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Emma Stone

by ethnic on June 15, 2015

Birth Name: Emily Jean Stone

Place of Birth: Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 6, 1988

Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal grandfather), German, smaller amounts of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh

Emma Stone is an American actress. She became well known for her roles in the films Superbad (2007) and The House Bunny (2008), as well as for having starred, since then, in the films Easy A (2010), The Help (2011), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), and Birdman (2014). Often seen with red hair, Stone is a natural blonde.

Emma’s paternal grandfather is of Swedish descent. Much of Emma’s other ancestry is German. She also has smaller amounts of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry. Her maternal grandparents were from families that have lived in the United States for many generations, specifically in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

In the film Aloha (2015), Emma played Allison Ng, a character who was mentioned as having a father who was of half Chinese and half Hawaiian descent, and a mother who was white, of Swedish descent. The casting received criticism, and the film’s director, Cameron Crowe, apologized. Emma is not of Asian heritage.

Emma’s paternal grandfather is Conrad Ostberg Stone (the son of Conrad August Stone and Florence Jeanette Ostberg). Emma’s great-grandfather Conrad was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Swedish immigrants, Carl/Charles Johan/John Sten, from Svenljunga, and Hilma Josephina Bengston. Emma’s great-grandmother Florence was born in Ohio, also to Swedish parents, Johan Gottfrid Östberg and Johanna Albertina/Altina Lindström. The surname “Sten” was changed to “Stone”.

Emma’s paternal grandmother is Jean Storts (the daughter of John H. Storts and Margaret Davies).

Emma’s maternal grandfather is Donald Earl Yeager (the son of Irvin Sylvester Yeager and Esther Katharine Parks). Irvin was the son of Sylvester Noll Yeager and Mary/Mamie E. Burke. Esther was the daughter of Alfred Parks and Ann/Annie Gertrude Knuffman/Kauffman.

Emma’s maternal grandmother is Jean Louise Eiseman (the daughter of Cyrus Robert Iceman/Eiseman and Ruth Ann Henry). Cyrus was the son of Robert Patterson Eiceman and Esther Lurline Hoffman. Ruth was the daughter of Jackson Henry and Lydia Jane Turner.

Sources: Genealogies of Emma Stone – http://gw.geneanet.org
https://www.geni.com

Emma discusses some of her ancestry, including her Swedish and Pennsylvania Dutch roots – http://img200.imagevenue.com

Obituary of Emma’s paternal grandfather’s sister, Patricia (Stone) Jenkins – http://www.legacy.com

Genealogy of Emma’s paternal great-grandfather, Conrad August Stone – http://records.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Emma’s mother (through Emma’s mother’s brother) – http://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of Emma’s maternal grandmother, Jean Louise Eiseman – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Tagged as: English, German, Irish, Scottish, Swedish, Welsh

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Meryl Streep

by ethnic on January 4, 2015

Birth Name: Mary Louise Streep

Place of Birth: Summit, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 22, 1949

Ethnicity:
*German, including Swiss-German (father)
*English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote French (mother)

Meryl Streep is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She is famous for starring in the films Kramer Vs. Kramer, Sophie’s Choice, Out of Africa, The Devil Wears Prada, and Mamma Mia! With her husband, sculptor Don Gummer, her children are musician and actor Henry Wolfe Gummer, actresses Mamie Gummer and Grace Gummer, and model Louisa Gummer.

Meryl is the daughter of Mary Wolf (Wilkinson), a fine-artist and art editor, and Harry William Streep, a pharmaceutical executive. Her father was of German and Swiss-German descent, with his “Streeb” (later “Streep”) line going back to Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Meryl’s mother had English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and remote French, ancestry, including some roots in Pennsylvania going back to 1600s settlers of that state.

