Dina Eastwood

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Eastwood in 2008, pic by Prphotos

Birth Name: Dina M. Ruiz

Place of Birth: Castro Valley, Alameda, California, United States

Date of Birth: July 11, 1965

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, Japanese, Hawaiian
*mother – Irish, German, English

Dina Eastwood is an American reporter, news anchor, and actress.

She is the daughter of Mary Lou and Michael Ruiz. Dina is married to basketball coach Scott Fisher. She has a daughter, actress Morgan Eastwood, with her former husband, actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood. Her brother is married to Jade Marx-Berti.

Dina stated in an interview on Carmelmagazine.com that her father was of African-American and Japanese descent and her mother was of Irish, German, and English ancestry. Her father has also been described as having Hawaiian ancestry from both parents. He was adopted by a couple of Portuguese and Puerto Rican descent, hence the family’s surname, Ruiz.

Dina also stated that she was the target of racial slurs in elementary school, as she was darker than the other students. Dina stated that she only got comfortable with her mixed look from the age of twenty, when people of mixed heritage were becoming more common in the mainstream media.

Dina’s biological paternal grandfather was named Marcus Grant. Marcus was said to have had African-American and Hawaiian ancestry.

Dina’s biological paternal grandmother was named Lilian. Lilian was said to have had Japanese and Hawaiian ancestry.

Source: http://articles.latimes.com

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14 Responses

  1. me says:

    I thought she was Irish,African and Middle Eastern.

  2. ShekeelaJones says:

    I can’t wait to see her new reality show. I like DRE because she was always honest about her ethnic origins. Back in the day, people hid their racial mixtures. In California, it is so easy to blend-in. Love her!

    • noonedropclowns says:

      ? Maybe they didn’t identify with one drop ancestry? Neither is your choice to make. Who wants to live as a race they don’t identify with?

  3. TONI says:

    i always knew clint liked more than african american music …lol

    • fuzzybear44 says:

      @neiltennant

      Quote(but not so much AA music)

      You mean all AA music, or just music after the year 2000? because if it’s after the year 2000, I can understand

  4. Mixed Chick Who Is REALLY Mixed--Not "Just Black!" says:

    Good to see that we have another fine example of multiracial acceptance & beauty in the public eye! I Love It! May we continue to grow as we are and continue to thrive forever! :)

  5. Midnight says:

    Hey, She’s Clint Eastwood’s wife. That’s cool. I love Clint Eastwood.

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