Carla Gugino

Gugino in 2011, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Carla N. Gugino

Place of Birth: Sarasota, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 29, 1971

Ethnicity:
*father – Italian, including Sicilian
*mother – English, Irish, distant German, French, and Dutch

Carla Gugino is an American actress and model. Her roles include the films Troop Beverly Hills, This Boy’s Life, Son in Law, Snake Eyes (1998), the Spy Kids franchise, Frank Miller’s Sin City, Night at the Museum, American Gangster, Righteous Kill, Watchmen, as Sally Jupiter; Race to Witch Mountain, Sucker Punch, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, San Andreas, Gerald’s Game, Gunpowder Milkshake, Orion and the Dark, in voice performance, and Lisa Frankenstein; and the series Karen Sisco, Threshold, The Haunting of Hill House, Jett, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

She is the daughter of Susan and Carl F. Gugino, a prominent orthodontist, who co-developed the first computerized cephalometric and visual treatment objective (VTO) program. She was raised between Sarasota, FL, and Paradise, California, where she lived with her mother. Her maternal grandfather was leading aircraft propulsion engineer and designer Neil Burgess, Jr. Her maternal aunt, by marriage, is spokesmodel Carol Merrill.

Carla’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Samuel Gugino (the son of Anthony Gugino and Domenica Mancuso). Carla’s grandfather Anthony was born in Valledolmo, Città Metropolitana di Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Domenica was the daughter of Agostino Mancuso and Vincenza Marie Vacanti.

Carla’s paternal grandmother was Emojane/Emojean/Emogena/Emmegine Ursitti (the daughter of Gerardo/Girardo W./M. “George” Ursitti and Nunzia/Nuncia T. D. “Minnie” Rubio/Di Rubis/Di Rubio). Emojane was born in New York, to Italian parents.

Carla’s maternal grandfather was Neil Burgess, Jr. (the son of Roy Neil Burgess and Lucia Payne). Carla’s grandfather Neil was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, and had deep roots in the U.S. Roy was born in New York, the son of Charles Corwin Burgess and Emma E. Kneale. Lucia was born in Indiana, the daughter of John Thomas Payne and Eliza F. Ellis.

Carla’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Ruth Lent (the daughter of Merle Vernon Lent and Mary Elizabeth Foran). Evelyn was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Merle was the son of St. Clair M. Lent, who was born in Freeport, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada; and of Effie I. Himes. The two had Colonial American ancestry. Mary was the daughter of John F. Foran, who was born in England, and of Katherine M. Clancy; her parents were likely both of Irish origin.

Sources: http://www.tvguide.com
http://www.sptimes.com
https://www.sfgate.com

Genealogies of Carla’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org

Carla’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Carla’s paternal grandfather, Anthony Samuel Gugino – https://www.findagrave.com

Carla’s paternal grandmother, Emojane/Emojean/Emogena/Emmegine Ursitti, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Emojane/Emojean/Emogena/Emmegine Ursitti on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Carla’s paternal great-grandmother, Nunzia/Nuncia “Minnie” T. D. (Rubio/Di Rubis) Ursitti – https://www.findagrave.com

Carla’s mother on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Carla’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Ruth (Lent) Burgess – https://www.legacy.com