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Sigourney Weaver

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Birth Name: Susan Alexandra Weaver

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 8, 1949

Eye Color: Light brown/hazel

Hair Type/Color: Reddish brown

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Dutch

Sigourney Weaver is an American actress. She is the daughter of NBC executive Sylvester Barnabee Weaver and actress Elizabeth Inglis (born Desiree Mary Lucy Hawkins).

Sigourney’s father was American, and had English, as well as a smaller amount of Scottish and Dutch, ancestry. Sigourney’s mother was English.

Sigourney’s paternal grandparents were Sylvester Laflin Weaver (the son of Francis Milton Weaver and Jane W. Laflin) and Mabel C. Dixon.

Sigourney’s maternal grandparents were Alan George Hawkins (the son of Charles Hawkins and Ellen Goulder) and Margaret Inglis Hunt (the daughter of Edgar Atlee Hunt and Charlotte Mary Bawtree).

Genealogy of Sigourney Weaver – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=smithfamily%5F2011&id=I8635

Other Sources:

http://www.contactmusic.com/
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

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Mark Hamill

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Birth Name: Mark Richard Hamill

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, U.S

Date of Birth; September 25, 1951 :

Eye Color: Grey/Green

Hair Type/Color: Sandy Blonde (Dark Blonde) & Straight

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Swedish, Scottish, Welsh

Family info: Hamill is the son of Virginia Suzanne (née Johnson) and William Thomas Hamill.

Mark’s father had English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. Mark’s mother had Swedish and English ancestry.

Mark’s paternal grandparents were William Thomas Hamill (the son of Hockley Thomas Hamill and Katherine Bernadette Haggert) and Helyn Harriette Mumford (the daughter of Frederick Albert Mumford and Elizabeth Keating). Elizabeth was born in Castlecomer, County Kilkenney, Ireland.

Mark’s maternal grandparents were Luther N. Johnson (the son of Swan Johnson and Hannah) and Alice K. Rhodes (the daughter of Edward Alonzo Rhodes and Effie Alexander Hull). Swan was born in Sweden. Hannah was born in Iowa, to Swedish parents. Edward was born in Michigan, to parents from New York. Effie was born in Michigan, to parents from Canada.

Genealogy of Mark Hamill (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dblocher&id=I276330

Mark’s mother, Virginia Suzanne Johnson (“Virginia S. Johnson”), on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCFR-7RX

Mark’s maternal grandfather, Luther N. Johnson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2PB-K5B

Mark’s maternal grandmother, Alice K. Rhodes, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2GQ-5W2

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Havana Brown

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Birth Name: Angelique Meunier

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia

Date of Birth: 14 February 1985

Eye Color: Forest Green (Green+Brown)

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown (Brunette) (Dyed Sandy/Dark Blonde) & Straight

Ethnicity: French Mauritian

Family info: Brown was born in Melbourne, Australia to Mauritian parents that came from the island of Rodrigues. Her surname is of French origin and Mauritius is an island nation that was colonised by numerous Europeans e.g. French, Portuguese, English, Dutch etc, so a large number of the white population are the descendants of such.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_Brown_(musician)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius

http://www.houseofnames.com/meunier-family-crest

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Samantha Jade

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Birth Name: Samantha Jade Gibbs

Place of Birth: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Birth: 18 April 1987

Eye Color: Grey (Light Blue)

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown (Brunette) and Wavy

Ethnicity: Scottish, Anglo-Indian

Family info: Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father is of Anglo-Indian descent, while her mother is of Scottish descent.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Jade

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Ally Sheedy

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Birth Name: Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy

Place of Birth: New York City, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 13, 1962

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown (Brunette) and Wavy

Ethnicity: Jewish-Ukrainian and Irish

Family info: Sheedy was born in New York City and has two siblings, brother Patrick and sister Meghan. Her mother, Charlotte (née Baum), is a writer and press agent who was involved in women’s and civil rights movements, and her father, John J. Sheedy, Jr., is a Manhattan advertising executive. Her mother is Jewish and her father is of Irish Catholic background. Her maternal grandmother was from Odessa.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sheedy

