Lori Singer

Singer in 2011, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 6, 1957

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, distant German [likely converted to Judaism]

Lori Singer is an American actress, cello player, and musician.

She is the daughter of Leslie, a concert pianist, and Jacques Singer (born Jakob Singer), a virtuoso violinist, symphony orchestra conductor, and music educator. Her father was born in Przemyśl, Poland, to a Jewish family; he moved to the U.S. in 1920, settling in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his family. Lori’s mother has English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and distant German, ancestry. It is likely that she converted to Judaism. Lori was raised Jewish. Among her siblings is actor Marc Singer.

Lori has a son with her former husband, lawyer Richard David Emery.

Lori’s paternal grandfather was named Meyer/Mark Eli Singer (the son of Elias Singer).

Lori’s paternal grandmother was named Rachella Rose Bach.

Lori’s maternal grandfather was Leslie Thomas Wright (the son of Charles Morton Wright and Mary Eugenia Wood). Leslie was born in Texas. Charles was the son of Benjamin T. Wright and Martha A. Thomas. Mary was the daughter of Hiram Benjamin Wood and Margaret K. Gwathmey.

Lori’s maternal grandmother was Lucy Powers Massey (the daughter of William Hamilton Massey and Mary Nash Majors). Lucy was born in Texas. William was the son of Gideon Blackburn Massey and Lydia Ann Powers. Mary Nash was the daughter of Robert Howell Majors and Lucy Bedford Johns/Rucker.

Source: Genealogy of Lori Singer – https://www.geni.com