Birth Name: Kateryna Anna Vinitska
Place of Birth: Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: 17 December, 1977
Ethnicity: Ukrainian
Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress. She is of Ukrainian descent. Her parents, Lesya and Roman, both were born in Germany, where their families left to escape the Soviet government. When they were children, they moved to Canada. Her mother is Vice-President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Her father’s parents were from Boryslav and Staryi Sambir. Her mother’s family was from Galicia, with her grandfather born in Ternopil Oblast and her grandmother from Lviv oblast.
Katheryn’s paternal grandfather was named Volodimir Vinitsky.
Source: http://www.plast.org.ua
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