Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: October 25, 1965
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, German, French
Rebecca Pidgeon is a British and American actress. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to British parents, Elaine R. (Simpson) and Carl R. Pidgeon, and was raised partly in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has English, as well as smaller amounts of Scottish, German, and French, ancestry.
Rebecca is married to writer/director David Mamet. Rebecca has converted to Judaism, David’s religion. Her daughter is actress Clara Mamet. Her stepdaughter is actress Zosia Mamet.
Rebecca’s paternal grandfather was Raymond Vincent Pidgeon (the son of Walter Herbert Pidgeon and Rose Emma Judd/Tudd). Raymond was English.
Rebecca’s paternal grandmother was Grisel “Monica” H. I. Lehmann (the daughter of Andrew William Lehmann and Mary Grisel/Grisell Bissett). Grisel was born in Chile. Andrew was born in Paris, France, of German and French descent. Mary was Scottish. Grisel was the sister of visual artist Olga Lehmann and academic Andrew George Lehmann.
Rebecca’s maternal grandparents were Leonard G. Simpson and Grace I. Stanton.
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