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Rob Lowe

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Rob Lowe "Lies I Only Tell My Friends" Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles on April 29, 2011

Birth Name: Robert Hepler Lowe

Place of Birth: Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: March 17, 1964

Eye Color: Grey (Light Blue)

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown (Brunette) and Straight

Ethnicity: English, Irish, German,Welsh, and Scottish

Family info: Lowe was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, the son of Barbara Lynn (née Hepler), a schoolteacher and native of Shelby County, Ohio, and Charles Davis Lowe, a trial lawyer. He is of English, Irish, German, Welsh, and Scottish descent.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lowe

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Rachel Specter

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"The House Bunny" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals

Birth Name: Rachel Sarah Specter

Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 9, 1980

Eye Color: Mixed (One is Dark Brown and the other is a mix of Dark Brown and Grey/Green)

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown (Brunette) & Straight

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish & Possibly Dutch

Family info: Specter was born in Tampa, Florida. Her mother, Randie, teaches at a Hillel Jewish day school, and her father, Steven C. Specter, is the associate dean for student affairs at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. Her surname is of Dutch origin. However the name Spector is of Eastern Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Specter#Life_and_career

http://www.houseofnames.com/specter-family-crest

http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=spector

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Regina King

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Birth Name:Regina Rene King

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth:January 15, 1971

Eye Color:brown

Hair Type/Color:black

Ethnicity:African American

Family info: Sister of actress( Reina King),both of whom have first names,that mean “Queen”: Regina’s is Latin and Reina King’s is Spanish.

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_King

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005093/bio

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Gavin DeGraw

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Birth Name: Gavin Shane DeGraw

Place of Birth: South Fallsburg, New York, United States

Date of Birth: February 4, 1977

Eye Color: Hazel (Light Brown)

Hair Type/Color: Light Brown (Brunette)

Ethnicity: Irish and Russian

Family info: DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg, New York. His mother, Lynne (née Krieger), was a detox specialist, and his father, Wayne DeGraw, was a prison guard. His father is of Irish descent and his mother’s family was of Russian ancestry.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_DeGraw

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Shohreh Aghdashloo

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Birth Name: Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar

Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran

Date of Birth: May 11, 1952

Eye Color: Reddish Brown

Hair Type/Color: Wavy, dark brown/black

Ethnicity: Iranian

Family info: “Aghdashloo” is the family name of her former husband. She was born to a wealthy Iranian family.

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-balfour/iranian-actress-shohreh-a_b_221992.html

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Kristin Bauer van Straten

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Birth name: Kristin Neubauer

Place of Birth: Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A

Date of Birth:November 26, 1966

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Light Brown

Ethnicity: German

 

Ben Foster

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Birth Name: Benjamin A. Foster

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: October 29, 1980

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Blond

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, English

Family info: Ben Foster is an American actor. He is the brother of actor Jon Foster. His father is from a Jewish family that immigrated from Russia. His mother has English ancestry.

Ben was raised Jewish, and was Bar Mitzvah.

Ben’s paternal grandparents were Abraham Frank Foster (the son of Samuel Foster and Bessie) and Celia “Lucille” Segal (the daughter of Barney Segal and Mary Seltzer). Abraham was born in Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish parents. He was a prominent judge in Boston. Celia was a Russian Jewish immigrant, who came to the United States in the 1920s.

Ben’s maternal grandparents were William Maxwell Sterling (the son of Philip Columbus Sterling and Ethel M. Hurley) and Sophie Jones.

Source: Ben’s paternal grandfather, Abraham Frank Foster, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ51-7NH

Abraham Frank Foster on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4JK-2LH

Obituary of Ben’s paternal grandfather, Abraham Frank Foster – http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/doc/290724968.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec%2027,%201994&author=Indira%20A.R.%20Lakshmanan,%20Globe%20Staff&pub=Boston%20Globe%20(pre-1997%20Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=&desc=A.%20Frank%20Foster,%20judge%20who%20once%20halted%20a%20man’s%20beating;%20at%2084

Ben’s paternal grandmother, Celia Segal, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4VS-HJ9

Obituary of Ben’s paternal grandmother, Celia (Segal) Foster – http://brezniakrodman.com/obituary/celia-segal-foster/

