Birth Name: Aeriel Miranda
Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA
Date of Birth: April 3rd, 1992
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Straight, Brown
Ethnicity: Cape Verdean
Family info: She is notable for her recurring role in Pretty Little Liars as Shana.
Source:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2493428/?ref_=nmmd_md_nm
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Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Birth: February 21, 1953
Ethnicity: Swiss-German, German, English, Irish, distant Dutch
Christine Ebersole is an American actress.
Christine’s maternal grandparents were George Mancil Walter Goodley (the son of William Slater Goodley and Matilda Ball Walter) and Etta Lillian Fritz (the daughter of Edward Wilcox Fritz and Catherine “Kate” Henvis Pierce).
Sources: Genealogy of Christine Ebersole (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Christine’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Place of Birth: Middletown, Ohio
Date of Birth: February 27, 1949
Ethnicity: English
Debra Monk is an American actress.
Debra’s maternal grandparents were Charles Bishop Munson, Jr. (the son of Charles Bishop Munson and Florence Amelia Hanford Reed) and Helen F. Wood (the daughter of Mark Wood).
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Place of Birth: Paddington, London, England, UK
Date of Birth: 2 May, 1946
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, English (maternal grandmother)
David Suchet is an English actor, known for his brilliant television performances as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot.
He was born to English actress Joan Patricia Jarché and South African-born gynaecologist Jack Suchet, who immigrated to England from Johannesburg in 1932.
David’s father was of Lithuanian Jewish descent, from a family from Memel (now Klaipėda, Lithuania). David’s maternal grandfather was of Latvian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish descent (although it appears David may not have been aware his maternal grandfather was Jewish until he was an adult). David’s maternal grandmother was of English (non-Jewish) background. At some point, the family name had been recorded to be Schohet, a Yiddish word defining the profession of a kosher butcher. Suchet’s father changed his surname to Suchet while living in South Africa.
David was raised without religion, but has been a practising Anglican since 1986, having been confirmed in 2006.
David’s paternal grandfather was Isidor Suchedowitz (the son of Yankel Suchedowitz and Beila). Isidor was a Lithuanian Jew, from Krottingen.
David’s maternal grandparents were James Jarché (the son of Arnold Jarché/Jarchy and Amelie Salomon/Solomon) and Elsie Gladys Jezzard (the daughter of Walter Jezzard and Martha Finch). James was born in England, to a Latvian Jewish father (from Dunabourg) and a Belarusian Jewish mother (from Grodno). Elsie was of English descent.
Sources: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Genealogy of David’s mother – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: August 18, 1977
Ethnicity:
*English, Irish (father)
*Japanese (mother)
Mizuo Peck is an American actress. Her father had English and Irish ancestry. Her mother is of Japanese ancestry.
Mizuo’s father is also said to have Cherokee Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Cherokee ancestry has been documented/verified.
Mizuo’s paternal grandparents were Laurence Tolles Peck (the son of George Leet Peck and Katherine May Tolles) and Barbara Hewins Field (the daughter of Freeman Roderick Field and Agnes Frances Heughins/Hewins).
Sources: Obituary of Mizuo’s father – http://www.courtneyfh.com
Genealogy of Mizuo’s paternal grandfather, Laurence Tolles Peck – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Jordi Mollà i Perales
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Date of Birth: 1 July 1968
Ethnicity: Spanish
Family info: Jordi Mollà is a Spanish actor.
Mollà is most recognized in the United States for his role as Diego Delgado in “Blow”.
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Birth Name: Ronaldo de Assis Moreira
Place of Birth: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of Birth: 21 March 1980
Ethnicity: Afro-Brazilian
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho
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Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Date of Birth: May 12, 1970
Ethnicity:
*Austrian (mother)
*possibly English (father)
Samantha Mathis is an American actress. Her mother was Austrian actress Bibi Besch (born Bibiana Köchert).
Samantha’s maternal grandparents were race car driver Gotfrid Köchert (the son of Erich Köchert) and actress Gusti Huber (Auguste Huber).
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Birth Name: Shawn Corey Carter
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NYC, NY.
Date of Birth: December 4, 1969
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Virtually Black
Ethnicity: African-American
Family info: Has been referred to as African-American by multiple sources.
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Birth Name: Pedro Almodóvar Caballero
Place of Birth: Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Date of Birth: 25 September 1949
Ethnicity: Spanish
Family info: Pedro Almodóvar is an internationally acclaimed Spanish film director.
His parents were Francisca Caballero and Antonio Almodóvar.
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Birth Name: Henry Oswald Simmons, Jr.
Place of Birth: Stamford, Connecticut
Date of Birth: July 1, 1970
Ethnicity: African-American
Henry Simmons is an American actor.
Henry’s maternal grandparents were Mitchell Frizzell (the son of Jim Frizzell) and Sammie Lee Simmons (the daughter of Henry Simmons and Lula Webb).
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Birth Name: Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons
Date of Birth: January 5, 1911
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Death: January 30, 2001
Place of Death: Gassin, France
Ethnicity: Jewish
Jean-Pierre Aumont was a French actor. His mother, Suzanne (Cahen), was a French Jew, born in Paris, and his father, Alexandre Abraham Salomons, was a Dutch Jew, born in Amsterdam. Jean-Pierre had both Ashkenazi and Sephardi ancestry.
