Yasmine Bleeth

Birth Name: Yasmine Amanda Bleeth

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 14, 1968

Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – French, other

Yasmine Bleeth is an American actress and model. Her roles include television’s Baywatch, Ryan’s Hope, and One Life to Live.

Her father, Philip Bleeth, was Jewish, from a family from Russia, Germany, and Ukraine. Her mother, Carina, was a Pied-Noir from Algeria, with French ancestry; she was Catholic. Yasmine has described herself as “a bad, bad Jew.”

She is married to strip club owner Paul Cerrito.

Yasmine’s paternal grandfather was Clifford L. Bleeth (the son of Philip Bleeth and Edith Deutz). Clifford was born in New York, to a Jewish family. Philip was born in New York, to parents from Germany, Alexander Bleeth and Caroline/Karoline Wolferman/Wolfman. Edith was born in Russia, the daughter of Samuel Deutz and Deborah Budoff.

Yasmine’s paternal grandmother was Evelynne Finkel (the daughter of Harry Finkel and Minnie Steinberg). Evelynne was born in Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents from Ukraine.

Yasmine’s maternal grandfather was named Antoine Sellan.

Yasmine’s maternal grandmother was named Rose Padouani.

Sources: Yasmine talks about her religious background – http://almostangel88.50webs.com

Yasmine’s paternal grandfather, Clifford L. Bleeth, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org