Ben’s maternal grandfather, Philip Columbus Sterling, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X34N-LTL

Obituary of Ben’s maternal grandfather, William Maxwell ‘Bill’ Sterling – http://missoulian.com/uncategorized/friday-february-oliver-floyd-sackett-jay-davenport-kathleen-j-dahinden/article_f58cdda5-9f64-5b52-9142-0bab8dbd14d4.html

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Jon Foster

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Birth Name: Jonathan Daniel Foster

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: August 3, 1984

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, English

Family info: Jon Foster is an American actor. He is the brother of actor Ben Foster. His father is from a Jewish family that immigrated from Russia. His mother has English ancestry.

Jon was raised Jewish.

Jon’s paternal grandparents were Abraham Frank Foster (the son of Samuel Foster and Bessie) and Celia “Lucille” Segal (the daughter of Barney Segal and Mary Seltzer). Abraham was born in Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish parents. He was a prominent judge in Boston. Celia was a Russian Jewish immigrant, who came to the United States in the 1920s.

Jon’s maternal grandparents were William Maxwell Sterling (the son of Philip Columbus Sterling and Ethel M. Hurley) and Sophie Jones.

Source: Jon’s paternal grandfather, Abraham Frank Foster, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ51-7NH

Abraham Frank Foster on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4JK-2LH

Obituary of Jon’s paternal grandfather, Abraham Frank Foster – http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/doc/290724968.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec%2027,%201994&author=Indira%20A.R.%20Lakshmanan,%20Globe%20Staff&pub=Boston%20Globe%20(pre-1997%20Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=&desc=A.%20Frank%20Foster,%20judge%20who%20once%20halted%20a%20man’s%20beating;%20at%2084

Jon’s paternal grandmother, Celia Segal, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4VS-HJ9

Obituary of Jon’s paternal grandmother, Celia (Segal) Foster – http://brezniakrodman.com/obituary/celia-segal-foster/

Jon’s maternal grandfather, Philip Columbus Sterling, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X34N-LTL

Obituary of Jon’s maternal grandfather, William Maxwell ‘Bill’ Sterling – http://missoulian.com/uncategorized/friday-february-oliver-floyd-sackett-jay-davenport-kathleen-j-dahinden/article_f58cdda5-9f64-5b52-9142-0bab8dbd14d4.html

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Cara Delevingne

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Birth Name:Cara Jocelyn Delevingne

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: 12 August 1992

Eye Color:Green

Hair Type/Color:Blonde

Ethnicity:English,Polish,Russian

Family info:grandad Jocelyn Stevens,sister Poppy Delevingne

Source:Сara telling in interview “I’m English but i have Russian and Polish roots”

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Danielle Harris

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"Take Me Home Tonight" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals

Birth Name: Danielle Andrea Harris

Place of Birth: Queens,NY

Date of Birth: June 1,1977

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Jewish

Family info: Fran Harris (mother) Ashley Harris (Sister)

Source: wikipedia,

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Noel Gallagher

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Birth Name: Noel Thomas David Gallagher

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, UK

Date of Birth: 29 May 1967

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Irish

Family info: the former Oasis leader, elder brother of the singer Liam, was born from Irish parents Peggy and Thomas Gallagher. His grandmother, Margaret Sweeney, is from Charlestown, County Mayo. He is married to Scottish publicist Sara MacDonald. Gallagher’s best friend Russell Brand was best man at the wedding

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Gallagher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlestown,_County_Mayo

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/liam-noel-gallagher-asked-reconcile-1764112

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Nicola Peltz

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Birth Name: Nicola Anne Peltz

Place of Birth: Westchester County, New York

Date of Birth: January 9, 1995

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, German

Family info: Nicola Peltz is an American actress. Her father is Jewish (from a family that immigrated from Austria and Russia). Her mother has German ancestry.

Nicola’s paternal grandparents were Maurice Herbert Peltz (the son of Adolph Peltz and Rebecca) and Claire Wechsler. Maurice was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish parents. Claire was born in New York, to an Austrian Jewish father and a Russian Jewish mother.

Nicola’s maternal grandparents were William J. Heffner (the son of Edward G. Heffner and Claudia M.) and Barbara.

