Mandy Moore
Moore in 2011, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Amanda Leigh Moore
Place of Birth: Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 10, 1984
Ethnicity:
*75% British Isles [English, Irish, Scottish]
*25% Ashkenazi Jewish
Mandy Moore is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer. Early in her career, she was labeled as one of the “pop princesses,” along with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
Mandy is the daughter of Stacy and Donald Moore. She is married to singer, songwriter, and guitarist Taylor Goldsmith.
Mandy’s father has English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. Mandy’s maternal grandfather was a Jewish American soldier (of Russian Jewish descent). Mandy’s maternal grandmother was an English war bride, who also had some Irish ancestry. The two married in 1945. Mandy was raised Catholic.
Mandy is described on the internet as having Cherokee Native American ancestry. It is not clear where this claim originated, if Mandy herself has stated so, or if her Cherokee Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
Mandy’s paternal grandfather was Benjamin B. Moore, Jr. (the son of Benjamin B. Moore).
Mandy’s paternal grandmother was Mildred Karen Croley (the daughter of John Quincy Adams Croley and Minnie Lee Page). Mildred was born in Alabama. John was the son of John Tyler Croley and Susan Martha Thomas. Minnie was the daughter of Jeptha Amos Page and Colie Rebecca Lee Stephens.
Mandy’s maternal grandfather was Julian Leonard Friedman (the son of Samuel W. Friedman and Anna Rotter). Julian was born in Maryland, to Russian Jewish parents.
Mandy’s maternal grandmother was Eileen Mary Hardy (the daughter of William Hardy and Caroline Ellen Barney). Eileen was born in Hackney, London, England. Caroline was the daughter of Sydney Barney, whose mother was Irish, from Cashel, and of Maria Smith. Sydney’s parents lived in Australia for a time.
Moore in 2009, photo by Kate Gardiner
Sources: Mandy’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are?, 2018 – https://www.youtube.com
Genealogy of Mandy Moore – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Mandy’s father (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://records.ancestry.com
Obituary of Mandy’s maternal grandfather, Julian Leonard Friedman – http://articles.orlandosentinel.com
Who Do You Think You Are? did her maternal grandmother’s genealogy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_aIKnhLkIg
Another Jewish celeb with Irish name :.)
The surname “Moore” is more commonly an English surname.
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ITs interesting in the INTERNET era everybody can research ethnicity of celebs
in the 50s famous actors and actresses in the US were Jewish but had fake Anglo names
nowadays they would not succeed with that tactic
She is a quarter Jewish and she was raised Catholic.
I could tell from her surname she had some untied kingdom in her.
many people think that Spanish or Iranian people are not Caucasian. Meh.
Unfortunately Americans brought this “skin color defines race”, which is totally not true
how the fuck can you say she looks asian!?? blind idiots. she looks like a saltine to me…
She has distant Native American ancestry. But she is still white and can pass easily in Southern European countries.
She can easily pass in most European countries.