Abigail Breslin
Breslin in 2011, photo by PR Photos
Birth Name: Abigail Kathleen Breslin
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 14, 1996
Ethnicity: Irish, as well as English, German, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish
Abigail Breslin is an American actress and singer. Her roles include Little Miss Sunshine, Definitely, Maybe, Nim’s Island, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, My Sister’s Keeper, Scream Queens, Stillwater, and the Zombieland films.
Abigail is the first person born in the 1990s to have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (for Little Miss Sunshine, 2006).
Abigail is the daughter of Kim and Michael Breslin. Her father was of half Irish and half Austrian Jewish descent. Abigail’s mother has Irish, English, and German ancestry. Her brother is actor Spencer Breslin. Abigail is married to investor Ira Kunyansky. Ira is of Ukrainian Jewish origin.
Abigail’s paternal grandfather was named Charles Patrick Breslin. Charles was Irish.
Abigail’s paternal grandmother was named Shirley Seidel (the daughter of Meyer Seidel and Rosie/Rose). Shirley was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish parents. Meyer was the son of Abraham Seidel and Sarah Cohen.
Abigail’s maternal grandfather was Lawrence Alfred Walsh (the son of Lawrence A. Walsh and Mildred H. Duffy). Abigail’s grandfather Lawrence was born in New Jersey. Mildred was the daughter of Joseph Duffy and Maud, who was Irish.
Abigail’s maternal grandmother was Catherine/Barbara L. Strickler/Stricker (the daughter of Edward Bernard Stricker and Margaret LoVille Safford/Stafford). Catherine was born in Washington. Edward was born in Washington, to German parents, George Arnold Stricker and Elizabeth Elise Steingrover. Margaret was the daughter of Sanford Duane Safford and Maud Lillian Combs.
Sources: Death record of Abigail’s paternal great-grandfather, Meyer Seidel – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Abigail Breslin (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Abigail’s maternal grandmother, Catherine/Barbara L. (Strickler/Stricker) Walsh Blecker – http://www.spokesman.com
I know she is Jewish. Ancestry DNA can test her and she will be in the 40’s for European Jewish percentage. The other 50-60 percent is Irish, British, and probably Europe West. I spent years observing people and their DNA tests so please try to see my point.
Follers, please update her profile to include Jewish now that bearboy has confirmed it.
I’m thinking “Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other”.
Madman, have you found Cheyenne Jackson’s Native American ancestry yet? Is he related to Jason Bateman?
Well, you were almost right. She would be in the 25’s.
Abigail Breslin is the most ethnically ambiguous individual listed on ethnicelebs.
More than JC Chasez?
or Megan Fox?
No, but she is probably the most attractive individual listed on ethnicelebs.
I am willing to make an odd deal with you follers. You and Andrew seem confident she isn’t Jewish at all so if she isn’t of a drop of Jewish I will do something for you but if I am right I get to be part administrator. :)
sincerely bearboy
Too bad they never accepted those terms.
She’s often described as part Jewish. For example: http://www.timesofisrael.com/abigail-breslin-to-star-in-dirty-dancing-tv-musical/
You should stay off the internet, other than this website.
Breslin was first oddly called “half Jewish” here, and ever since then every single website referencing her Jewish heritage is just copying that original one. That’s how it works.
http://nypost.com/2013/12/21/stop-telling-abigail-breslin-shes-all-grown-up/
They don’t know anything I don’t.
Forgive me, I was just trying to make Bearboy wet…
Can you please do research on her paternal grandparents, I am positive she has some Jewish ancestry.
“Breslin” is an Irish surname. But it can be Jewish too:
http://m.hebrewsurnames.com/BRESLIN
I see her more as Latina, maybe even Latinx.
Also can you please add/confirm?
When was possibly other added? And how come?
Well, Breslin’s paternal grandmother could have been Swedish for all we know.
yea true. I am guessing the only thing we know about her father is that he has an Irish last name. So I am guessing the Jewish thing hasn’t been ruled out yet?
It hasn’t been.