Source: Nicola’s paternal grandparents, Maurice Herbert Peltz and Claire Wechsler, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4VT-ZR2

Nicola’s paternal grandfather, Maurice Herbert Peltz, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJT9-V2L

Obituary of Nicola’s maternal grandfather, William J. Heffner – http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PA&p_theme=pa&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1280F725B9CA20E0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM

Nicola’s maternal great-grandfather, Edward G. Heffner, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X3WW-YQ6

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Chris O’Donnell

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Birth Name: Christopher Eugene O’Donnell

Place of Birth: Winnetka, Illinois

Date of Birth: June 26, 1970

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity:
*Irish, 1/16h Scottish/English (father)
*German, Swiss-German, English, Swiss-French (mother)

Family info: Chris O’Donnell is an American actor.

Chris’s father was of Irish and 1/16th Scottish/English ancestry. On his mother’s side, Chris has German, Swiss-German, English, and Swiss-French ancestry.

Chris’s paternal grandparents were John Joseph O’Donnell (the son of William O’Donnell and Johanna Kennedy) and Sarah Regina McCabe (the daughter of Henry McCabe and Mary Josephine McEnnis). John was born in Missouri, to Irish parents, with his father being from County Donnegal. Regina was born in Missouri. Henry was born in Ireland. Mary’s father, Michael Joseph McEnnis, was the son of John McEnnis, an immigrant from Wexford, Wexford, Ireland, and Elizabeth Campbell McNeir; Elizabeth was the daughter of George Thomas McNeir and Elizabeth Thompson, who had Scottish and English ancestry. Mary’s mother, Eliza Dunn, was of Irish descent.

Chris’s maternal grandfather was Karle Hermann Rohs (the son of Hermann A. Rohs and Julia M. Karle). Hermann A. Rohs was born in Kentucky, to German parents. Julia M. Karle was born in Indiana, to a German-born father and a Swiss-born mother, likely of Swiss-German descent.

Chris’s maternal grandmother was Gertrude Hummel (the daughter of Joseph “Joe” H. Hummel, Jr. and Julia M. Davis). Joseph had German ancestry. Julia’s father, Hubbard Davis, was from Nova Scotia, Canada, and likely had English ancestry. Julia’s mother, Victoria E. Vallat, was born in Oswego, Oswego, New York, to Jean Claude Vallat and Victoria Loichat, who were Swiss immigrants, of French-Swiss descent.

Source: Family history of Chris O’Donnell (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://beechwoods.tripod.com/id1.html

Chris’s father, William Charles O’Donnell, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHNT-7DW

Genealogy of Chris’s father’s family – http://www.geni.com/people/John-O-Donnell/6000000021698818137

Article mentioning Chris’s Irish roots – http://www.heritagecertificate.com/who-else-has-a-certificate/5430

Genealogy of Chris’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Elizabeth Campbell McNeir – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:2334585&id=I61

Family history of Chris’s McNeir ancestors – http://www.paulridenour.com/mcneir.htm

Chris’s maternal grandfather, Karle Hermann Rohs, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XM6B-4Y5

Profile and obituary of Chris’s maternal grandfather, Karl Rohs (Karle Hermann Rohs) – http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Rohs_Karl.html

Genealogy of Chris’s maternal great-grandmother, Julia M. Davis – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=ks%2Ddecoursey&id=I2737

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Will Poulter

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Birth Name: William Jack Poulter

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 28 January, 1993

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Light brown

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Jewish (mother)

Family info: Will Poulter is a British actor.

A 2007 article states that his mother, Caroline, is Jewish. His father, Neil Poulter, is presumably of English, non-Jewish background.

Source: 2007 article that states that Will’s mother is Jewish – http://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/article/3954-school-of-comedy/

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Katie Chang

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"The Bling Ring" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals

Birth Name: Katie Chang

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Date of Birth: 1997

Eye Color: Light Brown

Hair Type/Color: Straight Brown

Ethnicity: 1/4 Korean, 3/4 Anglo American

Family info: Chang is most well known for her lead role in the Sofia Coppola film, The Bling Ring and is a quarter Korean descent.

Source:

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