Birth Name: Kyra Minturn Sedgwick
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: August 19, 1965
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Kyra Sedgwick is an American actress. She is married to actor Kevin Bacon.
Kyra’s father is of English descent, from a prominent family that has lived in New England since the 1600s. Kyra’s mother is Jewish (of German Jewish descent).
Kyra’s paternal grandparents were Robert Minturn Sedgwick (the son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III and Sarah Mary Minturn) and Helen Peabody (the daughter of Endicott Peabody, a minister, and of Fanny Peabody, both born with the same surname).
Kyra’s maternal grandparents were James Benno Rosenwald (the son of Benno Rosenwald and May C.) and Dorothy Bleyer (the daughter of Louis Bleyer). Benno was born in New York, to German-born parents, Edward Rosenwald (from Bamberg, Oberfranken, Bavaria), and Anna Jeanette.
Source: Genealogy of Kyra Sedgwick – http://www.geni.com
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