Meryl’s paternal grandfather was Harry William/Wilbur Streep (the son of Frederick Streep and Elizabeth Amberger/Amsberger). Frederick and Elizabeth were both born in New Jersey, both of them to German immigrant parents. Frederick was the son of Gottfried/Godfrey Streeb and Christine/Christina Rosina Zeltmann/Zeltman. Elizabeth was the daughter of Konrad Amsberger and Elizabeth Sam.

Meryl’s paternal grandmother was Helena/Carolena “Lena” Huber (the daughter of Wilhelm “William” Balthazar Huber and Helena/Carolina “Lena” Fredericka Halter/Haltee). Wilhelm was Swiss (of Swiss-German background), born in Giswil, in the canton of Obwalden, the son of Felix Huber and Franziska Zurmuhle. Meryl’s great-grandmother Helena was the daughter of German parents, Henry/Wilhelm Halter and Regina Huff.

Meryl’s maternal grandfather was Harry Rockafellow Wilkinson (the son of Eleazer Twining Wilkinson and Margaretta/Margaret Scarborough Betts). Harry had English, some Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and remote French, ancestry. Eleazer was the son of Samuel Twining Wilkinson and Julianna V. Simpson. Margaretta was the daughter of Stephen Betts and Letitia/Leticia Kinsey Hudnut.

Meryl’s maternal grandmother was Mary “Mamie” Agnes Wolf (the daughter of Henry Charles Wolf and Mary Agnes McFadden). Henry was born in Pennsylvania, to German parents. Meryl’s great-grandmother Mary Agnes was born in Ireland, to Manus McFadden and Grace Strain.

Meryl had believed that her paternal ancestry came from the “Streep” family, a Dutch family that was descended from distant Sephardi Jewish ancestors. However, when her ancestry was traced on the 2010 series Faces of America (with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.), Meryl found out that she had no Dutch nor Sephardi Jewish roots. Her genealogy was not connected to the “Streep” family of the Netherlands, because her father’s ancestors, who were German, were originally named “Streeb”, and had changed their surname to “Streep”. As of the 1910 U.S. Census, the surname was still spelled as “Streeb”.

In his 2010 book elaborating on the series, Faces of America: How 12 Extraordinary People Discovered their Pasts, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. writes: “The Broad Institute’s testing of Meryl’s autosomal DNA revealed that she shares recent ancestral connections to Mike Nichols (of four million base pairs on chromosome 13) and to Eva Longoria (of five million base pairs on chromosome 2), as well as an extraordinarily close ancestral connection to Stephen Colbert. Indeed, Meryl and Stephen share thirty million base pairs – a huge stretch of identical DNA.”

Sources: Genealogies of Meryl Streep – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://www.geni.com
http://familypedia.wikia.com
http://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of Meryl Streep (focusing on her father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Meryl’s paternal great-grandparents, Frederick Streeb/Streep and Elizabeth Amberger/Amsberger, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Family history of Meryl’s paternal grandmother, Helena “Lena” Huber – https://mikeymike5289.wordpress.com

Meryl’s paternal great-grandparents, Wilhelm “William” Balthazar Huber and Helena “Lena” Fredericka Halter, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies of Meryl Streep (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://famouskin.com

Meryl’s maternal grandmother, Mary “Mamie” Agnes Wolf, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Meryl’s maternal great-grandparents, Henry Charles Wolf and Mary Agnes McFadden – http://www.findagrave.com
http://www.findagrave.com

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Tagged as: English, French, German, Irish, Northern Irish, Scots-Irish, Swiss, Swiss-German

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Isabelle Huppert

by follers on July 21, 2014

Birth Name: Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: 16 March, 1953

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*French (mother)

Isabelle Huppert is a French actress.

She is the daughter of Annick (Beau) and Raymond Huppert. Her father was from a Jewish family (from Slovakia and Alsace-Lorraine). Her mother was of French descent, and Catholic; Isabelle was raised in her mother’s faith.

Her sister is director and writer Caroline Huppert.

Isabelle is married to writer, director, and producer Ronald Chammah (Ronald is a Lebanese Jew). Their daughter is actress Lolita Chammah.

