Ciara Renée
Ciara Renée – The CW Network’s 2015 Upfront – Arrivals – Photo Credit: PRN / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Ciara Renée Harper
Place of Birth: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 19, 1990
Ethnicity: African-American, English, Indian, Native American
Ciara Renée is an American actress, singer, and musician. She starred as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl on the shows The Flash, Arrow, and Legends of Tomorrow, and also appeared on Your Honor and in the film Paint (2023). She and her older brother were raised by their single mother, Tanya Vanhove.
Ciara has said:
I always tell people, I’m black, white, Indian and Indian, because I’m Native American and Indian.
Ciara’s paternal grandmother is Shirley Ann Harper (the daughter of Rufus Harper and Viola Mae Boyd). Shirley was born in Kentucky, and is white, with English ancestry. Rufus was the son of Samuel Harper and Ida Trent. Viola was the daughter of William Henry Boyd and Sarah Elizabeth Humphrey.
Ciara’s maternal grandfather was named George C. Van Hove/Vanhove.
Source: Obituary of Ciara’s maternal grandfather, George C. Van Hove/Vanhove – https://obits.pennlive.com
https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/george-vanhove-obituary?id=31173724
Doesn’t tell us anything new sadly.
Ciara’s paternal grandmother is Shirley Ann Harper (the daughter of Rufus Harper and Viola Mae Boyd). Shirley was born in Kentucky.
Since Shirley is White, I assume her paternal grandfather is African-American.
I think her maternal grandfather’s middle name is Camille.
*Rufus was the son of Samuel Harper and Ida Trent. Viola was the daughter of William Henry Boyd and Sarah Elizabeth Humphrey.
She’s somehow related to this man on her father’s side:
https://www.hooperfuneral.com/notices/SAMUEL-KING
I don’t know whether he’s her bio grandfather or step-grandfather.
I think Shirley Ann Harper is her grandmother. I’m not really sure which of her children is Ciara’s father.
This is Shirley’s brother’s obituary:
http://lyondewittberry.com/tribute-ajax/print-obituary.html?id=35
This is Shirley’s mother’s obituary:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRP-5Z5J
Ciara’s brother is William Harper, Jr., which would mean his father is William Harper, Sr.
According to first obituary, he’s Samuel’s step-son
Quote(I always tell people, I’m black, white, Indian and Indian, because I’m Native American and Indian.)
funny, that’s not what she said before. That’s why people often were upset with her, because she would play down the black part
She obviously not black and it’s a small part of her ancestry. Why don’t people get upset when mixed people play down their asian or white ancestry. Quincy Jones is 1/3 white and people ignore his white ancestry
Wait, didn’t you say you weren’t going to response to what I had to say anymore, yet here you are
Anyhow, i seriously doubt it’s a small part of her ancestry, being that it was the first thing i notice. Also I’ve never really seen any mixed person play down their Euro ancestry. I have seen and heard some mixed people say that they’re black, but they have never denied that they are also part white. Maybe that’s why people don’t get upset
Quote(Quincy Jones is 1/3 white and people ignore his white ancestry)
Who are these people you’re referring to? I mean up until a few yrs ago, Quincy Jones didn’t even know how much Euro ancestry he even had. So maybe it just doesn’t come up in everyday conversation. He still the same man he was before he took the test, Every African American I know, has Euro ancestry. however it’s just not something that we always talk about. I only got interested in it, because I was learning a little bit about my own family. Here, everyone is used to seeing AA’s with different (facial features, color, hair texture,) so it’s no big deal. Besides, they way many AA’s believe they got that Euro infusion, doesn’t make them want to jump for joy about it
I dont pay attention to screen names just the content. What kind of loser sits around remembering that type if thing.
You be ignoring the tons of mixed race American celebrities following the one drop rule which constantly plays down their European ancestry:
Ava Duvernay
Amandla Stenberg (when convenient)
Zendaya
Tessa Thompson
Mowry Sisters
There are so many who dont claim their white side since racist Americans can’t get mixed race into their tiny brains and black Americans harass mixed people who acknowledge both sides.
You didnt even answer the question. You just went off on an irrelevant tangent. But I can answer. Quincy Jones gets no recognition of his white side because only mixed people who are mostly white like Rashida Jones get to claim their admixture. It always comes back to the racist one drop rule.
“Oh, you’re not being white enough! Pwetty Pwease, biwacials, why can’t you just be white?”
LMAO We don’t care. Other people’s relationship with their heritage is theirs, not yours.
She is the daughter of Tanya R. Vanhove.
Her maternal grandfather was George C. Vanhove.