Birth Name: Phoebe Mercedes Fox
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England
Date of Birth: 1987
Ethnicity: English
Phoebe Fox is an English actress. She is the daughter of Prue Clarke and Stuart Fox. She is married to American actor Kyle Soller.
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Birth Name: Holliday Clark Grainger
Place of Birth: Didsbury, Manchester, England
Date of Birth: 27 March, 1988
Ethnicity: English, some Italian
Holliday Grainger is an English actress. Her grandfather was Italian.
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Birth Name: Samuel Bryce Lerner
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: September 27, 1992
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Sam Lerner is an American actor. He is the son of Patricia (Klein) and actor Ken Lerner. His uncle is actor Michael Lerner.
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Birth Name: Vivienne Patricia Scialfa
Place of Birth: Deal, New Jersey, United States
Date of Birth: July 29, 1953
Ethnicity: Italian/Sicilian (father); Northern Irish (mother)
Family info: Patti Scialfa in an American musician, mostly known to be the wife of singer Bruce Springsteen.
She was born to Joseph Scialfa and Patricia (née Morris) Scialfa. Her father was of Sicilian ancestry and her mother is from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Scialfa
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Birth Name: Walter Talackova
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia
Date of Birth: October 15, 1988
Ethnicity: Czech (father) Babine Native Canadian (mother)
Jenna Talackova is a Canadian model and television personality, who gained media attention in 2012 when she successfully waged a legal battle to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada after being initially disqualified for being a trans woman
Family info: Her father is Czechoslovakian and her mother is native, from Lake Babine Nation in B.C. She has three older brothers.
Source: http://www.thestar.com/life/2012/05/18/jenna_talackova_transgendered_miss_universe_canada_contestant_shines_in_spotlight
http://missuniversecanada.ca/contestants/2012-finals/jenna-talackova/
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Birth Name: Elsa Anna Sofie Hosk
Place of Birth: Sweden
Date of Birth: November 7, 1988
Ethnicity: Swedish
Elsa Hosk is a Swedish model known for modelling for Victoria’s Secret.
Family info: Her parents are Pål and Marja Hosk. She has two brothers.
Source:
http://models.com/models/elsa-hosk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Hosk
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Birth Name: Troy O’Donovan Hayden
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 7, 1973
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian (mother)
Troy Garity is an American actor. He is the son of politician Tom Hayden and actress Jane Fonda (Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda), a grandson of actor Henry Fonda, a nephew of actor Peter Fonda (Peter Henry Fonda), and a cousin of actress Bridget Fonda.
Troy’s father is of entirely Irish descent. Troy’s mother’s roots include Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian.
The “Fonda” surname is said to originate with an Italian who moved to the Netherlands in the 1500s. It is not clear if this information has been genealogically verified. Troy’s ancestor Gilles Douwese Fonda was born in Gelderland, the Netherlands, c. 1614. However, one of Troy’s maternal grandmother’s great-great-great-grandfathers, Giovanni Gualdo, was Italian, making Troy of around 1/128th Italian ancestry.
Troy’s paternal grandparents were John Francis Hayden (the son of Thomas Francis Hayden and Mary Agnes Ducey) and Genevieve Isabelle Garity (the daughter of Emmet Owin Garity and Ethel Mary Olwell).
Troy’s maternal grandfather was Henry Jaynes Fonda (the son of William Brace Fonda and Herberta Krueger Jaynes). William was the son of Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda and Harriet McNeil. Herberta was the daughter of Henry Silas Jaynes and Elma Lampher.
Troy’s maternal grandmother was Frances Ford Seymour (the daughter of Eugene Ford Seymour and Mildred Sophie Bower). Eugene was the son of George DeVillers Seymour and Frances Gabriella Ford. Midred was the daughter of Harvey Bower and Frances Marcella Capel.
Sources: Genealogy of Troy Garity – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy oF Troy’s paternal grandfather, John Francis Hayden – http://records.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Troy’s maternal great-grandfather, Eugene Ford Seymour – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Brad Douglas Paisley
Place of Birth: Glen Dale, West Virginia
Date of Birth: October 28, 1972
Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather), English, German, Scottish
Brad Paisley is an American country singer. He is the son of Sandra Jean (Jarvis) and Douglas Edward Paisley. Brad is married to actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
Brad’s paternal grandfather was of Italian descent, while Brad’s other ancestry is English, German, and Scottish.