Jean-Pierre’s paternal grandparents were Philip Salomons (the son of David Philip Salomons and Sellie Coblentz) and Rebecca Daniels (the daughter of Alexander Daniels and Jeannette Le Jeune). Philip and Rebecca were both Dutch Jews, born in Amsterdam.
Jean-Pierre’s maternal grandparents were Emile Cahen (the daughter of Simon Oury Cahen and Célestine Berr) and Cécile Berr (the daughter of Eugène Berr and Esther Eulalie Ascoli). Emile and Cécile were both French Jews. Esther was the daughter of Elias Vitta Ascoli, who was born in Lisborn, Portugal, of Sephardi Jewish descent, and of Hanna Julie Deutsch, who was born in Saarwelligen, France, of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Jean-Pierre Aumont – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Jean-Pierre Aumont (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.blankgenealogy.com
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Birth Name: Gloria Elizabeth Reuben
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: June 9, 1964
Ethnicity:
*Jewish (father)
*Afro-Jamaican (mother)
Gloria Reuben is a Canadian actress. Her parents, Pearl Avis (Mills) and Cyril George Reuben, were both from Jamaica.
Her father, who was caucasian, was of Jewish heritage (including Sephardi Jewish). Her mother was black, of Afro-Jamaican descent.
A DNA test, performed on the television series Finding Your Roots, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2014), stated that Gloria is of approximately 59% European and 38% African ancestry.
Gloria’s paternal grandparents were Henry Emmanuel Reuben (the son of Isaac Reuben and Judith Samuel) and Florence Gabay (the daughter of John Edmund Gabay and Amelia).
Gloria’s maternal grandparents were ? Mills and Myra Gertrude Samuels (the daughter of Hezekiah Samuels and Rebecca Higgin).
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Birth Name: Elizabeth Ann Perkins
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York
Date of Birth: November 18, 1960
Ethnicity:
*Greek (father)
*English (mother)
Elizabeth Perkins is an American actress.
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Birth Name: Aimee Richelle Teegarden
Place of Birth: Downey, California
Date of Birth: October 10, 1989
Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Welsh
Aimee Teegarden is an American actress.
Aimee’s paternal grandparents were William Henry Teegarden (the son of Arthur David/J. Teegarden and Edith Mary Soman/Lollar) and Jean Charlotte Lee (the daughter of Eugene Charles Lee and Ida Josephine Montgomery).
Aimee’s maternal grandparents’ surnames were “Brining” and “Dixon”.
Source: Genealogy of Aimee Teegarden (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Matthew David Lewis
Place of Birth: Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Date of Birth: 27 June, 1989
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Matthew Lewis is a British actor.
Matthew’s paternal grandparents had the surnames “Lewis” and “Sheppard”.
Matthew’s maternal grandparents are Bernard Needham (the son of Francis Needham and Lizzie Bentley) and Rose A. McCarron (the daughter of ? McCarron and ? McLaughlin).
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Birth Name: Ernst Wilhelm Wenders
Place of Birth: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date of Birth: 14 August 1945
Ethnicity: German, Dutch
Family info: Wim Wenders is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker.
He was born into a traditional Catholic family.
Use of the Dutch name, “Wim”, a shortened version of the baptismal name “Wilhelm/Willem”, reflected his mother’s Dutch provenance, but the Dutch version was rejected by the civil registration authorities in 1945 as “un-German”.
Source: http://www.wim-wenders.com/bio/wim_wenders_bio.htm
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Birth Name: James Calvin Rollins
Place of Birth: Oakland, California
Date of Birth: November 27, 1978
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: African-American
Family info: Jimmy Rollins is an MLB short stop for the Philadelphia Phillies. He won four golden glove awards and one MVP-1 award. Jimmy Rollins is the son of Gigi and Jimmy Rollins Sr.
Source: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/08/22/jimmy-rollins-talks-black-baseball-players/
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Birth Name: Samuel Alexander Joseph West
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England
Date of Birth: 19 June, 1966
Ethnicity: English, some Irish
Samuel West is an English actor. He is the son of actors Timothy West (Timothy Lancaster West) and Prunella Scales (born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth).
Samuel’s paternal grandparents were Lockwood West (an actor, born Harry Lockwood West, to Henry Cope West and Mildred Hartley) and Eileen Olive Carleton-Crowe (the daughter of Christopher William Carlton-Crowe and Clara Marie). Christopher was born in Ireland.
Samuel’s maternal grandparents were John Richardson Illingworth (the son of Charles Rumney Illingworth and Jessie Richardson) and Catherine Scales (the daughter of Walter Henry Scales and Edith Emily).
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Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Birth: 18 March 1959
Ethnicity: French
Family info: Luc Besson is a French film director, writer and producer. He directed “Lucy”, starring Morgan Freeman and Scarlett Johansson.
Besson was born to parents who both worked as Club Med scuba-diving instructors. He spent much of his youth traveling with his parents to tourist resorts in Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Greece. He moved back to Paris, where he was born, and only at age 18 did he first have an urban life.
Besson was married to actresses Anne Parillaud and Milla Jovovich.
Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000108/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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