Chrishell Stause

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Place of Birth: Chaffee, Missouri, U.S. (see here)

Date of Birth: July 21, 1981

Ethnicity:
*father – Japanese, Spanish
*mother – English, Irish, French-Canadian, Dutch, German, Swiss-German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish

Chrishell Stause, full name Terrina Chrishell Stause, is an American actress and real estate agent. She is known for her roles on the soaps All My Children and Days of Our Lives, and on reality show Selling Sunset.

She is the daughter of Ranae, and was adopted by her stepfather, Jeff Stause, a drummer. She has said, “My biological dad is half Japanese and half Spanish. My mom is a European mix.” Her grandmother is of Japanese descent. A picture of Chrishell with her father can be seen here.

A DNA test whose results Chrishell displayed on her Instagram page stated that her genetic ancestry is:

*23% East Asia
*16% Great Britain
*16% Iberian Peninsula
*15% Europe West
*10% Ireland/Scotland/Wales
*7% Native American

She has sometimes been credited as Chrishell Hartley, while married to her former husband, actor Justin Hartley.

Chrishell’s maternal grandfather was named Bobby/Bob Gene Phegley (the son of Frances Viola Phegley). Bobby was born in Missouri. Frances was born in Missouri, the daughter of Joseph Daniel Phegley and Harriet R. McClanahan.

Chrishell’s maternal grandmother is Donna McCormick (the daughter of Benjamin Wyatt “Ben” McCormick and Virgie Harriet Lee). Donna likely was born in Missouri. Benjamin was born in Missouri, the son of Robert Dickerson McCormick and Rachel Caroline Bollinger. Virgie was born in Missouri, the daughter of Henry Lee and Sarah E. Edmund/Edmonds.

Sources: Genealogy of Chrishell’s maternal great-grandmother, Frances Viola (Phegley) Golightly – https://findagrave.com

Genealogy of Chrishell’s maternal great-grandparents, Benjamin Wyatt “Ben” McCormick and Virgie Harriet Lee – https://www.familysearch.org

18 Responses

  1. alexgxo says:

    Her biological father is likely half Mexican or some other Latino background, not “Spanish”. That is likely where the 7% Native American came from. As for her physical appearance, she is predominantly European genetically, so it should be no surprise that she looks it.

    Would be interesting to see what her actual, biological looks like. I’ve only seen images of “Jeff Strause”, who seems to be her stepfather.

  2. Akwaba says:

    Her mother was named Ranae. Her stepfather was named Jeff Stause and was a drummer. She was adopted by her stepfather and stated that she never met her bio father.

  3. Akwaba says:

    She is darker than her sisters

  4. stlucas says:

    “My biological dad is half Japanese and half Spanish. My mom is a European mix.”

    These aren’t her biological paternal grandparents.

    https://i.redd.it/fgsvizgvn4g51.jpg

  5. madman says:

    Looks like the Japanese rumor likely is true.
    https://www.instagram.com/p/BgcCNNhgZps/

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