Aubrey Plaza
Birth Name: Aubrey Christina Plaza
Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 26, 1984
Ethnicity:
*father – Puerto Rican [Spanish, African, Indigenous/Taíno]
*mother – German, English, Irish, Swiss-German
Aubrey Plaza is an American actress, comedian, producer, and writer. Her roles include Parks and Recreation, Safety Not Guaranteed, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Life After Beth, and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.
She is married to writer and director Jeff Baena.
Aubrey has stated that she can not speak Spanish:
My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate… My family speaks to me in Spanish… and I respond in English.
Aubrey has stated (and again here) that a 23andMe DNA test showed her genetic ancestry to be:
*30-34% Iberian [Spanish]
*30-31% Irish [possibly “British & Irish”]
*8-9.9% West African
*7% Native American [Indigenous]
*0.6% Ashkenazi Jewish
Aubrey’s West African and Indigenous ancestry likely mostly comes from her Puerto Rican side.
Aubrey’s paternal grandfather was named Ismael David Plaza.
Aubrey’s paternal grandmother was named Inez M. Two of her paternal great-grandparents were named Chico and Delores. They were well-known flamenco dancers.
Aubrey’s maternal grandfather was named Philip Francis Dougherty/Gordon (the son of Roy A. Gordon and Fannie/Frances M./B.). Philip was born in Delaware. Roy was the son of Levi Gordon and Rebecca Statler.
Aubrey’s maternal grandmother was Mary Maxine Leager (the daughter of John Wesley Leager and Bessie May Anderson). Mary was born in Maryland. John was the son of Charles Henry Leager/Leagar and Sarah Rebecca Pinder. Bessie was the daughter of Lodi Anderson and Annie A.
Sources: Genealogy of Aubrey Plaza – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Aubrey’s maternal grandparents, Philip Francis Dougherty/Gordon and Mary Maxine Leager – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Aubrey’s maternal grandmother, Mary Maxine Leager (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://jimsgenealogy.net
I always thought her eyes looked a little Asian.
correction; her eyes are hazel (light brown) and her hair is virtually black (noirette) I think it should be listed
Her eyes are not hazel – they’re brown!
correction; Her eyes are hazel and hazel eyes are just a light brown!
Hazel eyes are the most misunderstood eye color, true hazel eyes are eyes that are a light golden brown colour resembling that of a hazelnut (hence the word hazel), they can contain minimal green when observed in good lighting however green is by no means a requirement. There is a modern North American misconception that hazel eyes are any eye that’s green and brown or multi-coloured that appears to shift in colour (blue, grey or green with brown around the pupil) however this does not make sense due to a hazelnut not presenting any green, blue or grey whatsoever. In Europe (the origin of light eyes and hazelnuts) the true/original meaning is still used; hazel eyes = eyes that resemble the colour of a hazelnut.
source:
http://hazeleyes-wintergoddess.blogspot.com.au/2009/07/hazel-eyes.html
http://m.rateitall.com/iPhone/item.aspx?p=0&ItemID=1074601
If you’re going to contest my correction, how about doing your research first, as I’m assuming you’re a person who’s under the north American misconception that hazel eyes are green and brown or multi-coloured light eyes, but as a matter of fact her eyes do have some green colouration but it’s a dark golden/yellowish green;
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Aubrey_Plaza_2012_Shankbone.JPG
http://www.thepictures.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aubrey-plaza-3.jpg
http://www.hawtcelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/AUBREY-PLAZA-at-A-Glimpse-Inside-the-Mind-of-Charles-Swan-III-Premiere-in-Hollywood-5.jpg
http://www.gotceleb.com/wp-content/uploads/celebrities/aubrey-plaza/2012-trevor-live-event-in-hollywood/Aubrey%20Plaza%20at%20Trevor%20Live%20Event-05.jpg
just your average Puerto rican girl , that’s really sexy by the way
Mind ya. She is half Puerto Rican, and that is all she is considered because they are part of the USA. Also, she is everything of those heritages, yet she could accept all of them for her ethnicity
But puerto Rican id not an ethnicity at all.
Is*
Nice mix.
She is a natural beautiful girl.
Yes.