Isabelle’s sister Caroline has said:

My father, of Jewish origin… married my Catholic mother during the occupation. With the war, he was obliged to silence his origins, then he continued [to do so after the war] and we were brought up in the religion of my mother. My father never spoke of it.

Isabelle’s paternal grandparents were Louis-Charles Huppert and Jeanne Lehmann. Louis-Charles was born in Prešov, now Slovakia, the son or grandson of Samuel Huppert and Cécile Wald. Jeanne was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to parents from Colmar and Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn, Bas-Rhin, Alsace-Lorraine.

Isabelle’s maternal grandfather was Jean-Marcel Beau (the son of Emile Joseph Beau and Marie Lebrun). Emile was the son of Jean-Luc Beau and Françoise Louise Eugénie Pingat.

Isabelle’s maternal grandmother was Marie-Clémence Bertrand (the daughter of André Eloi Bertrand and Jeanne Rosalie Marthe Callot). André was the son of Pierre Louis Bertrand and Marie Reine Théodore Jeannot. Isabelle’s great-grandmother Jeanne was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Callot and Marie Julie Rival.

Sources: Family history of Isabelle Huppert – http://geneinfos.typepad.fr

Genealogy of Isabelle Huppert – http://gw.geneanet.org

Genealogy of Isabelle Huppert (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Tagged as: alsatian jewish, argentinian-jewish, Ashkenazi Jewish, French, Hungarian Jewish, Jewish, Slovak Jewish

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Ruth Negga

by follers on June 5, 2013

LOS ANGELES - MAY 14: Ruth Negga at the Preacher Premiere Scree

Place of Birth: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Date of Birth: c. 1982

Ethnicity:
*Ethiopian (father)
*Irish (mother)

Ruth Negga is an Ethiopian and Irish actress. She was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to an Ethiopian father, a doctor, and an Irish mother, Nora (likely née Malone), a nurse. Her parents met while her mother was working in Ethiopia.

Ruth moved to Limerick, Ireland when she was around four.

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Tagged as: African, Ethiopian, Irish

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Natalie Portman

by ethnic on March 3, 2013

Birth Name: Neta-Lee Hershlag

Place of Birth: Jerusalem, Israel

Date of Birth: June 9, 1981

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Natalie Portman is an Israeli and American actress, director, and producer. She is famous for her role in the film Black Swan (2010).

Natalie was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and moved with her family to the U.S. East Coast during her early childhood. Natalie’s father, Avner Hershlag, is Israeli-born; his family were Jews from Poland and Romania. Two of Natalie’s paternal great-grandparents were killed in the Holocaust. Natalie’s mother, Shelley (Stevens), is American, from Ohio; her family were Jewish immigrants from Austria, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. Natalie is able to speak Hebrew, and studied French, Japanese, Arabic, and German. She attended Solomon Schechter, a Jewish day school.

Natalie is married to French dancer Benjamin Millepied.

Natalie’s paternal grandfather was Zvi Yehuda Hershlag (the son of Eliezer “Leiser” Hershlag and Leah Penzak). Zvi was an economics professor and author. He was a Polish Jew, who was born in Rzeszów, Poland. Eliezer was born, in 1885, in Dembitz, Poland, the son of Israel Hershlag and Miriam. Leah was born in 1888, in Rzeszow, Poland. Natalie’s great-grandparents Eliezer and Leah were both killed in 1942 in the Holocaust, in Belzec, Poland.

Natalie’s paternal grandmother, Mania/Manya Portman, was a Romanian Jew. Natalie has stated that Mania’s mother spied for the British during World War II.