Brad’s paternal grandparents are Louis Edward Paisley (the son of Frank Paglia/Paisley and Johanna/Jennie/Genevieve Carozza) and Anna Margaret Woody (the daughter of Henry Fleming Woody and Mary Matilda Eggenschwiller). Louis was born in Ohio, to Italian parents.
Brad’s maternal grandparents are Warren L. Jarvis (the son of William Leslie Jarvis and Lottie Johnson) and Dorothy Lee Douglas (the daughter of Benjamin Harrison Douglas and Goldie Smith).
Sources: Genealogy of Brad Paisley – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Brad Paisley (focusing on his father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Stephanie Andreja Roman
Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada
Date of Birth: January 24, 1969
Ethnicity:
*Slovak or Russian (father)
*English, Scottish, Swiss-German (mother)
Stephanie Romanov is an American actress and model. Her father is from Udavske, in Slovakia, and may or may not have Russian ancestry. Her mother, who is American-born, has English, Scottish, and Swiss-German ancestry.
Stephanie’s paternal grandfather was Andrej Roman.
Stephanie’s maternal grandparents were Lorenzo Watson McGregor (the son of Donald Alpine McGregor and Alma Gertrude Watson) and Minnie Hafen (the daughter of Adolph Hafen/Haphen and Nellie Rosetta Atkin). Adolph’s parents were Swiss, of Swiss-German descent. Nellie’s mother was Swiss-German.
Sources: Genealogy of Stephanie Romanov (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.leavittfamilies.org
Genealogy of Stephanie’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Heather Laurie Holden
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: December 17, 1969
Ethnicity: English, some German, Dutch, Scottish, Irish
Laurie Holden is an American and Canadian actress. She is the daughter of American-born actor Glen/Glenn Corbett (also named Laurence Holden) and Canadian-born actress Adrienne Ellis. Laurie was raised partly in Canada.
Laurie’s paternal grandparents were Harry Dawson Reynolds (the son of Elias Dawson Reynolds and Alice Duff Kitzmiller) and actress Gloria Holden (Gloria Anna Holden, the daughter of Charles Laurence Sutherland Holder and Eskea Bergmann). Gloria was English. Eska was German, born in Emsland, to Albert Bergmann, who was German, and Anna E. Leithof, who was Dutch.
Source: Laurie’s father, Laurence “Larry” Holden, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), German, English, Scottish, Norwegian
Naomi Grossman is an American comedian and actress.
Naomi’s paternal grandfather was Jewish (with Lithuanian Jewish ancestry). The rest of Naomi’s ancestry is German, English, Scottish, and Norwegian.
Naomi’s paternal grandparents were Theodor Grossman (the son of Abraham Joseph Grossman and Jeannette Sachs) and Ruth E. Swab (the daughter of Samuel Martin Swab and Runeor Genevieve Jones). Abraham was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant. Jeannette was also Jewish. Samuel had German ancestry. Runeor had English and Scottish ancestry.
Naomi’s maternal grandparents were Isaac Frederick Hudson (the son of Frederick Edward Hudson and Georgia Barrett) and Harriet Nelle Olson (the daughter of Martin Gustave Olson and Edith Hulda Wright). Martin’s parents, Gabriel Olson and Else Matthea Wilson, were Norwegian.
Sources: Genealogy of Naomi’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Naomi’s paternal grandmother, Ruth E. Swab, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Naomi’s maternal grandmother, Nelle Olson – http://boards.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Charles Maury Sterling
Place of Birth: Mill Valley, California
Date of Birth: September 1, 1971
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some German, Ulster-Scots (Northern Irish)
Maury Sterling is an American actor.
Maury’s paternal grandparents were Wallace Sterling (John Ewart Wallace Sterling, the son of R. William Sterling and Annie Wallace) and Anna Maria Shaver (the daughter of Albert Morley Shaver and Mary Isobel Robinson). Maury’s grandfather Wallace, who was born in Linwood, Ontario, Canada, served as President of Stanford University between 1949 and 1968. Maury’s grandmother Anna Shaver was also born in Ontario.
Maury’s maternal grandparents were Charles Holbrook Merrill, Jr. (the son of Charles Holbrook Merrill, Sr. and Nellie Phyllis Moulton) and Virginia C. Clemans (the daughter of Carl Lane Clemans and Mary Harriet Smith).
