Ayesha Curry
Curry in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ayesha Disa Alexander
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: March 23, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – Polish, African-American
*mother – Chinese, African-Jamaican
Ayesha Curry is an American-Canadian actress. She is married to professional basketball player Stephen Curry, with whom she has four children.
Regarding her heritage, she stated on Twitter:
my mom is chinese/Jamaican and my dad is polish/African American.
A picture of Ayesha and her mother, Carol, can be seen here.
She has also said:
My dad is a musician, he was a producer back in the day… He loves Stevie Wonder and there was a song called ‘Isn’t She Lovely,’ and his daughter’s name was Aisha, so he says her name in the song, and my dad fell in love with it.
On X Ayesha said:
My grandpa (moms side) is Chinese.
Ayesha’s paternal grandfather was Richard Allen Alexander (the son of Joe Alexander and Carrie Tate). Richard was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and was African-American.
Ayesha’s maternal grandmother is named Gwen.
“My grandpa (moms side) is Chinese.”
https://x.com/ayeshacurry/status/301620765583896576
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSYB-M5Q
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3W-4191
Richard Alexander -> Richard Allen Alexander (the son of Joe Alexander and Carrie Tate).
Possibly him:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S8-VPQ
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW6M-N9N
She is Jamican.
Jamaican.*
Yeah, you can give this comment up on every page with a Jamaican. This is how we list people, here.
Ayesh’s paternal grandfather was Richard Alexander.
Gwen is her maternal grandmother.
Some websites say her mother’s maiden name is “Chin”
Chin -> Chinese?