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Birth Name:
Danica Mae McKellar
Birth Place:
La Jolla, CA, US
Date of Birth:
3 January 1975
What Race or Ethnicity?:
Portuguese, Scottish, French, Spanish, German and Dutch
The American actress was born to a Portuguese mother and a father of Scottish, French, Spanish, German and Dutch descent. She stated this on her website in the Fan Email section where she answers someone’s question about her background. She also confirms rumors that she is of Asian descent to be untrue.
McKellar is most famous for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television series The Wonder Years. Her sister Crystal also starred in the same series as Becky Slater. She has also written two popular mathematics books.
Source:
http://www.danicamckellar.com/
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And here I’ve been thinking since the 1980′s that she had amerindian blood, But it all makes sense now!
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I know many Gaels who look Amerindian… look at Everett McGill and Kyle MacLachlan.
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McKeller is a Scottish surname.
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She looks mostly Portuguese to me.
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Damn she’s so hot! I want to bang her.:)
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Actually she stated on her website that her dad is Scottish, French, German, Dutch, and Spanish and her mom is Portuguese.
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