Birth Name: Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: July 19, 1976
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather)
*German, Irish, English, Mexican (paternal grandmother)
*Italian (maternal grandfather)
*Swedish, Irish (maternal grandmother)
Vinessa Shaw is an American actress.
Her father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent on one side, and German, Irish, English, and Mexican descent on the other. Her mother is of half Italian, one quarter Swedish, and one quarter Irish, ancestry.
Vinessa’s paternal grandfather’s surname was “Shaw”, though his family’s surname was originally “Schwartz”.
Vinessa’s paternal grandmother was Kathryn Grey Trapheagen (the daughter of Daniel Trapheagen and Dora Grey). Daniel was born in Kansas. Dora was born in either Maine, Arizona, or Mexico, to a New York-born father whose surname was “Grey” and a Mexican-born mother whose surname was “Pierda”.
Vinessa’s maternal grandparents were Vincent Damante (the son of Joseph Damante and Catherine/Katherine Pacillo) and Marjorie “Margie” Dolores Anderson (the daughter of Raymond Anderson and Rhea Maloney). Joseph was born in Italy. Catherine was born in Massachusetts, to Italian parents. Raymond had Swedish ancestry. Rhea had Irish ancestry.
Sources: Vinessa’s paternal grandmother, Kathryn Grey Trapheagen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Vinessa’s paternal great-grandparents, Daniel Trapheagen and Dora Grey, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Vinessa’s maternal grandfather, Vincent Damante, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Vinessa’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie “Margie” Dolores (Anderson) Damante – http://www.paloaltoonline.com
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