/4 Swedish, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)
Tom Arnold is an American actor and comedian. He has English, at least 1/4 Swedish, as well as German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), ancestry. Tom is a convert to Judaism.
Tom’s patrilineal line can be traced back to his great-great-great-great-grandfather, Jacques “Jacob” Arnold, an Alsatian German, who was born, c. 1798, in Alsace, France.
On his father’s side, Tom is the grandson of Dwaine Berwyln “DB” Arnold (the son of Ulysses Sheridan Arnold and Elsie May Larson) and Florence Eleanor “Dottie” Copeland (the daughter of John Malcolm Copeland and Hannah Hedback). Dwaine was of German descent. Elsie was born in Illinois, to Swedish parents. Florence was born in Minnesota. John was Scottish. Hannah was Swedish, the daughter of Robert Wilhelm Hedbäck and Kristina Nilsdotter Arnquist.
On his mother’s side, Tom is the grandson of Thomas F. Graham (the son of Charles Felix Graham and India Bell Despain) and Dorothy.
India was the daughter of William Marshall DeSpain and Rachel Cox. Rachel was the daughter of Isaac Cox and Eleanor/Elenora Coens/Coen. Eleanor is sometimes cited as the daughter of Frederick Coens, a man who may have been of Dutch ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Tom Arnold (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Tom’s paternal grandmother, Florence Eleanor “Dottie” Copeland, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Tom’s maternal grandfather, Thomas F. Graham (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Tom’s maternal great-grandmother, India Bell DeSpain (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Ariel Winter Workman
Place of Birth: Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Date of Birth: January 28, 1998
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Type/Color: Dark brown
Ethnicity:
*Greek (mother)
*possibly English (father)
Ariel Winter, born Ariel Winter Workman, is an American actress. She is known for playing Alex Dunphy in the ABC’s Modern Family (2009-present).
Her mother’s family is Greek. Her father may have English ancestry.
On her mother’s side, Ariel is the granddaughter of James B. Batistas and Helen G. Aronis (the daughter of George Aronis and Marie). Helen was born in Neapoli, Greece, and James was also of Greek origin.
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Place of Birth: Queens, New York
Date of Birth: December 22, 1968
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Dina Meyer is an American actress. She has mentioned being Jewish on her Twitter account.
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Birth Name: Thomas Richard McMillen
Place of Birth: Woodland, California
Date of Birth: June 17, 1960
Ethnicity: English, Norwegian, Danish, Scottish, German
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor. He is the son of Carl Richard McMillen and Wanda Maxine (Sanders). Born Thomas Richard McMillen, he used a stepfather’s surname, “Quesada”, during his early life, and later took on the stage name of Thomas Haden Church.
Thomas has English, Norwegian, Danish, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Thomas’s paternal grandfather was William Hyrum McMillen (the son of Edward H. McMillen and Lula Almira Mower). Edward was the son of Robert McMillan and Margaret Barry. Lula was the daughter of Henry Mower and Ruvinia June/Jane Mount.
Thomas’s paternal grandmother was Maxine Petrina Skillingstad (born Maxine Peters, the daughter of Roy D. Peters and Lorena Andrea Lund). Lorena’s father, Gustave Joseph Lund, was Norwegian, and Lorena’s mother, Petrena Peterson, was Danish.
Thomas’s maternal grandfather was John Thomas McKinney Sanders (the son of Thomas Richard Sanders and Lillie May Stuckey). Thomas Richard Sanders was the son of William Andrew/Alexander Sanders and Mary Bumgarder Payen. Lillie was the daughter of William Stuckey and Rebecca Jane Brown.
Thomas’s maternal grandmother was Thelma Lillian Donna Fulmer (the daughter of William Wesley Fulmer and Florence Ethel Carter). William was the son of Thurston J. W. Fulmer and Lilian Ansley Kelsey. Florence was the daughter of James Solomon Carter and Idona Cora Robertson.
Sources: Genealogy of Thomas Haden Church – https://sites.google.com
Obituary of Thomas’s father – http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com
Genealogy of Thomas’s paternal grandfather, William Hyrum McMillen – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Thomas’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Ruvinia June/Jane Mount – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Thomas’s maternal grandmother, Thelma Lillian Donna Fulmer – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Virginia G. Madsen
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Birth: September 11, 1961
Ethnicity:
*Danish (father)
*Irish, English, Scottish, German (mother)
Virginia Madsen is an American actress. Her brother is actor Michael Madsen.
Virginia is of Danish descent on her father’s side, and has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry on her mother’s side.
Virginia’s paternal grandparents were Soren Madsen and Anna Marie. They were both born in Denmark.
Virginia’s maternal grandparents were Lance Eugene Melson (the son of Luther Elmore Melson and Dorothy Christine Williams) and Lavina Loretta Jennings (the daughter of William Riley Jennings and Cora Lavina Rhodes).