Source: Genealogy of Maury Sterling (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Raymond Peter O’Keefe, Jr.
Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York
Date of Birth: April 24, 1955
Ethnicity: Irish, some French-Canadian
Michael O’Keefe is an American actor.
Michael’s paternal grandparents were William B. O’Keefe (the son of John O’Keefe and Mary Sullivan) and Katherine/Catherine. William and Katherine were both born in New York, and all of their own parents were Irish.
Michael’s maternal grandparents were Médéric Lanctôt-Fitzpatrick (the son of François Wilford Fitzpatrick and Agnes Doutre Lanctôt) and Ann Bernadette Shea. Medric was born in Minnesota, to Canadian parents; he was of Irish and French-Canadian ancestry. Ann was born in Washington, D.C., of Irish descent.
Sources: Michael’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Michael’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Michael’s maternal grandfather, Médéric Lanctôt-Fitzpatrick – http://www.geninfo.org
Michael’s maternal grandfather, Médéric Lanctôt-Fitzpatrick, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Julian Wyatt Glover
Place of Birth: Hampstead, London
Date of Birth: 27 March, 1935
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Welsh
Julian Glover is an English actor.
Julian’s paternal grandparents were William Gordon Glover (the son of Thomas Craigie Glover and Ellen Dunoon Gordon) and Florence Edith Hardie. William was Scottish.
Julian’s maternal grandparents were Horace Matthew Wyatt (the son of Robert Harvey Wyatt and Annie Lyle) and Annie Mary Morgan (the daughter of Daniel Morgan and Ann). Horace was English. Annie Morgan was Welsh, from Glamorgan.
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Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Birth: July 30, 1984
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Gina Rodriguez is an American actress. Her parents, Magali and Genaro Rodriguez, are Puerto Rican. She was raised Catholic.
Gina has stated that one of her grandfathers was a “French Jew”. She has also said, “I have a Jewish grandmother, and she is just as fierce as my Puerto Rican grandmother is”.
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Birth Name: Wendy Jane Crewson
Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: May 9, 1956
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, Dutch
Wendy Crewson is a Canadian actress.
Wendy’s paternal grandparents were Walter Lionel Crewson (the son of Joseph William Crewson and Margaret Binnie) and Jean Alexandria Griffin (the daughter of Burwell Griffin and Alexandria Ann Robertson).
Sources: Genealogy of Wendy Crewson (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Wendy’s paternal grandmother, Jean Alexandria Griffin (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois
Date of Birth: May 29, 1981
Ethnicity: Danish, Norwegian
Anders Holm is an American comedian and actor.
Anders’s paternal grandparents were Elmer G. Holm, Jr. (the son of Elmer G. Holm) and Gertrude L. Anderson (the daughter of Christian M. Anderson and Emma S.). Elmer was of Danish descent. Gertrude was of Norwegian descent.
Sources: Anders’s paternal grandmother, Gertrude L. Anderson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Anders’s paternal grandmother, Gertrude L. (Anderson) Holm – http://articles.chicagotribune.com
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Birth Name: Whulandary Herman
Place of Birth: Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Date of Birth: June 26, 1987
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Black/straight
Ethnicity: Minangkabau
Whulandary Herman is an Indonesian model and once competed in Miss Universe 2013. She made it into the Top 16 semifinalist. Also, she has competes in numerous modelling competitions before.
Her parents are both native to province of West Sumatra, Indonesia, which is dominated by ethnic Minangkabau.
Birth Name: Josephina Victoria Occhiuto
Place of Birth: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, US
Date of Birth: October 7, 1942
Ethnicity: Italian
Family info: Joy Behar is an American comedian, writer, actress and was a co-host on the ABC talk show The View.
She was born into a Catholic family of Italian descent. Her mother, Rose (née Carbone), was a seamstress, and her father, Gino Occhiuto, was a truck driver for Coca-Cola.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Behar
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Birth Name: Kevin Sussman
Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, NY
Date of Birth: December 4, 1970
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Brown
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Family info: Kevin Sussman is an actor most commonly known for The Big Bang Theory.
Source: http://www.in.com/kevin-sussman/biography-334908.html
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/Kevin-Sussman/biography/
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