Birth Name: Kathleen Sue Nail
Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas
Date of Birth: November 3, 1953
Ethnicity: English, some German
Kate Capshaw is an American actress. She is married to director Steven Spielberg. Her daughter from a previous marriage is actress Jessica Capshaw.
Kate has English, and some German, ancestry. Kate is a convert to Orthodox Judaism.
Kate’s paternal grandparents were Myron Hooper Nail (the son of Richard Henry Nail and Lucy Mary Hooper) and Bertha Bessie Bergman.
Kate’s maternal grandparents were Eldon W. Simon (the son of George Cleveland Simon and Anna B. Seaborn) and Evelyn Beryl Roberts (the daughter of Myron Eugene Roberts and Ethel Pearl Pugh).
Sources: Genealogy of Kate Capshaw (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Kate’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Beryl (Roberts) Simon – http://genforum.genealogy.com
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