Sources: Genealogy of Virginia Madsen – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Another genealogy of Virginia Madsen (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Robert Reiner
Place of Birth: Bronx, New York
Date of Birth: March 6, 1947
Eye Color: Blue
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Rob Reiner is an American director, writer, comedian, and actor. He is the son of Estelle (Lebost) and famous comedian/writer/actor Carl Reiner. His family is Jewish (from Romania, Austria, and Poland).
Rob’s paternal grandparents were Irving Reiner and Bessie Mathias (the daughter of Simon Matthias and Caroline). Irving was a Romanian Jewish immigrant. Bessie was an Austrian Jewish immigrant.
Rob’s maternal grandparents were Henry Lebost and Minnie. Minnie was a Polish Jewish immigrant and Henry was also Jewish.
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Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Israel
Date of Birth: November 23, 1970
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Oded Fehr is an Israeli actor. He is the son of Uri Fehr, who was born in Jerusalem, and Gila (Lachman). He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His father’s family was German Jewish, and his maternal grandparents were of Dutch Jewish and German Jewish background, respectively.
Oded’s paternal grandparents were Hans Fehr and Miriam Shaltiel.
Birth Name: Edwige Sfenek
Place of Birth: Bône, French Algeria (now Annaba, Algeria)
Date of Birth: 24 December 1948
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Type/Color: Black
Ethnicity: Maltese, Sicilian
Family info: Edwige Fenech is a French-born Italian actress who was a sex-symbol in Europe during the 70s. After many years of work in movie production, she accepted Quentin Tarantino’s offer to star in Hostel: Part II. Fenech was born in Algeria from a Maltese father and a Tunisian-born mother from Acate, province of Ragusa, Sicily. She was raised by her mom in Nice, France.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwige_Fenech
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Birth Name: Roberto Remigio Benigni
Place of Birth: Manciano La Misericordia, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Date of Birth: 27 October 1952
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: Italian
Roberto Benigni is an Italian actor/film director, and an Academy Award winner for Best Actor in a leading role and Best Foreign Language Film in 1998 for “Life is Beautiful”. He was born to Isolina Papini and Remigio Benigni in Tuscany, Italy. He was raised Catholic.
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Birth Name: Virginia Elizabeth Davis
Place of Birth: Wareham, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: January 21, 1956
Ethnicity: English, along with some distant Scottish, Welsh
Geena Davis is an American actress. She is of English descent, and also has some fairly distant Scottish and Welsh roots. Most or all of her family lines have resided in the United States, specifically in New England, and more specifically in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, since the 1600s.
It is possible, though uncertain, that Geena has no American-born ancestors who were born outside of New England.
Geena’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Ichabod Davis, who was born, c. 1571, in Bennefield, Northampton, England.
On her father’s side, Geena is the granddaughter of Isaac Danforth Davis (the son of William Farnham Davis and Nancy May Green) and Edna Frances Green (the daughter of Frank Paschal Green and Hattie Elizabeth Livermore).
On her mother’s side, Geena is the granddaughter of William Henry Cook (the son of James B. Cook and Ada Fisher) and Florence Martha Hall (the daughter of Elbert L. Hall and Lucy J. Price).
Source: Genealogy of Geena Davis – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: John Mark Galecki
Place of Birth: Bree, Belgium
Date of Birth: April 30, 1975
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: Polish, Irish, Italian
Family info: Johnny Galecki is well known for his role as Leonard on the sitcom, Big Bang Theory. He is the son of Richard and Mary Lou Galecki.
I`d give anything to meet: My mother`s father. I`m Polish, Italian and Irish, and he`s the Irish part. I`d like to find out about my Irish roots.
Source: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/
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Birth Name: Michael Bakari Jordan
Place of Birth: Santa Ana, California
Date of Birth: February 9, 1987
Ethnicity: African-American
Michael B. Jordan is an American actor. He is African-American.
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Birth Name: Glenn Franklin Howerton III
Place of Birth: Japan
Date of Birth: April 13, 1976
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German
Glenn Howerton is an American actor. He was born in Japan, to American parents, Janice and Glenn Franklin Howerton, Jr. He has English, Scottish, and German ancestry.
Glenn’s paternal grandparents were Glenn Franklin Howerton (the son of Frank Albert Howerton and Modena Leah Frans) and Betty Carolyn Osborn (the daughter of Lester B. Osborn and Harriet/Harrietta C. Stefenson).
Sources: Genealogy of Glenn’s paternal grandfather, Glenn Franklin Howerton – http://www.geni.com
Glenn’s paternal grandmother, Betty Carolyn Osborn, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: February 1, 1994
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Type/Color: Blonde
Ethnicity: Jewish
Julia Garner is an American actress. Her mother, Tami Gingold, is Jewish, and was a well-known comedian in Israel. It is not clear if Julia’s father, whose surname is Garner, is Jewish as well, but it is possible. Julia has referred to herself as Jewish.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com
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Birth Name: Jaclyn Marielle Jaffe
Place of Birth: Valencia, California
Date of Birth: June 23, 1989
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, German, English, with smaller amounts of French, Swiss-French
Marielle Jaffe is an American actress.
