Demi Moore

Moore in 2011, Helga Esteb/ Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 11, 1962

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Demi Moore is an American actress, model, filmmaker, and songwriter. Her roles include the films Parasite 3D, The Seventh Sign, Ghost, A Few Good Men, Disclosure, The Scarlet Letter, G.I. Jane, and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.

Demi’s biological father was Charles Foster Harmon, Sr., who had left Demi’s mother, Beverley/Beverly Virginia (King), before Demi was born. Demi was raised by her mother and stepfather, Dan Guynes. Demi has three children with her former husband, actor Bruce Willis, including actress Rumer Willis. Her surname is from her first husband, musician Freddy Moore.

Most of Demi’s recent ancestors were born in the U.S., specifically, for the most part, the American South, with many of her traceable foreign-born ancestors being English and Scottish.

Demi is a follower of Kabbalah.

Demi’s maternal grandfather was William Marshall King (the son of Edward McDowell “Mack” King and Blanche Campbell). William was born in Texas or Oklahoma. Blanche was the daughter of John Alexander Campbell and Betty LaVelle Carr.

Demi’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Marie Metcalf (the daughter of John Carrol Metcalf and Effie May Graves). Elizabeth was born in New Mexico. John was the son of Warner William Metcalf, Jr. and Martha Catherine Gunn. Effie was the daughter of George Aaron Graves and Elizabeth “Bettie” Childers.

Demi’s paternal grandparents possibly were Clarence Lamar Harmon and Minnie Ruth Compton.

Sources: Genealogy of Demi Moore – http://gw.geneanet.org

Biography of Demi Moore – http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk

Genealogies of Demi’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com

Demi’s maternal grandfather, William Marshall King, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Demi’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Marie Metcalf, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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80 Responses

  1. Rabco says:

    Demi is of Melungeon descent along with other ethnic groups. Melungeons are a tri-racial isolated group found in the southern U.S. Abraham Lincoln, Cher, Tom Hanks, Elvis are all celebrity’s that have a partial ancestry descended from the original Melungeons.

  2. PJ says:

    “Jewish” is not an ethnicity…
    It’s a religion.

    • Anonymous says:

      If by ethnicity you mean a population of genetically distinct or connected individuals with their own language(s,) traditions, culture, surnames and so on, then I’d say there is definitely some validity for multiple Jewish ethnicities.

      Among those born of Jewish parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so on, the three main ethnicities are

      · Ashkenazim, the Jews of Germany and Northern France (in Hebrew, Ashkenaz)

      · Sephardim, the Jews of Iberia (in Hebrew, Sepharad) and the Spanish diaspora

      · Mizrahim, or Oriental Jews

      See more here:

      http://www.myjewishlearning.com/beliefs/Theology/Who_is_a_Jew/Types_of_Jews/Ethnic_Diversity.shtml

      Jews can be non-believers as well as religious.

      Descent is primarily carried on through the maternal line.

      People can convert, but there is an ancient lineage.

  3. dimitris says:

    her birthname is demetria and if you look on chinese and ukrainian wikipedias on bottom says greek americans

    http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh/%E9%BB%9B%E7%B1%B3%C2%B7%E6%91%A9%E5%B0%94

    http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%96_%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%80

  4. ethnic says:

    This page refutes the Greek claim.

    http://www.peterkurth.com/NO%20MOORE%20DEMI.htm

    Jewish is correct.

  5. Ramond says:

    She is also Greek.

    • aps says:

      Yeah, i read what she’s greek and jewish!:\

      • louis says:

        Here step father was of French decent not her. She’s welsh

        • Anonymous says:

          i also read that she is greek. if you go to wikipedia, on the bottom where it says what categories she goes into, it says “people of greek descent”?

          i have no idea

          • NoneGreekWithGreekName says:

            Demi Moore is not Greek. Yes, she look’s meditterenean but she has nothing to do with Greek ancestory. She has said this many time’s in interview’s. Her name is Greek..so what! I think American Wikipedia knows more then a Ukranian one when it comes to there own actresses. They have limited information so base fact’s on opinion’s. I have a Greek name..it does not mean I am Greek. Demi has also stated herself her name is Greek but she has no ancestory to do with Greeks.

    • levangelista36 says:

      I don’t think Demi is Greek.

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