Annie Parisse
Parisse in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Anne Marie Cancelmi
Place of Birth: Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 31, 1975
Ethnicity:
*50% Italian
*25% Lebanese
*25% Slovak
Annie Parisse is an American television, film, and theatre actress.
She grew up in Mercer Island, King County, Washington. She took her stage name from her paternal great-grandmother, Mary Ann Parisse. Her brother is actor and writer Louis Cancelmi. Annie is married to actor Paul Sparks, with whom she has two children.
Her father is of half Italian and half Slovak descent. Her mother is of half Italian and half Lebanese ancestry.
Annie’s paternal grandfather was Harry James Cancelmi (the son of Gaetano “Guy” Cancelmi and Mary Ann Parisse). Harry was born in Pennsylvania, to Italian parents, from Abruzzo. Gaetano was the son of Rosaria “Rose” Rico, who was from Popoli, Provincia di Pescara.
Annie’s paternal grandmother was Mary M. Smetana (the daughter of Raimond/Raymond Steve Szmetana/Smetana and Anna Mary Kurucz/Kionaz). Annie’s grandmother Mary was born in Pennsylvania. Raimond was from Szepesófalu or Altdorf/Spišská Stará Ves, and was of Slovak descent. Annie’s great-grandmother Anna Mary was also of Slovak descent, and was the daughter of Ignatius Kurucz and Maria Macsurak. Her family lived in Niedzica, Poland and Matiasovce, Slovakia.
Annie’s maternal grandfather was Harry A. Panzera (the son of Eurico “Henry” Panzera and Josephine DiCio/Decio). Harry was born in Pennsylvania, to Italian parents.
Annie’s maternal grandmother was Sadie Owens (the daughter of Joseph Owens and Lottie/Laura Radd/Rhad). Sadie was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Lebanon, her father from Beirut and her mother from Tripoli.
Sources: Annie’s paternal grandfather, Harry James Cancelmi, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Annie’s paternal great-grandfather, Gaetano “Guy” Cancelmi – https://www.findagrave.com
Annie’s paternal grandmother, Mary M. Smetana, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Immigration record of Annie’s paternal great-grandfather, Raimond/Raymond Steve Szmetana/Smetana – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Annie’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna Mary Kurucz/Kionaz – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Annie’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna Mary Kurucz/Kionaz (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://www.werelate.org
Death record of Annie’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna Mary (Kurucz/Kionaz) Szmetana/Smetana – https://familysearch.org
Annie’s maternal grandfather, Harry A. Panzera, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Annie’s maternal grandmother, Sadie Owens, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Annie’s maternal grandmother, Sadie (Owens) Panzera – http://www.obitsforlife.com
His paternal grandfather’s family was Abruzzese
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155378319/gaetano-cancelmi
Her brother is married to Elizabeth Waterston, who is on the site
I made a mistake, Katherine Waterston in on the site, not Elizabeth Waterston
The Polish/Slovak side needs to be checked
Raymond was from Altdorf/Spišská Stará Ves:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQNZ-SW4
Here he’s from Szepesófalu/Spišská Stará Ves and his ethnicity is Slovak:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2CSV-WJF
So Slovak is deffinite, I don’t know about Anna.
This is her death record, but it doesn’t tell me anything since there’s no image:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZG3-CTD
According to this tree, she was from Poland:
https://familysearch.org/tree/person/KN6P-NWZ/details?spouse=KN6P-NWX
It says that the source is her death record, so the person that made the tree probably saw the real thing.
Thank you
Just to add that if it is true that Anna was from Niedzica, it’s still very likely that she was Slovak by ethnicity.
Another tree of Anna:
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Living_Kurucz_%283%29
Apparently her parents moved with their children from Niedzica, Poland, to Matiasovce, Slovakia, before she moved to the U.S. without her parents.
I don’t think there are any Poles among their ancestors.
Yes, Niedzica was entirely Slovak back then.
Would she be biracial?
is her ancestry correct?
Yes. Expanded now.
Is Owens a Syrian surname?
It could have been changed. Her “Owens” ancestor was born in Syria, as were his parents.
Yeah, I read familysearch link. Btw. can you find something about Billie Joe Armstrong? thank you.