Marielle’s paternal great-grandfather was Jewish, and Marielle’s maternal grandfather was Jewish as well (their Ashkenazi families were from Russia, Lithuania, and Poland). Marielle’s other ancestry includes German and English, as well as more distant French and Swiss-French. It appears that both of Marielle’s parents, and Marielle herself, are Christian by religion.
Marielle’s paternal grandfather is Philip Bell Jaffe (the son of Benjamin Jaffe and Glenrose Bell). Benjamin was born in New York, to Jacob I. Jaffe and Ida Schenker, who were Jewish immigrants (Jacob from Russia, and Ida from Russia or Lithuania). Glenrose was born in Wisconsin, to Frank Buck Bell and Kathryn S. Seabolt, and had English and German ancestry.
Marielle’s paternal grandmother is Marilyn Jean Lauts (the daughter of John William Lauts and Dorothy De La Croix). John was born in Illinois, to German parents, Ulrich Lauts and Hannah Harriet Westendorf. Dorothy was born in Ohio, to George William De La Croix, who had French, Swiss-French, and German ancestry, and to Maude Edith Sand.
Marielle’s maternal grandfather is Stephen Michael Fleishman (the son of Benjamin Sydney Fleishman and Gertrude Mann). Benjamin was a Polish Jewish immigrant, the son of Isadore Fleishman and Toby Bagno. Gertrude was born in New York, to Harry Mann and Lillian Goldenberg, who were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Marielle’s maternal grandmother is Arlene Mary Jarrett. It is not clear what her ancestry is.
Sources: Marielle’s paternal grandfather, Philip Bell Jaffe, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marielle’s paternal grandmother, Marilyn Jean Lauts, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Marielle’s paternal great-grandmother, Dorothy De La Croix (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://records.ancestry.com
Marielle’s maternal grandfather, Stephen Michael Fleishman, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marielle’s maternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Mann, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Cole Kenneth Hauser
Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California
Date of Birth: March 22, 1975
Ethnicity:
*German, Belgian (Walloon), French (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Cole Hauser is an American actor. He is the son of actor Wings Hauser (born Gerald Dwight Hauser) and producer Cass Warner (born Debora Cassie Sperling).
Cole’s father has German, Belgian (Walloon), and French ancestry. Cole’s mother is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Russia, and Poland).
Cole’s paternal grandparents were Dwight Arthur Hauser, a screenwriter (the son of Arthur H. Hauser and Elsie Reith/Ruth Evans), and Geraldine Helen Thienes (the daughter of Thomas Lavelle Thienes and Irene Geraldine Paulet).
Cole’s maternal grandparents were Milton Sperling, a film producer and screenwriter (the son of Charles Sperling and Bessie Diamond), and Betty Warner (the daughter of famous film mogul Harry M. Warner, born Hirsch Moses Wonsal, and Rea Levinson). Charles was an Austrian Jewish immigrant. Bessie was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Harry was a Polish Jewish immigrant, born in Krasnosielc, to Benjamin Wonsal and Pearl Leah Eichelbaum. Rea was born in England, to Louis Levinson and Jennie Sevison, who were Russian Jewish immigrants.
Source: Genealogical profile of Cole’s paternal great-grandmother, Elsie Reith/Ruth Evans – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Brian Todd Collins
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, CA
Date of Birth: April 1, 1986
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Black
Ethnicity:
African-American
Kid Ink is an American rapper from Los Angeles, CA. He is known for his #1 hit Show Me with singer Chris Brown. He’s also known for many tattoos all over his body. That’s why he’s called Kid Ink. He has two step brothers, two step sisters and an older brother. Singer Julian Alexander from a group called The Rangers is one of his brothers also.
Source: http://www.vegasnews.com/75758/kid-ink-performs-for-stereo-saturdays-at-lavo-in-las-vegas.html
http://inkmarkt.com/brother-ink/julian-rangers-kid-ink-brothers.html
Birth Name: Marie Jana Korbel
Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic
Date of Birth: May 15, 1937
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Madeleine Albright is an American political figure. She was the first female Secretary of State of the U.S. (serving from 1997 to 2001). She is the daughter of Josef Korbel and Anna Spiegelova, Czech Jews who converted to Catholicism during the Holocaust.
Madeleine’s paternal grandparents were Ernst Körbel (the son of Josef Körbel and Auguste Lustig) and Olga Ptáček (the daughter of Moritz Ptaček and Minna).
Madeleine’s maternal grandparents were Alfred Spiegel (the son of Alois Spiegel and Frantiska Ledec/Ledetsch) and Ruzena Salus (the daughter of Emil Salus and Klara Offer).
Sources: Genealogy of Madeleine Albright – http://www.geni.com
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