Parisa Fitz-Henley
Birth Name: Parisa Suzanne Fitz-Henley
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Date of Birth: July 22, 1977
Ethnicity:
*father – Jamaican [African, Scottish, possibly other]
*mother – German, Swiss-German, English, Italian
Parisa Fitz-Henley is a Jamaican-American actress.
Parisa it the daughter of Sally and Hopeton Fitz-Henley. Her father was Jamaican. Her mother is American. Parisa’s brother is photographer and model Nasan Fitz-Henley. Her parents are pictured here and here.
Parisa has stated:
My mother is of English/German/Italian descent and my father’s ethnicity was African & Scottish.
Parisa’s paternal grandfather was Randolph Fitz-Henley (the son of Randolph Fitz-Hanley and Sarah McLean). Randolph was born in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica.
Parisa’s paternal grandmother was Doris May Campbell (the daughter of William S. Campbell and Emma Rosella Byfield). Doris was born in Kingston, Jamaica. William was possibly born in Punjab, India, the son of William Campbell. Emma was the daughter of Henry Byfield and Emma Maria Willis.
Parisa’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Ann Bauer (the daughter of Joseph Gustav Bauer and Charlotte/Charlott E. Drovetta). Barbara was born in Illinois. Joseph was born in Illinois, the son of Joseph Carl Bauer, who was of German and Swiss-German descent, and of Ida Barbara Rist, whose father was German and whose mother was the daughter of German parents. Charlotte was born in Illinois, the daughter of Joseph Francis Drovetta, whose father was from Turin, Italy, and whose mother was of German descent; and of Anna Nebgen, whose father was German and whose mother was the daughter of Swiss-German parents.
Source: Obituary of Parisa’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Ann (Bauer) Jackson – https://findagrave.com
Parisa’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Ann Bauer (the daughter of Joseph Gustav Bauer and Charlotte/Charlott E. Drovetta). Barbara was born in Illinois. Joseph was born in Illinois, the son of Joseph Carl Bauer, who was of German and Swiss-German descent, and of Ida Barbara Rist, whose father was German and whose mother was the daughter of German parents. Charlotte was born in Illinois, the daughter of Joseph Francis Drovetta, whose father was from Turin, Italy, and whose mother was of German descent, and of Anna Nebgen, whose father was German and whose mother was the daughter of Swiss-German parents.
Obituary of Parisa’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Ann (Bauer) Jackson – https://findagrave.com/memorial/212384786/barbara-ann-jackson
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