Jessica Szohr
Szohr in 2011, DFree / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 31, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, European
*mother – Hungarian, German, as well as Irish and English
Jessica Szohr is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Uncle Nino, Fired Up!, Piranha 3D, Love, Wedding, Marriage; I Don’t Know How She Does It, Tower Heist, Art Machine, Love Bite, The Internship, Brightest Star, 10 Cent Pistol, Two Night Stand, Club Life, Ted 2, and Clover, and the shows My Wife and Kids, Joan of Arcadia, What About Brian, CSI: Miami, Gossip Girl, Complications, Kingdom, Twin Peaks, Shameless, and The Orville.
She has said, “I’m Hungarian and a quarter Black, so I’m a mutt.” Jessica’s father is of African-American and European descent. Jessica’s mother, whose surname is Szohr, has Hungarian and German, from her own father, and Irish and English, from her own mother, ancestry.
Jessica has a daughter with her fiancé, Canadian professional ice hockey player Brad Richardson.
Jessica’s maternal grandfather is Ronald Szohr (the son of Philip S. Szohr and Marie C. Bayer). Ronald’s ancestry appears to be a mix of ethnic Germans and Hungarians. Philip was the son of Hungarian-born parents, Simon Szóhr/Sohr, from Tevel, and Erzsebeth/Elizabeth Grabenar, from Nagyvejke. Marie C. was also the daughter of Hungarian-born parents, Joseph Bayer and Clara, who was from Bács-Bodrog County.
Jessica’s maternal grandmother is Karen Bishop (the daughter of Arthur E. Bishop and Dorothy J. Hagan). Dorothy was the daughter of Donald Patrick Hagan and Ruth H. Bigelow.
Sources: Jessica’s maternal great-grandfather, Philip S. Szohr, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Jessica’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Simon Szóhr/Sohr – https://www.familysearch.org
Passenger record of the Szóhr family – https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org
Baptismal record of Jessica’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Erzsebeth/Elizabeth Grabenar – https://www.familysearch.org
Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Marie C. Bayer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Marie C. (Bayer) Szohr – http://www.krausefuneralhome.com
Passenger record of Jessica’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Joseph Bayer – https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org
Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy J. Hagan, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Jessica’s maternal great-grandmother, Dorothy J. (Hagan) Bishop – http://www.legacy.com
She dosent look black so why should she throw that out there first
It’s funny. No one ever seems to claim black. When I first saw her I knew she had black in her and yet she seems to claim that the least. Every BLACK celebrity I know claim all these other things EXCEPT what they clearly look like. Trust me I know how easy it is to be mistaken for something you aren’t. I ‘m fully black but, people often think I’m mixed but, because I’m proud of what I am I have no problem correcting them. Sadly there aren’t many people like that.
@ anonymous A very light skinned african american? lmao tell that to my DARK skinned auntie and her DARK skinned husband with their LIGHT skinned daughter!
Ignorance is bliss and you’re full of it!
She is very pretty. I figured she was a quarter black but everyone was saying she is half black. If she were half black then her mom would have to be a very light skinned african american.
Gorgeous blue eyes!