Natalie’s maternal grandfather was Arthur “Art” Stevens (born Arthur Edelstein; the son of Moses Edelstein and Helen Klar). Arthur was born in New York, to Jewish immigrant parents; Arthur’s paternal grandparents were from Austria and Ukraine, and Arthur’s maternal grandparents were from Russia. Moses Edelstein was the son of Avraham Edelstein (who was born in Kawsko, Stryj, Galicia, the son of Baruch Edelstein [the son of Yosef Edelstein and Neche Ettinger/Ettginger] and Henie Scheninger [the daughter of Abraham Seinwel Scheninger and Eidel]) and Bruche Hendel/Handel/Handler (born in Bolekhiv, Ivano-Frankivs’ka oblast, Ukraine, the daughter of Leib Hendel/Handel and Breine/Brenner Kiwak). Natalie’s great-grandmother Helen Klar was the daughter of Hershel Klar and Sarah.

Natalie’s maternal grandmother was Bernice Hurwitz (the daughter of Michael Hurwitz and Esther Schiff). Bernice was born in Maryland, as were her parents. All of Bernice’s grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe; according to one census, all of her grandparents were born in Lithuania; other censuses list all of her grandparents as having been born in Russia. Michael Hurwitz was the son of Israel Hurwitz and Bosie “Bessie”. Esther Schiff was the daughter of Aaron Harry Schiff and Lizzie/Libby.

Sources: Genealogy of Natalie Portman – https://www.geni.com

Natalie’s maternal grandfather, Arthur Edelstein, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Natalie’s maternal grandmother, Bernice Hurwitz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Natalie’s maternal great-grandfather, Michael Hurwitz, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Michael Hurwitz on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Natalie’s maternal great-grandmother, Esther Schiff (Shiff), on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Esther Schiff (Scheff), on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Natalie talks about her background, 2006 – http://www.hillel.org

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Tagged as: Ashkenazi Jewish, Austrian Jewish, Israeli, Israeli Jewish, Jewish, Lithuanian Jewish, Polish Jewish, Romanian Jewish, Russian Jewish, Ukrainian Jewish

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Toby Keith

January 30, 2017

Birth Name: Toby Keith Covel Place of Birth: Clinton, Oklahoma, United States Date of Birth: July 8, 1961 Ethnicity: English, as well as German, Irish, and Scottish Toby Keith is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He is the son of Carolyn Joan (Ross) and Hubert K. Covel. Toby’s paternal grandfather was Hubert Kaye Covel (the […]

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Jack Davenport

January 30, 2017

Birth Name: Jack Arthur Davenport Place of Birth: Merton, Surrey, England, U.K. Date of Birth: March 1, 1973 Ethnicity: English, Scottish, 1/32 Northern Irish Jack Davenport is a British actor. Jack is the son of Maria Aitken (Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken) and Nigel Davenport (Arthur Nigel Davenport), both actors. His father was born in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, of […]

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Jerry Hall

January 30, 2017

Birth Name: Jerry Faye Hall Place of Birth: Gonzales, Texas, U.S. Date of Birth: July 2, 1956 Ethnicity: English, some Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote French Jerry Hall is an American model and actress. Jerry is the daughter of Marjorie Nell (Sheffield) and John Prentice Hall. She has English, some Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern […]

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Frances Bay

January 30, 2017

Birth Name: Frances Evelyn Goffman Place of Birth: Mannville, Alberta, Canada Date of Birth: January 23, 1919 Place of Death: Tarzana, California, U.S. Date of Death: September 15, 2011 Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish Frances Bay was a Canadian-born American actress. She was born in Mannville, Alberta, to Ukrainian/Russian Jewish parents Max Goffman and Ann Averbach. She […]

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Patricia Heaton

January 30, 2017

Birth Name: Patricia Helen Heaton Place of Birth: March 4, 1958 Date of Birth: Bay Village, Ohio, U.S. Ethnicity: English, Irish, German Patricia Heaton is an American actress. She was born in Bay Village, Ohio, to sports news columnist and reporter Chuck Heaton (born Charles Walter Heaton, Jr.) and Patricia Hurd. Her paternal grandparents were […]

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