Lily Collins
Birth Name: Lily Jane Collins
Place of Birth: Guildford, Surrey South Western, Surrey, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 18 March, 1989
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, small amount of German
Lily Collins is a British and American actress and model. She has starred in the films Mirror Mirror and Rules Don’t Apply, and the series Emily in Paris.
Lily was born in Guildford, Surrey South Western, Surrey, England, and moved to Los Angeles, California, at a young age. She is the daughter of British musician Phil Collins (Philip David Charles Collins) and American Jill Tavelman. Lily is married to film director and writer Charlie McDowell. Charlie is the son of British actor Malcolm McDowell and American actress Mary Steenburgen.
Lily’s father is of English descent. Lily’s maternal grandfather was Jewish, of Russian Jewish descent, while Lily’s maternal grandmother had English, and some German, ancestry.
Lily’s paternal grandfather was Greville Philip Austin Collins (the son of Austin George Percy Collins and Phillis/Phyllis Mary Piper). Greville was born in Richmond, Surrey, England. Austin was the son of Arthur James Collins and Ellen Piper. Phillis was the daughter of George Henry Piper and Eliza Hall.
Lily’s paternal grandmother was Winifred M. Strange (the daughter of Charles Ronald Strange and Lillie/Lilly Maud Tozer). Winifred was born in Fulham, London, England, and was a prominent theatrical agent. Lily’s great-grandmother Lillie was the daughter of Alfred Tozer and Sarah Ann Whall.
Lily’s maternal grandfather was Jack Charles Tavelman (the son of Joseph B. Tavelman and Clara Gelen). Jack was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Russian Jewish parents. Joseph was the son of Jacob Tavelman and Freida Brill.
Lily’s maternal grandmother was Billie Jeanette/Jane Shoaff (the daughter of David Ernest Shoaff and Mary Tommie Miller). Billie was born in California, and had English, and some German, ancestry. David was from Virginia, and was the son of The Rev. James Watts Shoaff, a Protestant minister, and of his wife, Nettie Frasher. Lily’s great-grandmother Mary Tommie was from Mississippi.
Sources: Genealogy of Lily Collins (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
She looks dark to me,i thought she was Mediterranean
She can pass for Portuguese
To follers
I want to know,have you ever seen a movie called the message?
To follers
HAHA No,I was just going to ask you your thoughts on it.However thinking about it,just ignore the question.
dark? She’s pale as hell
ikr that what i said that snow white role was perfect for her skin.
Multethnicchick
She is pale because she does not expose herself in the sun. She is dark, but she does not want to tan.
Jews are Mediterranean, duh
Is she a practicing Jew?
It just goes to show you can’t tell someone’s ethnicity by their surname.
this
Her hair is beautiful. It is so black. I think it looks stunning with her fair skin.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002015/bio
This site says that Phil Collins is of Irish and British descent.
Yes her father Phil Collins has Irish ancestry.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/british-people-of-irish-descent-source-source-wikipedia/1103955480
Thanks Dee. He is also listed here as being British of Irish descent. Your search would be more accurate. It is all very confusing.
http://www.whosdatedwho.com/ctn_14075472/british-people-of-irish-descent/
Thanks Dee. I’ll be more dubious of those sites in future. My Grandmother was an Irish Collins but I know the name can also be English and Welsh. I wouldn’t be surprised if Lily’s maternal Grandmother was Jewish. Shoaff could be an anglicised German name. Thanks for clearing up what Phil’s ancestry is.
she certainly is a cutie patootie